https://bramdevosstudio.com Bramdevosstudio Fri, 21 Oct 2022 08:47:09 +0000 https://bramdevosstudio.com en https://bramdevosstudio.com/Home-Image-Scroll Mon, 10 Oct 2022 11:28:59 +0000 Bramdevosstudio https://bramdevosstudio.com/Home-Image-Scroll https://bramdevosstudio.com/01-WASTE-TO-MEAT Mon, 10 Oct 2022 11:29:01 +0000 Bramdevosstudio https://bramdevosstudio.com/01-WASTE-TO-MEAT 01. WASTE TO MEAT<img width="3508" height="2481" width_o="3508" height_o="2481" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/10253b705049c6b48f75b67019a8325ebd7cbb5f41a45d8b3ffa8b2d740ed59f/4-field-rendering.jpg" data-mid="156201092" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/10253b705049c6b48f75b67019a8325ebd7cbb5f41a45d8b3ffa8b2d740ed59f/4-field-rendering.jpg" />[Fig.1] Cover photo. INITIATED– 2021 • food waste• local food chain• pig farming We can reduce food waste and get sustainable meat in its place by reintroducing pigs into our food cycle. Pigs like to eat leftovers and can turn 3 kg of waste into 1 kg of meat. This works best with a local food chain and organic farming. In this proposal we want to show that it is possible to make animals part of the solution rather than a problem. Much can be learned by looking at past practices and combining them with current knowledge to arrive at new outcomes. The ultimate goal is to show transparency about the origin and destination of our food and the overall impact this has.In collaboration with Jonas Gorgen. <img width="3508" height="2481" width_o="3508" height_o="2481" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee77b7a8b0d87c4321f43b38cc10bd1927ef469dc95ba9e137aebd4445d7b905/1-info-graphics-title.jpg" data-mid="156201087" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ee77b7a8b0d87c4321f43b38cc10bd1927ef469dc95ba9e137aebd4445d7b905/1-info-graphics-title.jpg" />[Fig.2] Diagram of waste to meat system. <img width="3508" height="2481" width_o="3508" height_o="2481" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/798c3b7d313ef5dafbac1dca6ac5c4fe6f648cbea7a87a67d0a53b47512073e8/2-waste_process.jpg" data-mid="156201089" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/798c3b7d313ef5dafbac1dca6ac5c4fe6f648cbea7a87a67d0a53b47512073e8/2-waste_process.jpg" />[Fig.3] Process of waste to meat system. <img width="3508" height="2481" width_o="3508" height_o="2481" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/77be09e62e5d5ee1307e1e9b1c4661917c15172d611ff11f90bf1b4c8b52d57b/Waste-to-Meat--Colab-with-Jonas-Gorgen.jpg" data-mid="156201095" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/77be09e62e5d5ee1307e1e9b1c4661917c15172d611ff11f90bf1b4c8b52d57b/Waste-to-Meat--Colab-with-Jonas-Gorgen.jpg" /> [Fig.4] Process of waste to meat system. <img width="2481" height="3508" width_o="2481" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3f75aff7999cd52dc64667682b98f33059008d80012393d7f50e2a6ad740f816/5-Isometric-layered-A4-01.png" data-mid="156201949" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3f75aff7999cd52dc64667682b98f33059008d80012393d7f50e2a6ad740f816/5-Isometric-layered-A4-01.png" /> [Fig.5] Process of waste to meat system. https://bramdevosstudio.com/02-UPROOTING-AGRO-SYSTEMS Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:53:51 +0000 Bramdevosstudio https://bramdevosstudio.com/02-UPROOTING-AGRO-SYSTEMS 02. UPROOTING AGRO-SYSTEMS<img width="1365" height="2048" width_o="1365" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e65ebb7b296433c1e46d66e3bba63252faa953aad88608604ba610727267777e/-1-Graduation-photo.jpg" data-mid="156360921" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e65ebb7b296433c1e46d66e3bba63252faa953aad88608604ba610727267777e/-1-Graduation-photo.jpg" />[Fig.1] Scaled model of Amsterdam food system. Photo credits to Ronald Smits, 2020. INITIATED– 2020 • urban farming• local food chain• community building• vertical farming• food forest• syntropic farming With increasing urbanisation, finding a way for cities to feed themselves is a big win, easing pressure on the global food chain. So could a city like Amsterdam become agriculturally self-sufficient in the future? Bram de Vos thinks so. With ‘Uprooting Agro-Systems’, he proposes a combination of three agricultural methods. There’s vertical farming, which is useful to guarantee year-round produce, while a food