‘International Hub Center, a connective student village in Maastricht.’ Can a university city like Maastricht do better in getting international students involved in the local community and making them prolong their stay to the benefit of the city? From his own experience as a foreign student the designer …

This study explores waste management literacy among secondary school communities in Tangerang City, Indonesia, using the Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior (KAB) model within the 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) framework. Employing a mixed-methods sequential explanatory design, the research integrates quantitative …

Aan het Eemskanaal komt de nieuwe wijk Stadshavens. De ontwerpen voor de eerste woongebouwen worden nu gemaakt. De eerste nieuwe bewoners worden verwacht in 2027. De betrokken partijen willen graag dat Stadshavens een fijne gemengde gemeenschap wordt die ook verbinding legt met omliggende buurten als …

Wineries are not new in the Netherlands, but they still are mostly small scale and for this reason have separate locations for growing the vines and processing the grapes. This design project outlines a different scenario, where vacant agricultural plots are combined into a large whole and can support …

For the elderly a major decline in health often entails a dramatic shift in living conditions. One of the harshest aspects is the loss of social context. Based on experiences in her own family, the designer sets out to redefine the puzzle of health, care and social context. By conceiving the needs in …

Healthcare settings are increasingly adopting nature-based interventions (NBIs) to support users’ health and well-being, but these interventions are often underutilized. To get a grip on utilization problems, insight into factors that affect use and uptake of NBIs in routine care is needed. This scoping …

This thesis explores the design and development of a customizable avatar system within Unity, aimed at facilitating conversations between healthcare professionals and their clients regarding family relations, mental health, and self-image in mental health facilities. Employing a multi-phase research …

The project for a mixed housing complex in the Taxandria zone in Waalwijk promotes a locally based development, inspired by the urban grain of the old city center. A variety of block types and terraced housing with experimental tiny and medium scale living units is arranged along covered alleyways and …

This thesis focuses on optimising the emptying process of water storage facilities in urban areas, and was conducted during my graduate internship at Waterfeit Adviseurs. The study is based on the need to improve the efficiency of the system, as current systems frequently lead to floods and ineffective …

This research publication is part of the book Creating empowering environments for people with dementia : addressing inclusive design from homes to cities. Summary of the whole book: This edited volume addresses the environments that exacerbate, exclude, and stigmatise those living with dementia to explore …