A team of five bachelor’s students initiated to design and build an ECO retreat for a friend in Bali. The students created a building made out of local materials, in collaboration with a Balinese contractor, the help of great workers and their own hands! In this, the students learned the importance of details, the impact […]
“Woonwijk ’t Hool” is a residential area in Eindhoven originated by initiative of its residents, designed by Van den Broek en Bakema architects. Since the area is built around 1970, the question arose how and if the strong urban plan and architecture have to be preserved. As part of the research investigating this question, the […]
Last year the design of several (recreational) underground dwellings was treated in the assignment “Underground Housing”. These dwellings would be situated in a southern slope nearby Cottessen, South Limburg, and had to be as environment-friendly as possible: a minimal impact on landscape and maximal conditions in terms of sustainability were requested. Two students got to […]
The University of Wageningen came to Bouwkundewinkel with a multidisciplinary assignment, in which they asked for a design of a so-called living lodge. This is a movable sleeping accommodation which not only serves, but also attempts to improve the ecological system of its surroundings. When the ecological values then reached a sufficient level, the lodge […]