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F.E. Tangelder

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Master thesis (2026) - F.E. Tangelder, E.I. Ronner, L.G.A.J. Reinders
In the north of the Heyvaert neighbourhood lies a former lead- and leather factory which was used from 1875 to 1970. It grew during this time through the addition and expansion of different volumes. All these additions feature different, characterizing shaped roofs, such as sawtooth or pitch roofs, creating a building typical of the area.

The building is now a large car garage, a trade renowned in the Heyvaert neighbourhood. Although this industry is thriving, it also causes significant nuisance. The government’s goal is to improve the quality of life in accordance with established environmental and urban objectives. One of the largest interventions is the linear Parc de la Sennette, a network of green zones through the neighbourhood.

The education in the area will also have to improve, the Heyvaert neighbourhood has one of the highest education inequality rates in Brussels with children traveling all over the city to attend a Dutch speaking school. The former factory with its large halls lends itself perfectly to being transformed into a primary school located next to the Klein Zenne park.

In the centre of the school will be a main axis that connects the park on one side to the street and the rest of the neighbourhood on the other. In addition, this axis will internally connect the classrooms and assembly hall with the adjacent functions such as childcare, adult education, library and back offices. The canteen at the end of the axis on the park side, will open up the school toward the park and residents of the neighbourhood.

All these functions are located under different roofs, each of which also has its own type of load bearing structure. To preserve this identity of the building addition will be made in a freestanding timber structure that remains a distinct element in itself. The whole design aims to retain the character of the existing building while allowing it to continuously adapt to changes in the neighbourhood over time.
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Student report (2025) - F.E. Tangelder, A. Broekhuizen
In this research the question is; What different types of public library where being developed in the post war period from 1960 to 1980? Starting with a chapter on the history of libraries, about the different systems and actors that can be found in the library. Then a chapter on how types make it possible to distinguish and separate different buildings from each other, by means of the classification systems of form, function and space. This is followed by a case study of analyses of libraries from Wassenaar, Utrecht, Leeuwarden, Deventer, Den Haag, Amsterdam and Rotterdam, where the previous chapters work as an instrument to the analysis. This research shows that the type of public libraries being developed in the post war period from 1960 tot 1980 are on a spectrum from monofunctionality to multifunctionality and the number of floors and the order of size of the library. On one side of the spectrum are small libraries with only the primary functions of lending and reading books. On the other side are large libraries with in addition to the primary functions a whole range of secondary functions. ...