Katoenveem Reconnected: The Renovation Design of the Former Cotton Warehouse

The former cotton warehouse of the Katoenveem, which is located at the end of a pier within the Rotterdam harbor area, is a listed architecture monument for the cotton industry in the early 20th century. However, the building is no longer in use and decaying in the strong winds and rains now.<br/>There is a clear disconnection of time and space...

Open Up: Energy Neutral Renovation of Existing Building Block in Amsterdam

Innovation of Conservation: Towards Energy Efficient Monuments

Monuments are often not energy efficient, yet improving the energy performance without harming the cultural values is still a complex process. By only conserving a building without making adaptations, a mismatch can arise between the demand of the user and the building. Next to that, using Building Information Modeling (BIM) to assess the...

Sustainable Renovation project for Social Housing in Amsterdam West

This graduation project is about improving the public space and upgrading comfort of the Nemavo-Airey dwellings in Amsterdam West by a zero energy renovation of the Nemavo-Airey dwellings. The location of these dwellings is an area which is part of a conservation area of the municipality of Amsterdam West. Advanced metropolitan solutions are...

The Value of Net Zero Energy Renovations

There are more and more smart technological solutions on the market for the Net Zero Energy Refurbishment of the current building stock. The Delft University of Technology developed a Net Zero Energy Renovation (NZER) concept as part of the Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 competition: Prêt-à-Loger. Many other NZER concepts are developed within...

Renovation, Leasing a Prefab Renovation in the Netherlands

Upgrading the existing housing stock to a more sustainable and less energy demanding sector is a current issue. With a view to the European 20-20-20 target and the increasing energy prices, the sustainability and energy performance of people’s dwellings become indispensable. Until today still a significant portion of the housing portfolio has a...

'Food For Thought'

The DGS will be transformed into a culinary educational center. This center is place for the school childern (and neighbors) to share their passion for farming and cooking with others. The culinary center will contribute to the awareness of pure and healthy food.

University for the Creative Arts (UCA)

Rediscovery of the former Markethall area as a university campus.

Bottom-up transition into energy efficient housing

The housing stock in the Netherlands is not up to date when it comes to the energy ambitions of the government. The covenant Meer met Minder urges for the CO2 reduction of 30% in the built environment in between 2008 and 2020. This means that 2,4 million buildings in the country have to be energy renovated within a set time limit. Housing...