Antwerps very hungry caterpillar
story of a transformation
M. Schmidt-Jürgensen (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
E.I. Ronner – Mentor (TU Delft - Situated Architecture)
J.W. Lafeber – Mentor (TU Delft - Teachers of Practice / AE+T)
Chiara Pradel – Mentor (TU Delft - Situated Architecture)
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Abstract
Antwerp's very hungry caterpillar explores the transformation of vacant industrial buildings
into a new urban neighbourhood, rooted in the character and history of the site. The design engages with the identity of the location, integrating its industrial past into a spatial narrative that reimagines the relationship between living and working.
This approach aligns closely with the theme of the studio, which explores how the twentieth-century industrial belt surrounding Antwerp can be transformed into a new city centre - a ‘downtown’.