Framing Identity

An identity-enhancing approach to the transformation of post-war housing neighborhoods

Master thesis (2024)

Authors

E. Bonniot Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

A. Snijders Architectural Technology - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
Nico Tillie Landscape Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
P.H.M. Jennen Architectural Technology - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
A. Radman Theory, Territories & Transitions - Architecture and the Built Environment (graduation committee member)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
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Published Date

02-07-2024

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

This research preliminarily develops a framework based on the existing discourses on the theme of identity in architecture. This framework serves as a tool for analysing the “identity” of existing sites for which restoration is deemed necessary, as is the case for many post-war housing estates. The analysis results indicate areas of improvement, which then guide the redesign of a post-war apartment block. We demonstrate the framework’s application in a case study of a typical late post-war neighbourhood in the suburbs of Haarlem, Netherlands.