Meshworks of Care

Austerity and high land values in London have seen space for care minimised, privatised and restricted for efficiency and maximum profit. This project argues that care within architecture needs to be reclaimed from the closed practices that are framing it, and inhabited in its multiplicity. This work is situated in the neighbourhood of Wood...

Consumer surplus for random regret minimisation models

This paper is the first to develop a measure of consumer surplus for the Random Regret Minimisation (RRM) model. Following a not so well-known approach proposed two decades ago, we measure (changes in) consumer surplus by studying (changes in) observed behaviour, i.e. the choice probability, in response to price (changes). We interpret the...

Design for the well-being of rabbits

This graduation project aims to find a housing solution for these solitary kept rabbits. This was done by identifying the needs and wants of the solitary kept rabbits and their care takers, which concluded in recommendations for the rabbit hutch. After that, an iterative design project started in which different shapes of hutches were tested, as...

CatWall

In the pet product market a gap has been noticed in the Dutch field of domestic cat products. Variation in cat perching solutions (commonly referred to as cat trees or scratch posts) has been limited. Almost all products look the same: plush levels connected with sisal posts. To seize this opportunity a new product with an original appearance,...

Menselijke of economische maat in de geestelijke gezondheidszorg?

Menselijke of economische maat in de geestelijke gezondheidszorg is een studie naar de schaal- en diversificatie-effecten in de sector geestelijke gezondheidszorg in de periode 2008-2010. Instellingen die zich alleen bezig houden met ambulante behandeling opereren al vrij snel onder schaalnadelen. De kosten van een ambulante behandeling zijn...