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Architecture Portfolio

Selected works

Willem Van der Voort

Contents Profile Woodworking Changing Perspective Incubator Ro-Pax Student Room Memling School Research Curriculum Vitae

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The coverpicture was taken in an abandoned quinine factory in Dschang, the former capital of Cameroon’s Western Region. Due to the size of its machinery, floorlevels are diverse and don’t seem to follow any logic now that the machinery has been removed. It leaves behind an intruiging play of staircases colored by the red sand and the tropical sun.

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Profile Architecture is a great tool to make a positive contribution.

However, not architecture for architecture itself.

I wanted to understand the technical challenges behind the architectural design and decided to choose for Architectural Engineering. Then, I saw architecture in the bigger context of international development at UNESCO and in Cameroon.

Finally, a curiousity in ships and the ocean lead me to follow a specialized course in naval architecture.

An architect has to have a greater understanding of things and the complex way they interact. The different approaches to the challenge of building I explored contribute that my understanding and combined with experience, will make me a better architect.

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Architectural Engineering

Education

KU Leuven Graduated in 2017 with a MSc. in Architectural Engineering.

National University of Singapore Conducted master thesis research in the fall of 2015.

Architecture internship In the summers of 2014 and 2015 in the office of Pascal Francois in Belgium.

Development aid

Shipbuilding

Development Economics Optional course during the master degree at the KU Leuven.

ENSTA-Paristech Graduated in 2018 in a specialized master in naval architecture.

Internship In the spring of 2016 at UNESCO’s disaster risk reduction unit in Paris.

Project management internship From April to October 2018 at Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque, France.

Experience

Voluntary construction work In the spring of 2017 on a primary school in the Western region of Cameroon.

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Wille m Va n d e r Vo o r t A wooden bench next to a garden swimming pool provides a place rest, dry in the sun, store the pool equipment and makes a smooth transition between the terrace and the bushes behind.

I designed and constructed this bench in the summer of 2014, at the end of my bachelor in architecture at the KU Leuven. It showed me on a very small scale how the realization of a design is hard, but very rewarding work.

A new shelter for the dog in the shape of a spiral keeps out the wind and rain. The dog walks in, turns in the belly of the spiral, following the curve of the shelter and lies down. He can observe all activity in the garden or stay inside to be completely sheltered.

During my time in Cameroon, apart from working as a volunteer on a primary school construction project, I also worked as an apprentice for a local woodworker.

I joined him in his shop to work on furniture ranging from beds, through doors to chairs. Being there to learn, I didn’t meddle in the style chosen for these African homes.

It was an amazing experience to work closely with local craftsmen on objects that in the western world require designers and much machinery to produce.

With a group of four, we constructed a temporary wooden bench as a small scale intervention around the architecture school.

The long bench leaned over the water at one end and the shadow of the castle played over the other end.

I proposed the idea of a bench as basic contextual intervention, which then evolved both during the design and the construction phases to posses several layers of meaning.

The bench served long after the assignment was over.

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Changing Perspectives 2016 : Location : Team :

Second year of master degree Leuven, Belgium Bruno Stevens Laurens Vanden Eynde Brecht Vermeylen

We won the Existenz 24h competition on the topic of welcoming refugees in Leuven during the refugee crisis of 2015 - 2016.

In our proposal we change the perspective from temporary asylum shelters towards an approach of integrating refugees in society and simultaneously strengthening the urban fabric.

While the logical move is to provide shelter for incoming refugees, we change perspective and invite students to move in these new shelters.

Their rooms that become available are allocated to refugees. We do this by implementing student housing in existing empty buildings. At the same time, every student house owner will be obliged to give a room to an asylum seeker.

The students move to the government financed reallocated buildings. They keep paying rent to their landlord thus providing free rooms for refugees.

This new system of student housing creates the opportunity for refugees to integrate in the urban tissue which leads to a multicultural society where solidarity can be one of the cornerstones.

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INCUBATOR In a team of four we designed an incubator aimed at startups in the pharmaceutical or chemistry sectors. I introduced the idea of organizing all spaces along a trajectory of an upward spiral.

Startups can rent out more space along the spiral as they expand. The spiral then starts to resemble the growth and the iteration happening within the building.

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2015 : First year of master degree Location : Hasselt, Belgium Team : Lieselot de Rore, Sabine Eyckmans

aling organization results in this at lifts from the ground to allow d entrance and allows for cars to e below-ground parking garage.

ty blocks provide for vertical like elevators and ventilation Restrooms are included in cks so they can use vertical without compromising on

The spiral lifts from the ground to allow a covered entrance for visitors and cars.

