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M.V. Vegt

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Final Long Operative Army proTection

Master thesis (2026) - M.V. Vegt, F.J. Speksnijder, U. Knaack
In 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Besides, the Baltic States are preparing for a possible
attack from Russia. NATO wants to show its presence in Lithuania in order to scare off
Russia. A Dutch NATO base will be placed and the Dutch Military of Defense asked TU
Delft Architecture students to come up with a design proposal. Since attacks in Lithuania are very likely, the overall aim of this literature research tested by design is to provide a suggestion for a permanent military base in Lithuania – a design that provides a defensive resilient base for the soldiers. In times of war, soldiers need to be able to work from and return to a defensive resilient base. In times of peace, the base needs to protect soldiers against surprise attacks and provide direct visual connection to the outer world. Otherwise, NATO will easily lose strength. A literature research is done via selecting and combining literature. The literature discussed the basis of bunker design, building configurations in relation to ground level, partial blast-resistant elements and compact and dispersed spatial configurations. Case-studies are added to enrich and provide more ideas.
Defensive resilience can be created by either a centralized or decentralized base.
The deception of the attacker is important to make it harder for them to destroy the
military base. In addition, a combination of buildings, that function as shelters, that are
entirely underground, or above ground contributes to the resilience of the base. This
combination contributes to the element of misleading. Besides, adding surrounding
structures with sand make the base more blast-wave-resistant. The shelters themselves
have several characteristics in order to be resilient and therefore contribute to a resilient
base. A few functions of the military base are developed with the main focus on the
sleep facility. The functions to be developed are determined during the design phase,
namely the area in the masterplan where sleep and eating come together. The design
phase determined which materials are needed for the structure, with the building
being made in a way to provide time for the soldiers to escape in case of bombing. It is
important to use as many natural/local materials as possible to lower CO2-emissions. The Ministry of Defense is invited to take inspiration from FLOAT hide and see, a design that moves via water. ...