The Rebirth of Paradise
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 …
2021-06-21Taal, Cultuur & KunstenMasterOpen Access
Sense City
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, …
2021-06-21Taal, Cultuur & KunstenMasterOpen Access
Dynamic Thresholds
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 …
2021-06Taal, Cultuur & KunstenMasterOpen Access
Motion on the Water
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 …
2021-06Taal, Cultuur & KunstenMasterOpen Access
Narrative Transition
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 …
2021-06Taal, Cultuur & KunstenMasterOpen Access
FIT Through Architecture
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 …
2021-06Taal, Cultuur & KunstenMasterOpen Access
The Refuge In-Between
During the past decade Malta has received over 15.000 refugees. These migrants cross the Mediterranean Sea by boat for a better life. On the island they are stuck in limbo, without a future or plan. The social environment is harsh and hostile, the social space for them is non existing. This design is …
2021-06Taal, Cultuur & KunstenMasterOpen Access
Architecture On Demand
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 …
2021-05-23Taal, Cultuur & KunstenMasterOpen Access
Kusfeld
‘Hel Peninsula’, a 34 km long narrow strip of land at the Polish coastline, is an artistry of nature that until the 18th century was an archipelago of islands. Kuznica is a special place in this microcosm. as the lowest located fishermen settlement. This touristic paradise, that will drown below the …
2020Taal, Cultuur & KunstenMasterOpen Access
Robin Hood gardens
Robin Hood gardens by Peter and Alison Smithson can be considered a robust and monumental example of the Brutalist architectural era. This project is an attempt to transform this iconic and historic architecture in keeping with social motives and progressive urban planning. It formulates and translates …
2020Taal, Cultuur & KunstenMasterOpen Access