forest offers more variety, despite seasonal limitations. And lastly, there’s syntropic farming: an efficient and eco-friendly alternative to monoculture that involves planting mutually beneficial crops alongside each other without impacting the environment. Together, the pros and cons of each are balanced for the best results. <img width="1240" height="1754" width_o="1240" height_o="1754" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/29a863dab604c362696021383eb4aa4e9a3f72b00b27ae3e9c270b45c9e018c4/vertical-farming-jpeg-small.jpg" data-mid="156360991" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/29a863dab604c362696021383eb4aa4e9a3f72b00b27ae3e9c270b45c9e018c4/vertical-farming-jpeg-small.jpg" /> <img width="1240" height="1754" width_o="1240" height_o="1754" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eb7d8110be5e06f7b8f417a463ca3571e7858971a2a3b042b8129bdb08fa9dc3/food-forest-jpeg-small.jpg" data-mid="156361031" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eb7d8110be5e06f7b8f417a463ca3571e7858971a2a3b042b8129bdb08fa9dc3/food-forest-jpeg-small.jpg" /> <img width="1240" height="1754" width_o="1240" height_o="1754" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5fadf9b035624ba06ae9a80d24391e5229d445c9a85ee0b194ed36c47be5afa3/syntropic-farming-jpeg-small.jpg" data-mid="156361015" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5fadf9b035624ba06ae9a80d24391e5229d445c9a85ee0b194ed36c47be5afa3/syntropic-farming-jpeg-small.jpg" /> [Fig.2] Diagram of vertical farming. [Fig.3] Diagram of food forest. [Fig.4] Diagram of syntropic farming. <img width="3543" height="2362" width_o="3543" height_o="2362" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3fc6c9eaa2209bfff70fe55498c87e6e3560212ac6232763eee77c19234ead46/Amsterdam-focus.jpg" data-mid="156360953" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3fc6c9eaa2209bfff70fe55498c87e6e3560212ac6232763eee77c19234ead46/Amsterdam-focus.jpg" /> <img width="3543" height="2362" width_o="3543" height_o="2362" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b08b066437ab18adbd9a7e6311fa5119fc409689d3a22f3c88ba1d378d230f76/Bas-Stoker-9929.jpg" data-mid="156360966" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b08b066437ab18adbd9a7e6311fa5119fc409689d3a22f3c88ba1d378d230f76/Bas-Stoker-9929.jpg" /> [Fig.5] Closeup scaled model of Amsterdam food system map. [Fig.6] Full image of scaled model of Amsterdam food map. https://bramdevosstudio.com/03-UPROOTING-URBANISM Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:39:15 +0000 Bramdevosstudio https://bramdevosstudio.com/03-UPROOTING-URBANISM 03. UPROOTING URBANISM<img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5535bafbc6ea3390d5326c9f395a8560308558539ddf7393a35282147fee8fec/Overview-models.001.jpeg" data-mid="156562301" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5535bafbc6ea3390d5326c9f395a8560308558539ddf7393a35282147fee8fec/Overview-models.001.jpeg" />[Fig.1] Maquettes of space efficient and sustainable agricultural spaces possible within a city. INITIATED– 2021 • community building• local food chain• urban farming • small-scale urban farming Local food production can make a city more resilient and create space for social interaction between all kinds of backgrounds and cultures, leading to a stronger sense of community. We aim to showcase a variety of proposals on how to bring agriculture and the city closer together with a focus on alternative agricultural approaches that are space-efficient, ecologically valuable, and sustainable. We also discuss the role of animals within a circular food system. Everyone is encouraged to participate and contribute to creating a vision of a self-sustaining cityA project by Bram de Vos, the continuation of 02.