The spiral allows for interaction throughout the building, which is the essence of an incubator.

The spiral is continued in the The spiraling organization results in this underground parking lay-the ground to allow shape garage that lifts from a covered entrance and allows for cars to out.

enter the below-ground parking garage.

The spiraling organization results in this In the center of the building you will find spiral ascends a shape that lifts from the ground The to allow the spiral along that continues throughout a covered entrance andcourtyard allows for cars to the building.

This makes for an garden bringing air, light enter the below-ground parking garage. inclusive experience and the glass and nature in facade the workspace. displays the activity on different floors to anyone who uses the spiral.

Four vertical blocks accommodate

In the center of the building you will find Underground the spiral continues in elevators, restrooms and vertical the spiral that continues throughout the parking garage. No space is lost to the building. This makes for anshafts ramps and two hundred parking spots for amenities. inclusive experience and the glass can be achieved by only digging where facade displays the activity on different we would dig for laying foundations. floors to anyone who uses the spiral.

Sunlight penetrates deep into the building thanks to the patio in the middle of the spiral.

The outer facade is a glass facade with exterior vertical wind bracing.

Those serve shading Fourasutility blocksdevices, provide for vertical likethe elevators and ventilation assisted by facilities blinds on southern shafts. Restrooms are included in facade. these blocks so they can use vertical

shafts without compromising on flexibility of the adjacent modules.

The spiralling organisation results in this shape that lifts from the ground to allow a covered entrance and allows for cars to enter the below-ground parking garage.

In the center of the building you will find the spiral that continues throughout the building. This makes for an inclusive experience and the glass facade displays the activity on different floors to anyone who uses the spiral.

Underground the spiral continu the parking garage. No space is ramps and two hundred parking can be achieved by only digging we would dig for laying found

Underground the spiral continues in the parking garage. No space is lost to ramps and two hundred parking spots can be achieved by only digging where we would dig for laying foundations.

A gracious tree marks the center building, it provides a pleasant sigh can be enjoyed everywhere in the b because of the continuity of the

A gracious tree marks the center of the building, it provides a pleasant sight that can be enjoyed everywhere in the building because of the continuity of the spiral.

Four utility blocks provide for vertical facilities like elevators and ventilation shafts. Restrooms are included in these blocks so they can use vertical shafts without compromising on flexibility of the adjacent modules.

Sunlight penetrates deep into the build thanks to the patio in the middle of spiral. Nevertheless, the tree in the mid will temper this sunlight in summert when there is risk of overheat

Sunlight penetrates deep into the building thanks to the patio in the middle of the spiral. Nevertheless, the tree in the middle will temper this sunlight in summertime when there is risk of overheating.

The outer facade is a glass fac exterior vertical wind bracing vertical members provide ample for the eastern and western fac southern facade however suff strong direct sunlight, therefor a blinds are built into the vertical m

Four utility blocks provide for vertical Sunlight penetrates deep into the building The spiral’s rotation is expressed facilities like elevators and ventilation thanks to the patio in the middle of the in Nevertheless, the facade. shafts. Restrooms are included in spiral. the tree in the middle these blocks so they can use vertical will temper this sunlight in summertime shafts without compromising on when there is risk of overheating. flexibility of the adjacent modules.

The outer facade is a glass facade with exterior vertical wind bracing. These vertical members provide ample shading for the eastern and western facade. The southern facade however suffers from strong direct sunlight, therefor additional blinds are built into the vertical members.

Sunlight penetrates deep into the building thanks to the patio in the middle of the spiral. Nevertheless, the tree in the middle will temper this sunlight in summertime when there is risk of overheating.

To express the rotation of the spiral on the inside of the building, the vertical members are slightly inclined in the direction of this rotation.

The outer facade is a glass facade with exterior vertical wind bracing. These vertical members provide ample shading for the eastern and western facade. The southern facade however suffers from

the spiral that continues thro the building. This makes fo inclusive experience and the facade displays the activity on di

To express the rotation of the on the inside of the building, vertical members are slightly inc in the direction of this rot

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Foot-traffic diagram at the entrance area.

Visualization of the spiral around the courtyard at the first floor.

Floor-plan of the ground floor.

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Foot-traffic at the roof terraces and restaurant area.

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Floor-plan of the third floor.

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DETAILING The focus of this challenge was the technical detailing of the building.

Sections of the facades and several other complex points were elaborated. I took the lead on the facade sections.

In addition, the ventilation was calculated by my team members, while I fitted the resulting ventilation ducts in our design.

