The starting point for Common Grounds is a forward-looking analysis of Tilburg as a more integrated, inclusive, and connective city. Social and spatial barriers in and between neighborhoods are redrawn in a synthetic new map, with a legenda for redevelopment. A case is Tilburg Noord, where different …

‘Block R’ investigates the theme of the city block. The objective is to find autonomous design elements for an urban entity: an open plinth with diagonal crossing, an atrium, open floors with concentrated volumes for living, working and refreshments, distinct voids or outlook spaces for meetings and …

Many neighborhoods dating from the 1970s, with corporation-owned terraced housing in open urban schemes, saw a round of renovation for the houses in the last decades, but left the supply of family homes intact. This housing stock doesn’t meet the needs of the elderly still living in them anymore, nor …

‘we moeten weer even gaan kijken’. Even uit onze dagelijkse sleur gehaald worden en even kijken naar de wereld om ons heen. Wat gebeurd er door een alledaags object te vervreemden?

Het mooie van garenrestanten is dat er een beperkte hoeveelheid van een soort kleur of garen is. Dit maakt elke gebreide staal uniek. Als ontwerper ga ik een nieuwe selectie van de garenrestanten maken, waarbij ik kleur, dikte en materiaalsoort van dat specifieke restant laat bepalen wat ik hiermee kan …

Microsopisch onderzoek naar micro-plastics, Mijn concept en object is geboren uit een speculatieve wereld die ik heb gecreëerd aan de hand van theoretisch onderzoek en mijn eigen ervaring als duikinstructeur. Het scenario van de wereld speelt zich af in een mogelijke toekomst waarbij de natuur is overspoeld …

hospitalize the patient excludes the partner, whereas staying at home demands too much care. If other forms of care can be found, the present costs of care could fund new solutions. Architectural research shows some tools like the privacy script and environmental values, but how can these be integrated …

Subject of this project is Alderney, one of the Channel Islands closest to France. The research brings into focus the traumatic World War II history of Alderney and the design aims to connect the present populace and public with this largely ignored past and to commemorate the victims. The sea plays …

Refugees deserve a humane and attentive reception when applying for asylum in the Netherlands. In this masterplan and design for the AZC in Budel full attention is paid to a stress reducing and welcoming environment for the applicants and the staff of the COA facilities. The integration in the site, …

The increasing share of renewable production like wind and PV poses new challenges to our energy system. The intermittent behavior and lack of controllability on these sources requires flexibility measures like storage and conversion. Production, consumption, transportation, storage and conversion systems …