Nadia Marzouk

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Vision

As the child of an immigrant, I understand how difficult it is to adapt to a new culture. When I emigrated from Egypt to the Netherlands and entered my new home for the first time, I felt like a stranger. My body couldn't contain the move and I was unable to call this new place home. There are still two different houses in my life, and there will be. But my feelings in those houses have since changed.

What is a Home? Why do we call it "home"?

My background makes me look for other ways to define my identity. By not being fully part of one or the other, I form my associations and take nothing for granted. We are somewhere every moment of our lives; from birth to our last breath we are in a space. We wake up in a space and we sleep and dream in a space.

Goal

In my graduation project I investigated the concept of home on the basis of theories and I looked at how the concept originated. I used my own experiences to find out what makes me feel at home in a new city and what makes certain places feel good. Then I looked for alternatives for a culturally and historically neutral house. As a designer, I wanted to find ways to do justice to the existence of every human being with a multicultural background.

With my graduation project I found answers to the question of how to turn a house into a home. I want to apply these answers in the professional field. One of the answers to the question of how we can feel at home in a city concerns the relationships we form with each other. I like to talk to people about what it means for them to feel at home. I do this not only with residents, but also with other designers, because we share responsibility there.

In my graduation project I reflect on my research and the answers I have found to the question of how to turn a house into a real home. My intention is that this is inspiring to those who have lost their sense of home, and that my design nurtures and reinforces a sense of belonging through architecture.

We all have houses, but we deserve a home.

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