Since the incubator aims at chemistry startups, separated air evacuation is provided in each laboratory space. Air distribution is done in the hallways.

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Construction details of the upper half of the facade.

The ventilation duct layout for one of the four HVAC groups.

extruded aluminum profile roval fittings and coping steel T-section

rafters every 70cm gravel geberit pluvia roof drain

neoprene strip

vegitation substrate filter drainage layer protection layer roofing thermal insulation concrete incline compression layer prestressed hollowcore concrete

metal facade panel

rockwool rockfit insulation

rockwool aerorock insulation

renson fixscreen screen prestressed prefabricated beam sapa facade 5050

starter bar steel reinforcement

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seamless floor subfloor acoustic/thermal insulation pipes/lines filling layer compression layer prestressed hollow-core concrete

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seamless floor subfloor acoustic/thermal insulation pipes/lines filling layer compression layer prestressed hollow-core concrete vapour barrier water barrier suspended ceiling

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RO-PAX 2018 : Location : Team :

Specialized master in shipbuilding Marseille - Tunis Logan Speybrouck

We determined what fleet would operate most efficiently on the route between Marseille and Tunis and designed a typology of a ship in this fleet. The result was a fleet of two vehicle and passenger ferries (ro-pax) with a capacity of 1700 passengers and 600 vehicles.

To focus on sustainability, we chose dual fuel engines in a hybrid propulsion set-up. The electric propulsion engines are located in the orientable pods outside of the ship’s hull.

My biggest contribution was focused in the hull design, fire safety and general arrangement aspects.

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LNG tank Fresh water tank Wärtsila 16V34DF engine Wärtsila 12V34DF engine Exhaust pipes Fan rooms Central casing Docking operations area Reduced height Inflatable raft Lifeboat 120 pax Lifeboat 150 pax Covered exterior space Commercial area Crew restaurant Passenger restaurant Citchen Swimming pool area Entertainment area Bridge

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Elevation closet two. Serves as storage space and contains the dynamic mechanism.

Floor-plan of the student room.

Visualization of the moving panels in presentation configuration.

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lighting Delta Light Lay Out 254 ropework Marlow d12 Max 78

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Visualization of closet one, which accommodates cooking and printing equipment.

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Elevation of the cooking side of closet one.

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Beige felt and walnut are the materials used in the closets.

Detail of closet two, which has sliding doors.

Detail of the moving panels.

Detail of the ropes running from each panel towards the mechanism in closet two.

wlnut veneer, 1,5 mm glued on mdf, 20 mm

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sliding door hardware HAWA-Antea 50-80-FS

self-adhesive felt, 6 mm glued on mdf, 20 mm Buzziskin, Mokka

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steel section every 1250 mm L 40 x 40 x 4

surface ďŹ nish Hi-Macs Solid Surface, Nordic White

multiplex, 18 mm

steel support, 2 mm welded to UPE section

steel section UPE 80

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2014 : Location : Team :

Last year of bachelor degree Brussels, Belgium Piet Berghmans

Together with Piet, I designed 100 housing units on an empty plot along the Memling street in Brussels, named after the famous painter. We adopted the widely spread urban typology of a block with inner courtyard. This courtyard became a communal garden, sloping up to accommodate a bike parking underneath.

Different apartment typologies are present to create a healthy social mix. A central square creates a passage and a new open urban space offering a water pool, greenery and commercial spaces around.

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Four main apartment typologies are grouped in different zones.

Vertical circulation is organized in regular intervals.

A central square connects the streets around and invites people in.

Two shared gardens bring in nature and encourage community.

Commercial spaces on the ground floor integrate in the context.

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Wille m Va n d e r Vo o r tFloor-plan of the first floor. The different apartment typologies are easily recognizable, as well as the common garden and the central square.

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WATER. Het water blijft zo langamogelijk in open Green roofs and water-pool lucht om verdamping te bevorderen. Dit gebeurt improve the water management op de daken die als licht intensieve groendaken through and worden uitgevoerd en opevaporation het plein waar heel de verharding afwatert naar een ligte verlaging die in infiltration. doordringbaar materiaal is uitgevoerd. Zo ontstaat op het plein een dynamiek die afhangt van het gevallen hemelwater.

TOEGANKELIJKHEID. Om het volledige people gebouw Accessibility for disabled ook voor mensen met een fysieke beperking is assured through dedicated toegankelijk te maken zijn alle niveau’s bereikbaar parking space and elevators via de lift en zijn trappen gemakkelijk begaanbaar.

