It is of utmost importance to collect organic waste from households as a separate waste stream. If collected separately, it could be used optimally to produce compost and biogas, it would not pollute fractions of materials that can be recovered from residual waste streams and it would not deteriorate …

This project is about the creation of a design concept of a modular kitchensystem for microapartments. It contains research regarding the target groups of microliving, a market analysis of other kitchen manufacturers and an analysis of this data. With thehelp of this data, concepts are created and finally …

This research examines the legal capabilities of social care practitioners involved in a new decision-making process, ‘the kitchen table conversation’, used since the introduction of the 2015 Social Support Act in the Netherlands. This law delegates social care allocation to the local authorities, who …

We have ended up in a digital "copy and paste" culture. It 's for good reason that we are talking about "apps" in the app store, about raps, beats and sounds in contemporary pop (house) music culture. Everyone can do something, and the rest we get from a box, or better, app, or plug-in. Maggi (makes …

Machine learning algorithms can help to find patterns (coherence) in the "ingredients" (data). As long as the conditions aren 't changed, taking these patterns as it 's starting point, it can extrapolate the ingredients to the (near) future, showing some future developmental possibilities (again, as …

This project started with a fascination by the concept of ‘feeling at home’. How does that work for homeless who don’t have a physical space to call home? To me, my role as an architect is to put social issues on the agenda and investigate spatial circular solutions. Even in our modern society, homelessness …

Achtergrond: Op de afdeling Gynaecologie-Oncologie bemerkte de verpleging ontevredenheid over het voedingsaanbod en mogelijke ondervoeding bij patiënten. Doel: Het doel van dit onderzoek was het in kaart brengen van de patiënttevredenheid met betrekking tot de beleving van het voedingsaanbod, de voedselinformatievoorziening …

Compost is an ecological way to turn waste into soil. By transforming the abandoned Sparrenkade Powerhouse into a CEC (composting experience center) it will become the kick-starter of an urban ecosystem. The CEC is located opposite the city's waste disposal company, which will later become a demonstration …

Arbeid biedt behalve zelfstandigheid ook structuur en doel aan iemands bestaan en leidt tot integratie. Echter, het is dringen aan de onderkant van de arbeidsmarkt. Gehandicapten, Wajongers, bijstandsgerechtigden, laagopgeleide schoolverlaters en werklozen vissen in dezelfde vijver. Gemeenten worden …