&nbsp;Uprooting Agro-Sytstems. In collaboration with Jonas Görgen. <img width="3000" height="2001" width_o="3000" height_o="2001" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/70e089fe57c9cbdf8dd6f1bb3d5bb3ffc09343bf50085efd73abc3b39ca4c0d6/Vos.Bram.de-Di-Hannie-Verhoeven-Fotograaf.jpg" data-mid="156562302" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/70e089fe57c9cbdf8dd6f1bb3d5bb3ffc09343bf50085efd73abc3b39ca4c0d6/Vos.Bram.de-Di-Hannie-Verhoeven-Fotograaf.jpg" />[Fig.2] Bram de Vos placing green areas around the city. <img width="800" height="463" width_o="800" height_o="463" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0eddfb0690d9fbce4513ffd5357bfe8c6e0d2a964b7a37c60445e073b40bcfb0/max-black_EU-flag.png" data-mid="156562515" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/0eddfb0690d9fbce4513ffd5357bfe8c6e0d2a964b7a37c60445e073b40bcfb0/max-black_EU-flag.png" /> https://bramdevosstudio.com/04-UPROOTING-OOSTWOLD Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:39:18 +0000 Bramdevosstudio https://bramdevosstudio.com/04-UPROOTING-OOSTWOLD 04. UPROOTING OOSTWOLD<img width="2507" height="2425" width_o="2507" height_o="2425" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5f4bcf3e64e685ea70b1f889712dc07893066283463d5e358924dddc6fea80f5/Benaming-met-outline-RGB.jpg" data-mid="156563607" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5f4bcf3e64e685ea70b1f889712dc07893066283463d5e358924dddc6fea80f5/Benaming-met-outline-RGB.jpg" />[Fig.1] Graph envisioning focus areas for the Oostwold project. INITIATED– 2021 • water management • solar energy• sustainable farming• community building The focus is on a production landscape that combines different ways of agriculture, water management and solar energy. We envision a circular area development, where education, functions for the neighborhood and production come together. The main goal is to include the cooperation and interests of Oostwold and its surroundings in the design.The phase we have now reached is the development of the 6 typologies into models. This will make it easier for us to enter into discussion with interested parties in the area. By having it visual and tangible, the communication and imagination is easier to understand. We hope this will make the conversations richer, where we can jointly come up with interesting plans, to make it a pleasant and valuable development for everyone. <img width="2449" height="3507" width_o="2449" height_o="3507" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/53e850809ca24acd8830bdd0f0294ffd2476e0ec37ccad6f50687cefda73ece6/3-Typologie-recreatie-legenda-01.jpg" data-mid="156563584" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/53e850809ca24acd8830bdd0f0294ffd2476e0ec37ccad6f50687cefda73ece6/3-Typologie-recreatie-legenda-01.jpg" /> <img width="2481" height="3508" width_o="2481" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cca905c43d4d0f47f71a1dab61999b373102c0ea97d47e447719605516252bbf/1-Typologie-educatie-legenda-01.png" data-mid="156563571" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cca905c43d4d0f47f71a1dab61999b373102c0ea97d47e447719605516252bbf/1-Typologie-educatie-legenda-01.png" /> <img width="2481" height="3508" width_o="2481" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f83700debee0a9358d3e2ddeb45372ca301874593d238f108d85fad387c8d288/6-Typologie-Energieproductie-legenda-01.png" data-mid="156563603" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f83700debee0a9358d3e2ddeb45372ca301874593d238f108d85fad387c8d288/6-Typologie-Energieproductie-legenda-01.png" /> <img width="2481" height="3508" width_o="2481" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb80669d518132fecd00f90d6c513059ef50470c7687069f089975c8731f4f02/4-Typlogie-natuur-legenda-01.png" data-mid="156563593" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb80669d518132fecd00f90d6c513059ef50470c7687069f089975c8731f4f02/4-Typlogie-natuur-legenda-01.png" /> [Fig.2-4] Topologies suggested to be implemented in Oostwold, in collaboration with the community.&nbsp;<img width="3394" height="1909" width_o="3394" height_o="1909" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/33ff29db0d3415165924b9d1e9f6daf7b69fc1c9357d423a0f544239ddd938f9/Oostwold-groot-edit-yellow.jpg" data-mid="156563360" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/33ff29db0d3415165924b9d1e9f6daf7b69fc1c9357d423a0f544239ddd938f9/Oostwold-groot-edit-yellow.jpg" />[Fig.5] Aerial view of Oostwold agricultural area. https://bramdevosstudio.com/05-UPROOTING-WIELEWAAL Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:39:21 +0000 Bramdevosstudio https://bramdevosstudio.com/05-UPROOTING-WIELEWAAL 05. UPROOTING WIELEWAAL<img width="3372" height="2385" width_o="3372" height_o="2385" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7776c4f36fa02c3d390f241ef39f0faed87554d0388c70fd2a0ab3057fba336b/Small-Map-Wielewaal-Eindhoven-1-5000-01.jpg" data-mid="156564433" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7776c4f36fa02c3d390f241ef39f0faed87554d0388c70fd2a0ab3057fba336b/Small-Map-Wielewaal-Eindhoven-1-5000-01.jpg" />[Fig.1]&nbsp;Map