Projects
Architectural design of dwelling and care in old age: How does the form and spatial organization of residential care facilities relate to residents# values and experiences? KU Leuven
In Europe and worldwide, the number of older people is growing. While most of them want to stay living at home, more and more people need daily professional care, as provided in residential care facilities. Often, however, available residential care facilities have a hospital-like character and do not meet contemporary ideas about housing and care. Indeed, older people want to avoid institutionalization, and instead want to have a say in ...
Sustainable perception and material experience as drivers for increased material attachment and product longevity: towards extended plastics identity for a circular economy. University of Antwerp
m-Path: An experience sampling based tool for blended care KU Leuven
The politics of design. Negotiating and creating futures for participatory design Hasselt University
Room for Vulnerability: Children’s Everyday Practices and the Design of Cancer Care Environments KU Leuven
Children affected by cancer often require repeated hospitalisations. As visits may extend over several months, the hospital becomes part of these children’s and their families’ everyday lives. Since the turn of the 21st century the impact of the material hospital environment on children's health and well-being receives heightened attention from researchers across various disciplines. The context of childhood cancer amplifies young people’s ...
Optimization of the cryopreservation procedure of cells for therapeutic and research applications using Design of Experiments. University of Antwerp
Optimization of the cryopreservation procedure of cells for therapeutic and research applications using Design of Experiments Karel De Grote Hogeschool
SURSKILL - Skill Analysis for Surgical Training and Medical Devices Design KU Leuven
The design and development of surgical technologies takes time and substantial resources. Before reaching the market, these innovative technologies must first prove to be safe and efficient. Currently, the efficacy of the envisioned technology is assessed late in the development pathway. If insufficiently efficient, the technology may not pursue on its way to the market as is, whereas already a significant amount of resources have been spent. ...
Water sensitive urban design in our cities: urban green as a tool for water management. KU Leuven
The rapid growth of cities around the world poses a lot of challenges to the environment. An important issue that comes with this growing trend of urbanization is the alteration of the hydrological cycle. Because of the high level of impervious surfaces in urban areas, processes such as infiltration, runoff, evaporation and interception of rainwater undergo drastic changes. An increase in runoff is observed, while evaporation, infiltration ...