-“Re” House No 9: At an Angle

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“-Re” House together with “-Re” Adapt are two series part of a project in which I review, refine and redesign residential projects available on the Dutch housing market. “-Re” House touches projects that have been completed after the year 2000 and could have been done more efficiently to begin with, while “-Re” Adapt looks at how to […]

The Playhouse Competition

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The Playhouse Competition by Bob Borson the architect behind The Life of an Architect has reached its 6th year and it has bloomed into a lovely little international movement. The winning designs are used to create fun playhouses that are then given for charity. I learned about it last year. So this year, I decided to play a […]

About Innovation, Awareness and People

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This week at the Building Holland event, Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute had its Built Positive Workshop. They introduced their view on the world and their approach. Successful cases both abroad and already taking place in the Netherlands were presented and people from various fields brainstormed together. In short and in their words: “The Cradle-to-Cradle Products Innovation Institute is […]

“-Re” House no.7: Use of Space

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“-Re” House together with “-Re” Adapt are two series part of a project in which I review, refine and redesign residential projects available on the Dutch housing market. “-Re” House touches projects that have been completed after the year 2000 and could have been done more efficiently to begin with, while “-Re” Adapt looks at how to […]

Bio-Re: The Sun

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“To bring in the sun, that is the new and the most imperative duty of the architect”. Le Corbusier (The Charter of Athens) Reinventing the wheel is not usually seen as a good thing, as it tends to imply lack of perspective and vision. So what does that say about human beings and their intellectual capacity, […]

“-Re” House no. 6 – Fluidity

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“-Re” House together with “-Re” Adapt are two series part of a project in which I review, refine and redesign residential projects available on the Dutch housing market. “-Re” House touches projects that have been completed after the year 2000 and could have been done more efficiently to begin with, while “-Re” Adapt looks at how to […]

“-Re” House no.5: Chaos

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Floor plan designing has a mathematical beauty. A good floor plan allows one to move with ease from space to space. It is elegant and really easy to use. That being said, the floor plan bellow confuses me greatly. Original layout: • Completed: 1999 Surface: 90m² External storage space: 8m² • Technically it is highly […]