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Between Memory and Landscape
A spatial framework at the interface of cognitive and environmental change
Situated in the heart of the changing polder landscape of Midden-Delfland, the project investigates how architecture can respond to two interconnected challenges that will become increasingly relevant in the future: the transformation of the Dutch polder landscape, and the growing impact of dementia within an ageing society. The connection between these two areas is found in the shared themes of loss of control, uncertainty, and an unstable and unpredictable environment.
Dementia is approached not only as a medical condition, but as a spatial challenge affecting orientation, sensory experience, familiarity, mobility, and social interaction. The research emphasised the need for new housing models that address these issues, move beyond traditional institutional care environments, and support residents throughout the progression of the disease.
The project proposes a continuous care system for people with mild, moderate and severe dementia. The design allows to move between different levels of independence and care within one coherent system based on the three stages of dementia. The three residential courtyards are connected by an elevated street accommodating shared facilities stimulating social interaction and wellbeing.
The outcome is a dementia-friendly environment in which care, nature and spatial design merge to promote health, liveability and sustainability. The project seeks to find a balance as people and their environment change; between autonomy and care, between nature and well-being, between memory and landscape.
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Dementia is approached not only as a medical condition, but as a spatial challenge affecting orientation, sensory experience, familiarity, mobility, and social interaction. The research emphasised the need for new housing models that address these issues, move beyond traditional institutional care environments, and support residents throughout the progression of the disease.
The project proposes a continuous care system for people with mild, moderate and severe dementia. The design allows to move between different levels of independence and care within one coherent system based on the three stages of dementia. The three residential courtyards are connected by an elevated street accommodating shared facilities stimulating social interaction and wellbeing.
The outcome is a dementia-friendly environment in which care, nature and spatial design merge to promote health, liveability and sustainability. The project seeks to find a balance as people and their environment change; between autonomy and care, between nature and well-being, between memory and landscape.
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Situated in the heart of the changing polder landscape of Midden-Delfland, the project investigates how architecture can respond to two interconnected challenges that will become increasingly relevant in the future: the transformation of the Dutch polder landscape, and the growing impact of dementia within an ageing society. The connection between these two areas is found in the shared themes of loss of control, uncertainty, and an unstable and unpredictable environment.
Dementia is approached not only as a medical condition, but as a spatial challenge affecting orientation, sensory experience, familiarity, mobility, and social interaction. The research emphasised the need for new housing models that address these issues, move beyond traditional institutional care environments, and support residents throughout the progression of the disease.
The project proposes a continuous care system for people with mild, moderate and severe dementia. The design allows to move between different levels of independence and care within one coherent system based on the three stages of dementia. The three residential courtyards are connected by an elevated street accommodating shared facilities stimulating social interaction and wellbeing.
The outcome is a dementia-friendly environment in which care, nature and spatial design merge to promote health, liveability and sustainability. The project seeks to find a balance as people and their environment change; between autonomy and care, between nature and well-being, between memory and landscape.
Dementia is approached not only as a medical condition, but as a spatial challenge affecting orientation, sensory experience, familiarity, mobility, and social interaction. The research emphasised the need for new housing models that address these issues, move beyond traditional institutional care environments, and support residents throughout the progression of the disease.
The project proposes a continuous care system for people with mild, moderate and severe dementia. The design allows to move between different levels of independence and care within one coherent system based on the three stages of dementia. The three residential courtyards are connected by an elevated street accommodating shared facilities stimulating social interaction and wellbeing.
The outcome is a dementia-friendly environment in which care, nature and spatial design merge to promote health, liveability and sustainability. The project seeks to find a balance as people and their environment change; between autonomy and care, between nature and well-being, between memory and landscape.
From war's aftermath to urban struggle
A research about the effects of the post-war reconstruction in Rotterdam on the social and spatial challenges arising in the Pendrecht district in the 1980s
The major bombing of Rotterdam in 1940 made the city a centerpiece for the Netherlands' post-war reconstruction efforts. Pendrecht was one of the neighbourhoods built during this period, and followed the principles of speed, functionality and efficiency for which the large-scale reconstruction was widely known. The district was designed by Lotte Stam-Beese as a new example of urban development, where space, social contacts and living in the green space were the focus. However, a few decades later the neighbourhood shifted from being the ideal picture to an increasingly vulnerable one, with rising numbers of unemployment, immigrants and physical deterioration.
The relationship between the post-war physical urban planning strategies in the Pendrecht district and the issues that emerged decades later is the main focus of this study. Using historical sources and archival documents, this thesis shows that there is a strong connection between these two aspects, and that even after multiple policy strategies, these problems often still reappeared. The research also makes a link to more modern Vinex neighbourhoods where, over the years, there have also been signs of similar developments to those in Pendrecht. For this reason, the thesis concludes in emphasizing the need to consider flexibility, adaptivity and variation early in the design process. By not only focusing on today but also looking to the future, a sustainable an inclusive future can be built.
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The relationship between the post-war physical urban planning strategies in the Pendrecht district and the issues that emerged decades later is the main focus of this study. Using historical sources and archival documents, this thesis shows that there is a strong connection between these two aspects, and that even after multiple policy strategies, these problems often still reappeared. The research also makes a link to more modern Vinex neighbourhoods where, over the years, there have also been signs of similar developments to those in Pendrecht. For this reason, the thesis concludes in emphasizing the need to consider flexibility, adaptivity and variation early in the design process. By not only focusing on today but also looking to the future, a sustainable an inclusive future can be built.
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The major bombing of Rotterdam in 1940 made the city a centerpiece for the Netherlands' post-war reconstruction efforts. Pendrecht was one of the neighbourhoods built during this period, and followed the principles of speed, functionality and efficiency for which the large-scale reconstruction was widely known. The district was designed by Lotte Stam-Beese as a new example of urban development, where space, social contacts and living in the green space were the focus. However, a few decades later the neighbourhood shifted from being the ideal picture to an increasingly vulnerable one, with rising numbers of unemployment, immigrants and physical deterioration.
The relationship between the post-war physical urban planning strategies in the Pendrecht district and the issues that emerged decades later is the main focus of this study. Using historical sources and archival documents, this thesis shows that there is a strong connection between these two aspects, and that even after multiple policy strategies, these problems often still reappeared. The research also makes a link to more modern Vinex neighbourhoods where, over the years, there have also been signs of similar developments to those in Pendrecht. For this reason, the thesis concludes in emphasizing the need to consider flexibility, adaptivity and variation early in the design process. By not only focusing on today but also looking to the future, a sustainable an inclusive future can be built.
The relationship between the post-war physical urban planning strategies in the Pendrecht district and the issues that emerged decades later is the main focus of this study. Using historical sources and archival documents, this thesis shows that there is a strong connection between these two aspects, and that even after multiple policy strategies, these problems often still reappeared. The research also makes a link to more modern Vinex neighbourhoods where, over the years, there have also been signs of similar developments to those in Pendrecht. For this reason, the thesis concludes in emphasizing the need to consider flexibility, adaptivity and variation early in the design process. By not only focusing on today but also looking to the future, a sustainable an inclusive future can be built.