In de parking bevindenserving zich vijf plaatsen die zijn each floor. voorbehouden voor mensen met een fysieke beperking. Deze plaatsen bivinden zich op minder dan zeven meter van een lift.

AANPASBAARHEID. Door te werken met een in The main structure is designed skeletstructuur zonder dragende wanden en a modular way and all materials een lichte gevel opgebouwd uit panelen, kan are with recycling inaangemind. in dechosen toekomst het gebouw naar wens past worden. Technische voorzieningen worden gecentraliseerd, zodat ze geen beperking vormen voor aanpassing van individuele ruimtes. Zo is er een verwarming op wijkniveau en een afvalsorteerstraat.

MAATSCHAPPELIJKE KWALITEIT. Verschillende Functions and typologies are functies vinden in het gebouw onderdak: sport, mixed on the site and organized wonen, werken en winkelen. Ook wonen kan in op around a communal verschillende manieren: werkruimte ingarden de woning, duplex, appartement, studio en community kangoeroe-woninto stimulate gen worden aangeboden. De collectieve tuin ligt engagement. in het centrum en brengt deze diversiteit samen.

Shading devices appropriate ENERGIE. In de uitvoeringand van het ontwerp streven we naar lage-energie gebouwen.

Naast het thermal insulation are voldoende isoleren van de wanden, vonden we implemented, as well asEen efficient een groendak hierbij onontbeerlijk. gevel van bewegende panelen, laat toe de warmtewinsten technologies such as district door zonlicht naar voorkeur te regelen. Door de heating. centrale installatie van de verwarming op wijkniveau te voorzien van warmtekrachtkoppeling, kan de opgewekte warmte veel efficiënter benut worden.

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Acoustically, the public square is surrounded by walls, safeguarding OMGEVING. De square zorgt voor een meer opvallende locatie van het geuzemuseum binnen de the tranquility in the communal wijk. De publieke functies die aan dit plein grengarden. zen, zorgen door hun plaatsing binnen een quasi

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volledig gesloten bouwblok voor minimale overlast. De rust van de bewoners is verzekerd door het verhogen van de tuinen ten opzichte van deze square. Het doortrekken van de commerciële plint, verhoogt de activiteit in residentiële zone’s The classic block with courtyard van de wijk.

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GROENVOORZIENING. De vorm van het klassieke bouwblok laat ons toe de site van een grote hoeveelheid groen te voorzien. De ruimte binnen het bouwblok is dan ook volledig gewijd aan een tuin voor de bewoners. De square, die deze tuin doorbreekt, is uitgevoerd als waterplein en tevens voorzien van bomen. Het gebruik van groendaken Sustainable mobility is zorgt voor een extra element in het streven naar biodiversiteit en eenthrough groene wijk.a large and encouraged easily accessible bike parking,

MOBILITEIT. Het gebruik van de fietsstations wordt geas well as charging stimuleerd door een grote en goed bereikbare for electric cars in the parking fietsenstalling te voorzien. De ondergrondse parking verminderd de nodige parkeerplaatsen garage. langs de straat, waardoor die heringericht kan worden. In de parking zijn laadpalen voorzien voor elektrische wagens.

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Assembled construction details of the facade at the Memlingstraat. The chosen materials are prefabricated concrete panels and corten steel for the balconies and railings.

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Since the castle which currently accommodates the architecture department (ASRO) of the KU Leuven is less and less able to provide adapted facilities for architecture students, we got the assignment to design a new building tailored to the department’s needs.

I decided to validate the waterfront and use a public square to separate the functions meant exclusively for students from the mixed functions, like an auditorium and an exposition space.

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Buitenvolume A simple volume follows the contours of the site.

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een traditioneel auditorium belemmert interactie met de spreker. enkel een monoloog is mogelijk.

de spreker kan zich mengen met het publiek en als moderator een gesprek op gang brengen.

Een ronde opstelling maakt dialoog mogelijk zonder een monoloog uit te sluiten.

Anderzijds kan nog steeds een lezing of dergelijke plaatsvinden.

I specifically chose a circular setup for the small auditorium.

This shape allows for diverse ways of interactivity between the speaker and the public, whereas a traditional podium-audience set-up imposes limited interactivity.

Ateliers die ingericht worden per jaar zorgen voor een afscheiding tussen studenten. nochtans kan je veel en snel leren van de ervaring van anderen. dit heeft tot twee beslissingen geleid. ten eerste worden de ateliers opgedeeld volgens omgeving. de ene ontwerpt liever in stilte, de andere in groep met muziek. ten tweede wordt er ruimte voorzien om een startend architectenbureau te vestigen. deze architecten kunnen alle faciliteiten van de school gebruiken en anderzijds kunnen de studenten van dichtbij volgen hoe het er in de praktijk aan toegaat.

