RE:FRAME
...Reimagining existing structures
C. Soltész (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
L. Thijssen – Mentor (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
Max Salzberger – Mentor (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
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Abstract
In response to increasing urban densification and changing programmatic requirements, this graduation project explores topping-up of existing buildings as a strategy to enable growth, change, and reconfiguration of a Building over time. The project aims to develop a modular timber construction system informed by the analysis of existing adaptive structural systems. It focuses on embedding adaptability not only within secondary building layers, but also at the level of the primary structure. The proposed system is tested within a site-specific context to evaluate its suitability for long-term transformation, selective renovation, and architectural resilience.