Meeting new social and cultural demands in future housing and inspired by a family background in the Moluccan kampongs, this project makes a plea for multigenerational living. Situated in an inner-city district destined for high rise developments, a stacked tall building contains semidetached three floor …

Urban planning for climate change is a complex topic for historical and large cities like Alexandria, which are also coping with economic and demographic pressures. In this project the design of water engineering is drawn into the horizon of the local population, by mapping several containment measures …

Sense City is based on a study of environmental factors that could benefit people in the autistic spectrum to live on their own, in their own house or neighborhood, with their family or partner, individually or in a group. The project features several case studies houses, in different configurations, …

In this project a set of five micro living cultures is designed and expounded by newly constructed user profiles based on extensive literature and design research. The user profiles are developed from the perspective of fighting isolation and loneliness. The concept extends into the urban fabric of the …

The project ‘Motion on the water’ is set midway in the Maashaven in Rotterdam and connects the two sides by a large circular floating armature offering various facilities for dance and recreation on the water, including a fixed dance theatre, a pool, boating opportunity, and the like. As a connector …

The transformation of the former prison Wolvenplein in Utrecht is conducted by a combination of architectural and narrative searching, by looking into history and by finding openings for changes and new experiences within the complex, exploring the site and context. The result is both research by design …

The goal of the project is to get -young- people moving, and both program and selection of the site are thoroughly studied. In a local park a series of mixed-use open-air facilities form a circuit with enough attractive value to elevate the whole neighborhood of Tilburg Noord into the larger recreational …

A theoretical and cultural framework, derived from Japanese sources and work by Lebbeus Woods, leads to a vision and design promoting a neo-metabolism, an architecture subjected to its users. De-territorialization and translucency join in creating a collective environment with private units, assembled …

De shuttle run test (SRT) is een fitheidstest waarbij een maximale inspanning geleverd moet worden, zodat een waarde voor het maximaal aeroob uithoudingsvermogen (MAU) verkregen kan worden. Er is echter gebleken dat kinderen van 9-12 jaar lang niet altijd een maximale inspanning leveren tijdens de test. …

Eight new primer sets were designed for PCR detection of (i) mono-oxygenase and dioxygenase gene sequences involved in initial attack of bacterial aerobic BTEX degradation and of (ii) catechol 2,3-dioxygenase gene sequences responsible for meta-cleavage of the aromatic ring. The new primer sets allowed …