Reuversweerd: A unique event location

The site currently has no function and the buildings are vacant. The manor house, which is also a national monument, has not been used intensively since it was abondoned after WOII, also the quality of the building is deteriorating. There are many buildings on site, all of which have had different functions. The manor house is not unique in the...

Het Talenhof | The language institute: A transformation of the Baudartius college

This project, part of the Architecture & Heritage graduation studio, is about the transformation of an post-war highschool in Zutphen. The school is transformed from an highschool into a language institute. The building is part of a new masterplan for the neighbourhood Nieuwstad.

Buried Heritage: Transformation of Het Stedelijk

Het Stedelijk is a highschool which is situated in Zutphen, at the northern border of the neighborhood Nieuwstad. Due to its height, shape and materialisation, the building stands out of its contexts and function as a border between the neighborhood and the park, which is behind the building. More highschools are situated in this area, which...

The Baudartius Centre for Visual Arts: A New Entrance to Zutphen

This project is part of the Heritage & Architecture studio “Sustainable Zutphen”. Within this studio the aim was to revitalize Nieuwstad; a medieval city extension of Zutphen. The Baudartius Centre for Visual Arts is a proposal for the redevelopment of the post-war school buildings of the Baudartius college, which is situated on top of the...

Reactivation of the Berkel River Side: Hospitality institute along the Berkel

A transformation of the building complex Dullaert & C&A  along the Overwelving in Zutphen. Through architectural interventions the aim was to create a design that improves the meeting of different connections and traffic flows, and brings back the identity and purpose of the Overwelving within the city. The new intervention and...

Forgotten Heritage: Transforming the Klein Vaticaan into Dementia Care

This thesis focuses on the Klein Vaticaan area of Zutphen. The Klein Vaticaan was part of the Roman Catholic community within Zutphen, and consisted of an ensemble of buildings located in the neighborhood of the Nieuwstad. The Klein Vaticaan grew significantly throughout the years; at its peak it was roughly the whole eastern part of the...

Zutphen Sustainable City: Identity and Heritage in Urban Regeneration

As one of the medieval cities in the Netherlands, Zutphen has the most typical identity of a stronghold city: the inner city is surrounded by layers of the solid city wall, city moat and fortification. However, during inevitable city expansion, most walls were torn down and moats were filled up.<br/>The main target building in my project, St...