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M.H. Meijs

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WONDERMENT

On the threshold of domesticity

This graduation project aims towards a new understanding of intimate and domestic space through an experimental hands-on research method and a thorough analysis of the black box theatre stage to reveal layers, scales, dimensions, transitions and connections that define dynamic at ...

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).
The former military production terrain Hembrug situated in Zaandam is in decline since its closure in 2003. The terrain with over more than 100 buildings, of which 50 monuments, is in need of a new function. The assignment of the graduation project is to focus on a part of the te ...
The area of Amstel III will drastically change by 2040 into a lively urban district. This change allows for the rethinking of the urban metabolism of the area, to shorten the material cycles and by better utilization of resources. Through estimation and calculations on potential ...

Driftwood Pier

A Cyclical Structure for Vlissingen

'KNIL' MAGAZIJNEN Community Center

Community based transformation towards a resilient future.

In the context of the H&A Shared Heritage Lab, which I am part of, crucial built heritage issues are investigated in the city of Bandung, Indonesia. Bandung has many Indonesian-Dutch heritage sites and buildings as a result of the long period of colonization by the Dutch. The ...

KNIL Magazijnen, The Creative and Learning Cluster of Plastic Waste

An alternative approach to heritage adaptive re-use in Bandung, Indonesia

The transformation of Knil Magazijnen into a creative and learning cluster of plastic waste constitutes my attempt to explore the boundaries of heritage adaptive re-use in Bandung, Indonesia and how through the design of an inclusive and healthy environment, social and environmen ...
Squatter settlements in a large percentage of the city are due to growing population and urban migration. To tackle this problem in India, Upgrading and Redevelopment have been two broad approaches with their own advocates. Assuming in-situ redevelopment as the most relevant exis ...
In the next three decades, the lanet’s rate of urbanization will increase at a fast rate, adding 2,5 billion new dwellers to the current urban o ulation. To accom¬modate this demogra hic growth, the world needs to tackle the many challenges of sustainable and fair urban develo ...

Timber Housing in Indonesia

A combination of traditional and new techniques