I am a researcher and architectural designer with an interdisciplinary background in Environmental Sciences (Amsterdam University College) and Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences (TU Delft). I also took elective courses in Art History at the University of Amsterdam, which strengthened my interest in the temporal layers and historical context of the built environment.

My work explores how water, history, design, and embodied experience intersect in urban space. I am particularly interested in how architectural and spatial interventions can facilitate an emotional and material sense of connection between people and place. My graduation project examined how urban design can encourage sensory and social engagement in (semi-)public space. Through historical references, material choices and spatial composition, I developed three architectural pavilions along Amsterdam’s Kostverlorenvaart as a case study in place-based urban transformation.

Currently, I work as a junior researcher in the Urban Blue Justice group at the University of Amsterdam, supervised by Dr. Hebe Verrest. Our research investigates how (post-)colonial planning systems have shaped water justice in Caribbean cities. Combining historical policy analysis, fieldwork, and qualitative research, we study how power, access, and vulnerability are distributed in urban water areas. Through this research, I aim to contribute to more contextually grounded and socially engaged approaches to urban development.