- Supervisor: Prof. Sara Eloy
- Research environment: Architecture + Interior Research group
- Applications within Theme 4 should focus on the adaptation and reuse of existing buildings and tackle regenerative, resource-conscious, and socially equitable building cultures. The aim is to advance research that bridges interior design, the existing built environment, and social sustainability to develop spatial, material, and organisational strategies that support circular building practices and community-centred transformation processes. This includes (interior) architectural approaches that not only minimise environmental impact but also actively regenerate ecosystems through material reuse, low-carbon construction, and context-sensitive interventions. It further examines processes that engage current and future stakeholders in meaningful dialogue, integrating collective memory, identity formation, and community agency into the redesign of existing built environments.
- The expected results will provide insights into circular renovation practices, adaptive reuse methodologies, and socially embedded design strategies developed through prototyping, case-study analysis, and practice-based investigations. The project will contribute conceptual and methodological frameworks at the intersection of design, ecology, and stakeholder-driven design.
