Guest: Niels de Vries, Policy advisor for educational buildings, Course Trainer and Consultant – Amersfoort, The Netherlands. Host: René Stevens, CEO/Owner ATELIER V real estate + Founder/Host The ‘E’ of real estate podcast – Amersfoort, The Netherlands/ Colwyn Bay, United Kingdom. Content Learning environments for minus 9 months to plus 20 years of age. In this…
Working on a new podcast about the user experience on university campuses. We will release the first episode in a few weeks. Stay tuned! The purpose of this audio/video podcast is to create a positive impact through raising awareness and providing best practice examples about (re)shaping university campuses to maximize human potential. I will talk…
Host: René Stevens, CEO/Owner ATELIER V real estate + Founder/Host The ‘E’ of real estate podcast – Amersfoort, The Netherlands/ Colwyn Bay, United Kingdom. The purpose of this podcast is to create a positive impact by raising awareness and providing best practice examples about rethinking university campuses to maximize human potential. An exploration odyssey about REAL…
Assessment The ultimate test for the effectiveness of housing is the experience of the one who uses it. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. But it will always be a work in progress. Apart from the (subjective) view of the users, there is also a need for an objective assessment of the…
Continuous change Not the initial architect but time is the main architect of our built environment. A building has to serve the continuously changing needs of its users. Change is inescapable, therefore buildings should be co-designed to make them adaptive by the users and can evolve to stay functional and pleasant to be in. Because…
Presenting end report added value benchmark, ‘From cost-driven towards total business value driven’. A study among several Dutch universities of applied sciences. -The Architect as Business Optimizer- ‘Places that matter and work instead of just workplaces’
Het belang van secundaire objectkenmerken woningen bij de bepaling van de WOZ-waarde – Vooronderzoek WOZ Woning REN. Recent hebben ATELIER V real estate B.V. en TU Eindhoven hun rapport opgeleverd. Opdrachtgevers waren de Waarderingskamer en de Belastingsamenwerking West-Brabant. Het rapport is openbaar en beschikbaar onder (ISBN: 978-90-386-4492-9). Dit explorerende onderzoek gaat over het benoemen en…
Making places work The accommodation has a major impact on the people who use it. And thus also on the results of the process that those same people are working on. By René Stevens (*) Many management teams nowadays recognize this and act accordingly. They do this by organising Real Estate and Facility Management under…
If the DNA and culture of an organisation are translated into a melody, which building symphony fits then? Buildings are ‘frozen’ music and shape your life. Just like sound can create order from chaos, so does architectural form creates orderliness. Architecture is a Symphony of Form. What are the building blocks of the organisational DNA that…
Musical symphony Architecture and urban planning evolved out of what is now called geomancy, the art of placing or arranging buildings or sites auspiciously. Tuning architecture to nature’s heartbeat and making it a sacred power spot by harmonic resonance, resulting in a harmonic instrument. Resonance connects two energy systems with similar energy qualities, exchanging energy…