of Wielewaal, Eindhoven and surrounding area. INITIATED– 2022 • urban farming• local food chain • community building• vertical farming• food forest• syntropic farming Local food production can make a city more resilient and independent. It will create space for social interaction between all kinds of backgrounds and cultures, leading to a stronger sense of community. Following the blueprints of 02. Uprooting Agro-Systems, we aim to showcase a variety of proposals on how to bring agriculture and the city closer together with a focus on alternative agricultural approaches that are space-efficient, ecologically valuable, and sustainable. Including the role of animals within a circular food system. Everyone is encouraged to participate and to contribute to creating a vision of a self-sustaining environment. The map is visualizing the recently acquired Wielewaal area, 142 ha, in Eindhoven. A great opportunity for Eindhoven to rethink it’s green space that could fulfill a variety of different purposes. One doesn’t have to exclude the other. Together we can build a layered story and propose to Eindhoven. In collaboration with Jonas Görgen. &nbsp; https://bramdevosstudio.com/06-PRODUCTIVE-CITY-FOREST Fri, 21 Oct 2022 08:46:48 +0000 Bramdevosstudio https://bramdevosstudio.com/06-PRODUCTIVE-CITY-FOREST 06. PRODUCTIVE CITY FOREST<img width="2363" height="2363" width_o="2363" height_o="2363" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7d3352246664c81c34d1b4ad04795322272b6fa4f875e015f63c8b7c21655404/Wooden-windturbine-pro-and-con-01.png" data-mid="156567232" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7d3352246664c81c34d1b4ad04795322272b6fa4f875e015f63c8b7c21655404/Wooden-windturbine-pro-and-con-01.png" />[Fig.1] Visualisation of circular system using local recycling, energy and agricultural systems for Wielewaal. INITIATED– 2022 • sustainable energy• recycling systems• circular agriculture systems With increasing instability in the world, a big win is to find a way for the population to supply themselves with energy. This will create more independence and everyone will have to deal with their own consequences. Can a country like the Netherlands become more independent in terms of energy for the future? Bram de Vos thinks so. With "the materiality energy transition" he proposes a diversity of possible answers, based on the distance of the material to be extracted, required for the energy transition. His proposal shows a new combination of innovative and older systems, with a mix of recycle/upcycle for generating and storing energy. The proposal takes place in and around the recently acquired Wielewaal estate in Eindhoven. With a slightly provocative tone, it balances the pros and cons of using materials in our energy transition for the best results. <img width="2134" height="2108" width_o="2134" height_o="2108" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/25185c43cb45a4d0ec4d93e2b518b5af7703e99577a7a41daae8a6b89fd2dab5/Example_tile-01.jpg" data-mid="156567208" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/25185c43cb45a4d0ec4d93e2b518b5af7703e99577a7a41daae8a6b89fd2dab5/Example_tile-01.jpg" /> <img width="1303" height="946" width_o="1303" height_o="946" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ec03c7fcc6ba3c01801e27e792847c9679bfba718204393988243548f3a207f3/forest-succesion.png" data-mid="156567210" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ec03c7fcc6ba3c01801e27e792847c9679bfba718204393988243548f3a207f3/forest-succesion.png" /> [Fig.2] Diagram of windmills and foest systems helping provide a circular system for Wielewaal. <img width="1847" height="1910" width_o="1847" height_o="1910" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1d0b744860fb6b5c50507c1d0cd4f5158be414da7367624fe75e5a80b7fd5fb2/Key_energy_elements.png" data-mid="156567212" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1d0b744860fb6b5c50507c1d0cd4f5158be414da7367624fe75e5a80b7fd5fb2/Key_energy_elements.png" />[Fig.3] Elements of recycling systems to be used in Wielewaal. https://bramdevosstudio.com/07-CIRCULAR-MANURE Fri, 21 Oct 2022 08:46:51 +0000 