The document is about the development of a VR experience in Unreal Engine 5, focused on the sense of scale. The research covers interior design for an environment, developing digital fashion assets along with a custom sculpted metahuman character. All of that wrapping up into a storyline to be experience …

Collaborating with industry partners, the study investigates the use of digital design and robotic technology to optimize the utilization of residual wood. By employing computational design, custom products can be generated from mixed wood batches, enabling circular applications previously unattainable …

This thesis compares Unreal Engine 5 and Blender, focusing on their effectiveness in photorealistic interior visualisations, for 360Fabriek, an immersive media studio in Rotterdam. The primary goal is to determine which rendering engine excels in render setup time efficiency, visual quality, and hardware …

Elkaar ontmoeten, samen lunchen en kennisdelen, dat is de bedoeling van de wekelijkse NoorderRuimte lunch. Deze keer met Liesbeth Jorritsma en Saskia Mars.Wat doen we met de open ruimte?Aanstaande dinsdag staat de ruimte waarin de NoorderRuimte lunch plaatsvindt, centraal. Over deze open ruimte zijn …

On behalf of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and the Taalunie, the University of Utrecht and the Arnhem-Nijmegen University of Applied Sciences have jointly measured the comprehensibility of government texts. The unique aspect of this study is the combination of three methods: automatic …

Upcycling has been embraced by circular economy enthusiasts, policy-makers and collaborative initiatives across Europe. Early studies describe upcycling as a concept aimed at resource conservation by keeping products, components and materials at their highest potential value across consecutive product …

The project ‘A Paradise for Starters’ is concerned with a new typology for affordable housing and co-living. Economy of means is found in a double height dwelling unit with a width of 4 meters, which is open to one side. Because the units are placed obliquely, an open corner can be created with a semi-outdoor …

Reuse and transformation of industrial heritage is intricately linked to history, context, and architectural debate. In a critical process of theoretical research and research-by-design, a case is built up around the former water tower on one of the riverbanks in Wroclaw, Poland. The solid construction …

Within European cities, entrepreneurs engage in private and public collaborative initiatives that work towards reducing local solid waste streams (Futurium, 2019). Furniture and interior design products account for nearly 50% of these waste streams, making them a key priority on the EU agenda to prevent …

A large proportion of the global workforce migrated home during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns. It remains unclear what the exact differences between home workers and non-home workers were, especially during the pandemic when a return to work was imminent. How were building, workplace, …