Vision on learning written for teacher degree program
2018
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For my Youtube channel 2kB of Fun, I made several T-shirts based on logo graphics from 80's video games and electronic gadgets.
Fourth incarnation of the Retro Space arcade cabinet in aluminium
2017
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The incredible world of handheld video games from ‘76-’85
2013
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Een plat pakket doe-het-zelf versie van Retro Space
2013
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Photo report of the STRP Festival 2011 by Mick Visser
2011
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Tool to convert Rōmaji, Katakana and ASCII/UTF-8
2011
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Photo report of the STRP Festival 2010 by Mick Visser
2010
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Luxury villas at the Berlaer site in Helmond
2010
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Redesign of the classic office desk calculator within 1 hour
2010
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Interior photographs of creative companies in a former Philips factory
2010
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26 arcade cabinets for Dutch Game Garden
2010
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A new and usable subway map for the biggest city on earth: Tokyo
2009
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A new factory for Kingspan insulation panels at Medel near Tiel
2009
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A man is a real man, if welding is what he can!
2009
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A new catholic community centre for Heteren
2009
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Hacking Ikea table with Sega Megadrive or Pac Man inside
2009
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Photos of 2 projects by Johan van den Berkmortel
2008
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8 Apartments for senior citizens in Heteren
2008
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A new business building for 2 entrepreneurs in Kesteren
2008
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Website for Retro Space
2008
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Modern arcade cabinet for home use
2008
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Andenne is a small town on the bank of the Meuse between Namur and Liège. When entering Andenne the city does not impress. The abandoned factory area on the north bank of the Meuse makes a chaotic impression and the river is ignored. In collaboration with Wendy van Rosmalen I designed a new plan for this Europan 9 location.
With out plan we want to give Andenne a face. Between famous cities like Namur, Huy and Liège, Andenne is missing an inherent identity. We chose to multiply the nonchalant character of Belgian building and turn it into a specific typology. Our plan is a framework for development of the area in its own pace. A subtle guidance in building alignment and building heights delivers a varied public space that opens up towards the river Meuse.
A specific part of the assignment was the redesign of Andenne station. Bad attainableness of the platforms, a weird logistic and the uncomfortable public space underneath the viaduct are creating a moody atmosphere. The size of Andenne does not allow a large scale intervention. We choose a very modest solution. We created a square below the tracks to connect al transportation streams. The viaduct is decorated to resemble a living room and is transformed into a roof covering the bus platforms. New buildings surrounding the square size the public space.
Every Belgian wants its own house. Ignoring this feat makes a plan implausible. We go one step further through making the buying of a house resemble the buying of a car. By using a smart basic layout for the houses, every house can suit the needs of very different groups of people. Future change is very easy too. The architecture is a caricature of traditional Belgian building methods, its execution is contemporary and flexible.
11 Apartments for senior citizens at the Rozenpad in Heteren
2007
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A design for a new metro map for Copenhagen
2006
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Frank en Chantal van den Eijnden asked Johan van der Berkmortel and me to design an extension to their house in Beek en Donk. It was supposed to replace a decrepit shed and to add a new veranda with a fireplace. Two L-shaped entities frame the view into the deep garden. The brick element contains the chimney and acts as a bench. The wooden part contains the new shed, a log storage and a tool shed, and continues into the ceiling of the veranda.
This assignment is done in collaboration with Johan van den Berkmortel.
Concept for a modern picture story based on Cinderella
2005
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A digital magazine on sustainability, photography, cityscape and opinion
2005
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For most tourists the city of Faro in southern Portugal is nothing more than an entrance by plane to the Algarve. Which is a pity. The biggest city of southern Portugal is probably the only one giving room to creativity. You will not see kitsch appartment blocks for Dutch and Germans, but subtile shaped private houses for the Portugese themselves. You will see images that remind of modernists like Gerrit Rietveld, Adolf Loos and Le Corbusier. You will wonder wheter MVRDV got inspiration here, or if Portugese architects checked out work of the Durch architecture firm.
Photographs of Detroit
2005
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Mixture of the Big Shadow and the Fake Lamp
2004
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Tower blocks in Hong Kong
2004
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Brandevoort is one of the big suburban extensions according to the governmental document Vinex. Under supervision of Rob Krier, the city of Helmond tried to mimic the classic Dutch canal city for its big extension. Modern legislation on parking and the fact that a family in a suburban plan like this needs 2 cars to reach all daily facilities, resulted in weird interiors for the urban blocks. The gardens are petite, and most space is used for the cars.
Office building for the Dutch Tax Administration
2003
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