Entering the interstitial
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Abstract
Done under the Urban Architecture Graduation studio, this graduation project based in Maastricht, the Netherlands, delves into the theme of renewals in the city’s urban history, followed by a theoretical exploration of interstitial sites in areas which are in the process of transformation and simultaneous de-industrialization. Learning from the past renewals and present conditions of the northern industrial fringe of Maastricht, the design intervention on the former Sappi factory terrain, looks at how existing structures and the spaces between them can be repurposed and reused rather than direct demolition. It also looks at how careful architectural interventions can create harmonious relations between old and new developments and reshape urban environments while preserving traces of the site’s industrial past.