Experience

Jan. 2022 - Jul. 2022: Internship in Architecture at Vakwerk Architecten

• Contributed to the design of the “Young Professional Campus,” a complex of three buildings totaling 20,000 m2, which will provide housing and work spaces for students, young professionals, and Tilburg University’s business and education departments. (VO phase)

• Worked on the design of the Slingeland Hospital, a 32,000 m2 facility, focusing on the development of facade concepts and full floor plans for several departments. (SO, SO+, VO phase)

• Participated in the competition for dwellings in Krimpen aan de Ijsel, producing end products in the SO phase.

Sept. 2019 - Feb. 2020: Internship in Architecture at Benthem Crouwel Architects

• Worked on the development of the design of a large scale datacenter to integrate it into the fabric of the city of Amsterdam and produced design proposals/models for the facade panels. (DO phase)

• Contributed to the competition for a bridge in Amsterdam, creating an extensive Grasshopper script and final products for the client. The consortium achieved second place in the competition. (SO+ phase)

• Designed the transformation of the old Koninklijke Tichelaar factory into dwellings and an elderly care facility. (VO phase)

Sept. 2018 - Feb. 2019: Internship in Architecture at Groosman Architecten

• Worked on the winning competition for 150 apartments near Rotterdam, a project that is now under construction. (SO phase)

• Participated in various design teams for public building projects.

• Conducted research on the design of dwellings for people with dementia, which was used by the firm for project acquisition and awarded 8.5/10 by TU Delft mentors.

Apr. 2019 - present: Team Coordinator at TU Delft Tours

• Led a student team as the coordinator of TU Delft Tours, handling responsibilities such as client meetings, tour and product development, guide hiring, and long-term strategy planning.

• Guided groups from various institutions and businesses interested in TU Delft and The Green Village around the campus.

• Provided tours and information to prospective students interested in studying at TU Delft.

Education

2020 - 2023: MSc Architecture at TU Delft

• In the first semester in the studio Borders & Territories I developed a unique duo of office buildings for the fictional Ministry of Propaganda of Monaco and investigative journalism collective Bellingcat. The design of the project was awarded with a 9,0/10 and the engineering of the project with an 8,0/10.

• During the second semester, I delved into a variety of subjects. My research into Victor Horta’s BOZAR in Brussels, focusing on monumentality, patterns, and irregularities, received a 8.3/10. Additionally, my study of the architectural ethnography of the Bagijnhof in Delft earned a 9.7/10. I also participated in a Theory Department design studio, where we explored Deleuzian ontology and created a project inspired by these theories, which was awarded a 9.0/10.

• In the third semester I participated in an extracurricular studio by the Urban Architecture chair of the TU Delft. The studio addresses questions concerning the preservation of existing structures and proposes meaningful interventions in the existing fabric of our cities. We asked ourselves whether it makes sense to demolish (and what exactly) and how to re-use what we find. This project considers the renovation of the Petrus Canisius primary school situated in the city centre of Nijmegen with the pergola as a central organizing principle. Awarded 7,5/10.

• Recently I graduated at the studio: Borders & Territories: Transient liquidities along the new silk road II. My project involves the transformation of the former international airport of Istanbul. The project aims to establish an approach to the transformation of existing infrastructure. The vast area that has become available with the closure of Atatürk Havalimanı has turned into a void in the metropolis. Although it is deeply ingrained in the fabric of the city and its infrastructure, the area is completely closed off and inaccessible to the public. This raises the question: How can architecture transform enclosed urban areas and engender their transformation into public space?

  Especially in Istanbul, where the number of enclosed areas has steadily increased, it is relevant to research how architecture can address enclosure. Specifically, the areas abandoned due to the departure and closure of an airport need to be considered because they are deeply integrated into the fabric of the city and its infrastructure. The transformation of the former Atatürk Havalimanı will explore the relationships between the city, the void, and its exclusionary perimeter.

2017 - 2019: Honours Programme BSc

• completed at TU Delft

2016 - 2019: Bachelor of Science Architecture and the Built Environment

• completed at TU Delft

Highlights

• 1st place in a competition with Groosman Architecten for a 150-dwelling development.

• 1st place in 24H design competition of D.B.S.G. Stylos. My colleague and I presented the project at the annual opening ceremony of the client in order to inspire the students and employees of the organization

• 2nd place in a competition for the bridge over the Duivendrechtse vaart in Amsterdam with Benthem Crouwel Architects

Skills

• Rhino

• Grasshopper

• Adobe InDesign

• Adobe Illustrator

• Adobe Photoshop

• Revit

• AutoCAD

• Enscape

• SketchUp

• Lumion