Framing Identity
An identity-enhancing approach to the transformation of post-war housing neighborhoods
E. Bonniot (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
A. Snijders – Mentor (TU Delft - Architectural Technology)
N.M.J.D. Tillie – Mentor (TU Delft - Landscape Architecture)
P.H.M. Jennen – Mentor (TU Delft - Architectural Technology)
A Radman – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Theory, Territories & Transitions)
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Abstract
This research preliminarily develops a framework based on the existing discourses on the theme of identity in architecture. This framework serves as a tool for analysing the “identity” of existing sites for which restoration is deemed necessary, as is the case for many post-war housing estates. The analysis results indicate areas of improvement, which then guide the redesign of a post-war apartment block. We demonstrate the framework’s application in a case study of a typical late post-war neighbourhood in the suburbs of Haarlem, Netherlands.