Bramdevosstudio https://bramdevosstudio.com/07-CIRCULAR-MANURE 07. CIRCULAR MANURE<img width="2250" height="1505" width_o="2250" height_o="1505" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5e0882dc4dedb985ed0093bdb06a01254d567448ead4cedc83cac5f95b99b87f/Coverimage_Circularmanure_Drawing.png" data-mid="156568081" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5e0882dc4dedb985ed0093bdb06a01254d567448ead4cedc83cac5f95b99b87f/Coverimage_Circularmanure_Drawing.png" />[Fig.1] Cover image INITIATED– 2020 • circular compost &amp; sewer systems• local food chain• circular agriculture If you take, you got to give. To keep the agricultural soil healthy compost is needed. What if the city could provide for that? Human manure could close the complete circular nutrient loop in Amsterdam. A relationship where the land provides food for the cities and the citizens provide the compost needed to grow the food. In 02. Uprooting Agro-Systems, Bram explores a reality where newly developed neighborhoods in the Waterland, Amsterdam-Noord, are equipped with a decentralized sewer system that collects human manure to turn into valuable compost that is brought to the surrounding farms. &nbsp;Yet another step closer to self-sufficiency. If we focus on the amount of new households to be constructed in the model of 02. Uprooting Agro-Systems. We look at 25892 households to be built in the coming 15+ years. That’s around 57000 new citizens. That means a 22,03% increase compared to all the new residences to be built in Amsterdam. With a new type of sewer system, we could collect 71 tonnes of manure per year. A compost that could directly be used for the redesigned Waterland. If we talk about compost and self-sufficiency, we would have enough manure for the Waterland, only if we use a different variety in alternative agricultural systems. A slight bit of compost is needed for the start of planting a food forest or a syntropic farming. Over the years these agricultural systems will generate their own compost needed. A vertical farm would be the only system that needs a consistent amount of fertilizer. https://bramdevosstudio.com/08-ABOVE-FARMING Fri, 21 Oct 2022 08:47:09 +0000 Bramdevosstudio https://bramdevosstudio.com/08-ABOVE-FARMING 08. ABOVE FARMING<img width="4288" height="2848" width_o="4288" height_o="2848" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/945f5b73fe4dc7d4da83b8e33e2bf08dffb7c417ee51dab6608cbaa9daaec69b/Model-editedjpg.jpg" data-mid="156570610" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/945f5b73fe4dc7d4da83b8e33e2bf08dffb7c417ee51dab6608cbaa9daaec69b/Model-editedjpg.jpg" />[Fig.1] Maquette of the Tilburg Textile Museum with vertical hemp farms on the roof. INITIATED– 2020 • circular textile• local agriculture chain• vertical farming The whole textile industry starts with planting a beautiful complex seed. A quite simple process planting a seed, but we as humans made it amazingly hard for ourselves. Since 1995 companies can have there patent on seeds, on Genetically Modified seeds. Monsanto is world leading in the Bt-cotton seed. In more then 20 years they have harmed ecosystems and humans so badly with there Roundup pesticide. They have devastated a large part of world. So what can we do about this? In my Utopian idea I see vertical farming as the key for our agriculture future. It is a tool, in the tool you have a modern nature. A system that exist for a few years now, but hasn’t foun it’s potential yet. The great thing about it is that you can place it anywhere, you can grow plants anywhere. Tilburg could be covered with vertical farming, on rooftops, or in abandoned buildings. In these farms you can plant hemp for example, a material that used to be in our culture, we can bring that back to make textile again. We can start again working local but way more efficient then how we used to do it and restore nature to its fullest. <img width="2223" height="1478" width_o="2223" height_o="1478" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c5f05202cd174392e947f7380e1b0d11102fa4bd4704ae914df83ec708eecf55/msao-portfolio-background.png" data-mid="156570613" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c5f05202cd174392e947f7380e1b0d11102fa4bd4704ae914df83ec708eecf55/msao-portfolio-background.png" />[Fig.2] Floorplan of Tilburg Textile Museum.