Butterfly Effect

Affordable circular bio-based building for South Holland

Student report (2022)

Authors

A.B. van den Berg Architecture and the Built Environment
N.S. Chang Architecture and the Built Environment
Algirdas Ramonas Architecture and the Built Environment
K. Zhao Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

M.M. Dabrowski Spatial Planning and Strategy - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
B. Hausleitner Urban Design - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
R.C. Rocco de Campos Pereira Spatial Planning and Strategy - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment, Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2022 Anna van den Berg, Nicole Chang, Algirdas Ramonas, Mia Zhao
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Published Date

06-04-2022

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

The Province of South Holland, not unlike the other provinces in the Netherlands, has a big housing demand. To meet it more building materials are needed in a short time frame. The current building sector is not environmentally friendly. Hence, a transition to a more sustainable building sector is necessary. Bio-based building materials are the possible solution for this. By transitioning to the bio-based building industry not only the construction sector would be affected, but the agricultural and waste industries would also undergo a positive transition.

With this information the following research question is formulated “How can the PZH synergize the circular bio-based industry and organic agriculture in order to improve the quality of life in a just way?”.

To answer this question an analysis was done of the current building sector, the bio-based building industry, the urbanisation strategies, and the landuse in the Province of South Holland. Out of the analysis, the potentials were concluded and a vision for 2050 was created. The implementation of the vision was elaborated by four different illustrative strategies and locations. Each of the them focuses on the implementation of one specific layer of the vision.

By transitioning the building sector into a circular bio-based building sector the Province of South Holland will have more biodiversity zones, an environmentally friendly and faster way of building, increased access to organic food for everyone, an increase in the health of inhabitants, and new job opportunities.

In short, by transitioning to the bio-based building material industry, Butterfly Effect will be created.