Research

Aldervane Lab studies how buildings can change use over a hundred-year life. Most of what we learn is published here.

Build your floorKade Tower · level 12 · 36.0 × 18.0 m

One floor, three lives. Slide it from homes to desks to classrooms.

ABCDEFGHIJK1234563.636.0 m

6 homes · 544 m²

Two- and three-room apartments, 75–110 m²

Same structure. Same façade. No demolition.

Studies8
Convertible Towers
Convertible TowersReport · 2026
A Material Atlas of the Maas
A Material Atlas of the MaasAtlas · 2025
The Quay as Public Room
The Quay as Public RoomEssay · 2025
Schools After School
Schools After SchoolStudy · 2024
Rijnhaven Without Cars
Rijnhaven Without CarsScenario · 2024
Daylight in Deep Plans
Daylight in Deep PlansReport · 2023
The Round Pavilion
The Round PavilionEssay · 2023
Curves and Cost
Curves and CostReport · 2022
From the lab
Study models on the workshop shelf
Study models on the workshop shelf
Sections in pencil, before anything is modelled
Sections in pencil, before anything is modelled
The material atlas, weathering on the roof
The material atlas, weathering on the roof
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