Urban Transplant

Concrete Transformation Methods with Reuse

Master thesis (2021)

Authors

T. Strauss Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

R.R.J. van de Pas Architectural Engineering - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
P.L. Tomesen Building Product Innovation - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 2)
J. de Krieger Teachers of Practice / AE+T - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2021 Tslil Strauss
More Info
expand_more

Published Date

29-07-2021

Language

English

Reuse Rights

Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download, forward or distribute the text or part of it, without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license such as Creative Commons.

Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

Urban Transplant is a tool for post-capitalist architecture. The circular approach, supported by in-depth research into reuse of in-situ structural concrete as components, offers transformation methods in the built environment. A dual site in Brussels, the World Trade Center and a post-industrial terrain, provides a proof of concept for the idea of a donor-site and a host-site.

The project questions current regulation and cultural habits in face of the urgent climate crisis by explicitly laying the relation between our comfort and excessive use of natural resources. By that, the architecture is the link between circular economy principles and day-to-day practices. The Urban Transplant demonstrates an approach that acknowledges scarcity of natural resources and strives for social equality. Considering the operation phase as well, it provides a holistic climate concept and a programme to enable a circular lifestyle.