Ateliers die ingericht worden per jaar zorgen voor een afscheiding tussen studenten. nochtans kan je veel en snel leren van de ervaring van anderen. dit heeft tot twee beslissingen geleid. ten eerste worden de ateliers opgedeeld volgens omgeving. de ene ontwerpt liever in stilte, de andere in groep met muziek. ten tweede wordt er ruimte voorzien om een startend architectenbureau te vestigen. deze architecten kunnen alle faciliteiten van de school gebruiken en anderzijds kunnen de studenten van dichtbij volgen hoe het er in de praktijk aan toegaat.

Rather than the studios separated by seniority, I propose to create a single studio open to all students. This studio has diverse working environments such as large tables, a workshop, quiet spaces and presentation areas. In addition, facilities are provided for young startups founded by former students. They two are mixed amongst current students.

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Passive Design for Energy Efficiency 2017 : Second year of master degree Mentors : Abed Tablada (NUS) and Karen Allacker (KU Leuven) Location : Nusajaya development, Southern Malaysia Methodology Willem Van der Voort

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Specific locality in A hot and humid environment Elimination through literature Quantitative Analysis Discussion and conclusion

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Global population is booming and particularly in urbanized regions Floor Area Ratio in the tropics. Millions of homes will be built to shelter this growing population. In the light of climate change, we have to look for a sustainable way to build those homes.

How to reduce energy consumption in tropical Shape Factor urban districts, using passive design strategies?

This is what I worked on at the National University of Singapore. I chose a site in the Johor Bahru region in southern Malaysia and tested a generic district on its energy consumption when changing several parameters.

In a first phase, I used academic literature to select indicators, site coverage, floor area ratio and shape factor. Then, through preliminary simulations for natural ventilation, daylighting and solar radiation, I selected a typology, a tower with a podium and a courtyard.

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The second phase consisted of an energy simulation of a Daylighting set of variations of this typology in Energy Plus. I set up a parametric model of a generic urban district in Rhino and Grasshopper and calculated the annual energy use and energy generation through solar panels.

Solar Radiation Lowest consumption was reached for a high floor area ratio, a high shape factor and a high site coverage in case 99. The energy generated by solar panels installed on the tower’s roof is sufficient to meet the on-site demand.

However, this conclusion is only valid within the assumptions made for this study. I only looked at the energy aspect of urban sustainability, while many other important aspects play their role. The choice of location, typology and software also greatly impacts the results.

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High Site Coverage Part 1 Narrow focus within a broad topic

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PART 5

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Low cooling energy demand that can be met by on-site renewable energy generation.

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DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION

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Cu rric u lu m Vita e

Education

ENSTA-Paristech Graduated in 2018 in a specialized master in naval architecture.

Startup internship In the summer of 2013 at Wafels & Dinges in New York City.

National University of Singapore Conducted master thesis research in the fall of 2015.

Sailing instructor In the summers of 2012, 2013 and 2014 at the Belgian coast.

Contact +33 6 22 88 27 75 wvandervoort@gmail.com Belgian 14 April 1993

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linkedin.com/in/willemvandervoort issuu.com/willemvandervoort

KU Leuven Graduated in 2017 with a MSc. in Architectural Engineering.

KU Leuven Graduated in 2014 with a BSc. in Architectural Engineering.

Aid experience

Extracurricular experien

Voluntary construction work In the spring of 2017 on a primary school in the Western region of Cameroon.

Prix Design & Sciences Organized by Strate School of Design in the fall of 2017 in Paris.

Wille m Va n d e r Vo o r t

Professional experience

Project management internship From April to October 2018 at Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque, France.

Woodworking apprenticeship In the spring of 2017 on the market of Dschang in Cameroon.

Internship In the spring of 2016 at UNESCO’s disaster risk reduction unit in Paris.

Architecture internship In the summers of 2014 and 2015 in the office of Pascal Francois in Belgium.

Board member of MSB From 2014 to 2016, participated in conferences organized by Harvard and Oxford Universities.

Board member of Existenz In 2014-2015. Existenz is the architecture student association of the KU Leuven.

EASA Participant of the 2013 European Architecture Students Assembly in Slovenia.

Competitive sailing From 2007 to 2011 at European level in the 420 one-design class.

Language

IT

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Willem van der Voort +33 6 22 88 27 75 wvandervoort@gmail.com Belgian 14 April 1993