The approach to homelessness in the Netherlands is currently undergoing a paradigm shift, moving away from shelter-based systems toward direct and unconditional housing, as articulated in the National Action Plan on Homelessness Eerst een Thuis. However, the regular housing supply often fails to meet …

Wie zich als ambtenaar, projectontwikkelaar of planoloog bezighoudt met de woningbouwopgave verzeilt al snel in discussies over de balans tussen betaalbaarheid, rendement en de behoefte aan voldoende woningen. Een architect op zijn of haar beurt zal zich vooral richten op zaken als de woningindeling, …

‘Makers Block, from craft to consumer in M4H district.’ The design of Makers Block connects the makers workplace with housing along three lines: living adjacent to making, living with making and living next to making. This happens on top of a double high plinth with studios in an ensemble of buildings, …

The route along the Eems, the river flowing outwards from the old water- and city gate of Amersfoort, has become a new destination within the city, with a cultural and commercial center, makers places and transformed old factories. To continue this route, the site of a waste collecting plant is opened …

The Capucine cloister in Tilburg was established in the 19th century along one of the routes leading out of the city center, as part of the urban expansion that was then taking place. Nearby a nunnery can be found at the other end of a park, the whole being enclosed by a long wall. Now the place has …

‘International Hub Center, a connective student village in Maastricht.’ Can a university city like Maastricht do better in getting international students involved in the local community and making them prolong their stay to the benefit of the city? From his own experience as a foreign student the designer …

Drumul Taberei, a postwar modernist district of Bucharest, has a share in Romanian urban history with a start as a socialist high-rise utopia, subsequent densification in the ample green spaces under political repression and a downfall due to seismic threats. Through research the cultural and architectural …

In the Netherlands, almost everyone has an image of 1930s neighborhoods, post-war neighborhoods, and Vinex locations. That is very different for the neighborhoods with social housing apartments from the 1970s and 1980s. They are forgotten, hardly known, even professionally. And that is a problem because …

For the elderly a major decline in health often entails a dramatic shift in living conditions. One of the harshest aspects is the loss of social context. Based on experiences in her own family, the designer sets out to redefine the puzzle of health, care and social context. By conceiving the needs in …

Social housing is not an individual or family subsidy and it is not subsidized homeownership. It is physical housing that is funded via government, often in partnership between various orders of government or with not-for-profit housing providers. Notably, social housing is designed to remain as a permanent …