‘Begin Here, a mixed-use starters space in M4H district.’ Near the Marconi Towers and opposite the Marconi metro station this project envisions a mixed-use starters space on the scale of a large urban block. The middle part has a central square and forms a gate to the area beyond. Left and right of the …

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 …

In response to the growing challenges posed by climate change and urbanization, this thesis proposes designing a rain garden as a sustainable urban drainage system (SUDS) in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. The primary goal of this project is to create design of a nature-based solution that not only manages …

Within the Netherlands, historic estates form an important part of the Dutch landscape with many sites dating back to the seventeenth and eighteenth century. In recent years, there has been increased attention and interest to stimulate the development and revival of historic estate kitchen gardens in …

Many of Calabar, Nigeria and the state of Cross River’s cultural heritage is falling into disrepair and the reasons for this are vast and nuanced. Meaning that the artefacts and objects both natural and built that exist and add to the identity of Calabar’s cultural space could disappear or become even …

WHY? (ADAPT) The city of Liège is suffocating because of extreme car hospitality. Public space has been stripped down to traffic space, serving the singular purpose of moving and parking polluting, dangerous and space inefficient cars. Global challenges concerning pandemics, climate change and sub-urbanization …

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 …

‘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 …

This thesis report has been commissioned by the Water Authority Limburg. The report provides an analysis of the different potential benefits of communal forest gardens implemented in urban environments in the Netherlands, as well as an evaluation on the requirements and conditions necessary to successfully …