To investigate this, I combine parametric techniques with principles from nature, such as flocks of birds, currents, and ants. These patterns slow down, speed up, or split movement, just like passenger flows. Additionally, I experiment with light, color, and materiality to create a softer, more home-like experience within an infrastructure that often feels impersonal.

An airport is the most stress-sensitive and layered transportation hub we know. Therefore, it is the ideal case study to investigate how the overall form can intuitively guide people. Because if it works here, it works everywhere.

To investigate this, I combine parametric design with spatial optimization. The form responds not only to efficiency, but also to light, sightlines, social interaction, and quality of life. This results in a residential building where nature is not an afterthought, but becomes part of the architectural mass itself.

The project investigates how densification does not automatically have to lead to a loss of spatial quality. Precisely by removing mass, architecture can return space to people and nature simultaneously.

To investigate this, I combine light studies with a labyrinthine spatial structure. By deliberately breaking sightlines and allowing routes to run indirectly, disorientation is created, making the museum feel larger than it actually is. In this context, light functions not only as illumination but also as a spatial compass.

The museum thus becomes not only a place to view art, but also an experience in which light, direction, and space are in constant dialogue with one another.

The municipality has given Coehoorn Centraal the chance to transform the Coehoorn area along with the Oude Kraan area into a creatively reimagined neighborhood. In Coehoorn, innovative insights are being uncovered regarding new approaches to revitalizing neighborhoods within urban settings. While occupying vacant buildings is a secondary aim, the core focus is on rejuvenating the neighborhood’s vitality. Coehoorn illustrates how a community where diverse urban functions strengthen one another fosters a more appealing urban landscape. In a lively neighborhood, living, working, and entertainment converge seamlessly.

To delve deeper into this concept, I intend to create a house where the orientation, window placement, and utilization of each space are meticulously aligned with the sun's trajectory throughout the day. This design will be not only visually appealing but also serve as a model of how architecture can foster a sustainable and healthy living environment. The rooftop solar panels will rotate in harmony with the sun's position, while the solar panels on both sheds will remain flat.

After printing the model in various colors and thoroughly reviewing it with Cura, I also purchased a sheet to use for the glass. This marks my first experience with creating a 3D printed model, and it required more effort than I anticipated, but it also provided me the opportunity to acquire numerous new skills.

This idea can similarly be implemented on a vacant lawn by linking the four walls with a floor and roof, thereby allowing the system to be utilized without an existing site. Following various shape studies, I found that by reducing the size of the dome slightly, it's possible to position the other houses atop it.

To create a village inspired by a castle grid, I initially focused on designing it in a structured manner by arranging rows closely. However, through experimenting with various configurations, I found that a more playful arrangement fosters greater inclusivity among the modular housing for both refugees and students.

I began crafting my poem, and one word emerged consistently as the heart of the narrative: "a mighty heart," which I will elaborate on later. The poem has its roots in Japan, and in my quest to create a gathering space for connections, I quickly envisioned a Japanese tea house. Having frequently worked with natural materials, I was inspired to represent my bowl as a houseplant, while remaining mindful of the tea theme—hence, I chose a tea plant repotted in a teapot. All the materials I utilized are natural. Furthermore, I expanded on the concept of the mighty heart through ten translations of the poem. I also crafted a single heart, as it most beautifully encapsulates the essence of the story, which is why I chose a heart shape for it.

For Stayokey, I've also been occupied crafting ixxi signs, as city lines have been integrated into the map through a cityscape design. Here, I have ixxi plates featuring those city lines, combined with images that create a skyline.