Lorenz Eschke
Architectural Engineering
Towards an everlasting Architecture: Sustainability through Longevity
The construction industry is a major contributor to climate change. To create sustainable and resilient architecture, longevity should play a major role as the initial embodied carbon could be used for longer. This multi-functional design (housing + education) on the TU Delft campus rethinks the typical timescales of architecture and aims to provide a sustainable alternative to construction methods with a low initial carbon footprint such as timber construction. The combination of an “ever-lasting” concrete structure (displayed in black), that merges with the site and can be seen as new land, with constantly changing temporal building elements (displayed in blue), guarantees that the building is able to adapt to new functions and requirements over its long service life. The site, which is currently used as a car park, can now be an active part of the campus where living, teaching, nature and leisure meet.