Turning heat into warmth

Re-inserting warmth in the social and sustainable infrastructures of post-war neighbourhoods

Master thesis (2024)

Authors

T. Misset Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

A. Snijders Architectural Technology - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
C.L. Martin Environmental & Climate Design - Architecture and the Built Environment (graduation committee member)
P.H.M. Jennen Architectural Technology - Architecture and the Built Environment (graduation committee member)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment, Architecture and the Built Environment
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Published Date

02-07-2024

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

In Moerwijk, a post-war-neighbourhood of The Hague, a large regional distribution pipe for a heat network is being constructed. This proposal aims to provide for a local heat network considering community needs, urban potential and technological requirements to create multilayered value for the neighbourhood and its residents. By constructing the pipeline above ground, costs and effort on construction and maintenance are reduced, trees can be spared, while spatial and social interventions and routing along the line become possible. By using empathy in design and community immersion as a research tool, needs, challenges and points of interest are identified and enhanced with spatial additions. These points of interest lie at the ends of the pipelines, where existing programs are made visible and opened up to the diverse users of the neighbourhood. The result is a strategy with generic and context-specific elements for the post-war neighbourhood. It can be used to design sustainable infrastructure that is intertwined with public space, local community and social activities, creating functional, urban and community by turning industrial heat to social warmth.