Hembrug; Campus North: Play, Experiment, Discover & learn; Heritage for generational growth

Redesign of two building on Campus North in the Hembrug, Zaandam area. The design focusses on creating a low-tech and stimulating environment for children. Where parents can have workspaces and maintain a connection with their children (visual and physical).

Hembrug, Transforming Campus North

This graduation project is about transforming Campus North on the Hembrug terrain in Zaandam as part of the studio Heritage and Architecture. Hembrug is a former military production terrain and was the logistic heart of the “Stelling of Amsterdam”. This area was left vacant since 2003, but in recent years new occupants inhabit Hembrug. The...

Production Biospheres: A new production space in Hembrug

The project named production biospheres created a process design aimed on the adaptive reuse of the Plots In The Woods site on the Hembrug terrain near Zaandam. The landscape and urban design for the site is based on methods used by landscape architects and ecologists based on the three terms cultivate, stage and set up, not just creating. The...

Fifth generation on Plofbos: The unintentional beauty of dealing with explosives!

Hembrug was back in the days responsible for the production and storage of weapons and ammunition for the Dutch army. The location has been chosen very carefully by the Stelling of Amsterdam and nowadays it is located between the two big growing cities Amsterdam and Zaandam. Because of is secrecy and abandoned, Hembrug can been seen as a new...

The Ladder: The transformation of a grenade factory into a sport village

This graduation research is done at the studio Heritage & Architecture (H&A), which is part of the master track Architecture of the Technical University of Delft and focuses on preservation and renewal in existing architecture. The topic of the graduation studio is the Hembrug area, a former military production site located South of...

The food zone of Hembrug: creating an innovation centre for the future of food

The “Changing zone” is part of the former military area Hembrug, Zaandam. In this zone a special exchange emerged in the density of the buildings. When production started growing, buildings that were seen as unfunctional were demolished and often the new created open spaces were filled with buildings again. This interaction of dilution and...

The Hospital back in the City: A public function for the regeneration of Zaandam Kogerveld

The regeneration of the area Zaandam Kogerveld was initiated by a Hospital. The Hospital reintegrates with the city and is placed on a central location - next to the station Kogerveld. By placing the Hospital, the area receives a new identity and a dwelling character. The Hospital is altered to connect with it's surrounding urban structure and...

Cityception: Starting point for urban redevelopment

Editable factory

cookie factory intervention

Aanjagers in transformatiegebieden

Dit onderzoek is uitgevoerd binnen de masterrichtingen Architectuur en Real Estate & Housing. Het onderzoek richt zich op aanjagers van transformatiegebieden en is opgedeeld in twee delen. De Real Estate & Housing zijde van het onderzoek richt zich op de rol van een gebouw als strategisch middel in een transformatieopgave. Het onderzoek kan...