Local Hero: Rethinking Urban Transformation towards a Local Micro-Economy

Automating building element detection for deconstruction planning and material reuse: A case study

To address the need for a shift from a linear to a circular economy in the built environment, this paper develops a semi-automated assistive process for planning building material deconstruction for reuse using sensing and scanning, Scan-to-BIM, and computer vision techniques. These methods are applied and tested in a real-world case study in...

Smart Paper Factory: Gleaning paper cellulose to create a post-industrial smart paper factory in Maastricht

My graduation project focuses on the rebirth of a still-used paper factory in Maastricht, witnessing Maastricht's transformation from a former industrial city to an intelligent city. Since the Sappi paper factory is still in operation, large amounts of paper cellulose, machines, left-over spaces, and even manufacturing knowledge can be gleaned....

Second Life Shelter: Freetown of Christiania as an Example of Affordable, Circular Housing

This thesis investigates the squatting community Freetown of Christiania as a case of self-built housing that is both affordable and circular. Affordability of housing has been an existing problem in Europe, followed by a relatively recently identified need for transition from a linear to a circular economy. Squatting communities have emerged in...

The line between existing and new: The adoption of material reuse as a design strategy for the transormation of a rear side of the urban block to a new pedestrian front

The main research in question regards what is Bricolage in architecture. This topic is strikingly valuable to contemporary demand, given the fact that there is a considerable amount of buildings and building elements that do not carry a value that is strong enough to be considered historical or cultural. In fact, often the meaning of Bricolage...