Amsterdam

Projects – Pim Brueren

Parametric Feasibility Tool for Social Housing

A parametric mass model and web dashboard built for a social housing corporation focused on elderly housing, generating construction costs, sustainability metrics, and financial returns across multiple building systems and energy ambitions, reducing weeks of feasibility work to minutes.

TO3DPGS - Paper publication

TO3DPGS - Paper publication

An offical publication for the master thesis research, to be published in the near future.

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3D-Printed Glass Steppingstone for GlasTec 20243D-Printed Glass Steppingstone for GlasTec 20243D-Printed Glass Steppingstone for GlasTec 2024

3D-Printed Glass Steppingstone for GlasTec 2024

The first Topology Optimized Architectural-scale 3D-printed glass structure. The steppingstone was developed for Glasstec 2024 in collaboration with Evenline, demonstrating the worlds first fabrication-driven topology optimization for molten glass.

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TO3DPGS - Topology Optimization for 3D Printed Glass Structures

Development of an algorithm for topology-optimized, monolithic 3D-printed glass structures, integrating structural performance with additive manufacturing constraints.

AI trained drone damage detection

AI trained drone damage detection

A computational tool developed at TU Delft that uses consumer drone footage and AI / machine learning to detect and classify post-earthquake building damage, mapping results onto a live GPS-based city map to accelerate disaster recovery.

UR10 - Topology Optimized Robotic Element StackingUR10 - Topology Optimized Robotic Element StackingUR10 - Topology Optimized Robotic Element Stacking

UR10 - Topology Optimized Robotic Element Stacking

A Building Technology course project that used a UR10 robot arm, an air clamp, and 3D-printed topology-optimized parts to test how lightweight elements could be compressed, connected, and stacked into a self-supporting assembly.

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Tiny Blue House Design

A compact Tiny Home design developed from concept to approval drawings, with detailed architectural and technical documentation prepared for construction.

Mars Habitat - Parametric 3D-Printed Voronoi Wall FragmentMars Habitat - Parametric 3D-Printed Voronoi Wall Fragment

Mars Habitat - Parametric 3D-Printed Voronoi Wall Fragment

A Grasshopper-driven wall fragment for a Martian habitat, combining Voronoi geometry, integrated service channels, and a continuous concrete-printing toolpath.

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Parametric Facade Renovation for Porch Houses

A computationally designed modular facade system for renovating walk-up apartment buildings while preserving the rhythm and identity of existing porch-house architecture.

Extreme Architecture - Urban Heat Island EffectExtreme Architecture - Urban Heat Island Effect

Extreme Architecture - Urban Heat Island Effect

A Freeform Extreme Urban Heat Island Effect Tower Generated by an Algorithm