Collective private commissioning initiatives by elderly facilitated by the municipality: A research on how urban municipalities can better facilitate CPC projects in order to meet the increasing demand by elderly.

Due to the limited quantitative and qualitative supply of elderly housing and an increasing demand for alternative housing forms, more and more resident initiatives arise in the Netherlands. However, it is evident from these resident initiatives that municipal processes lack focus, cooperation and experience with resident initiatives such as...

A reflection of society

There is a growing urbanization trend in Amsterdam, this causes dwellings to be less affordable. That is why several areas in Amsterdam are being densified. One of these areas is Sloterdijk Centrum, a typical monofunctional office park of the 80’s and 90’s. The municipality wants to transform this park to a lively mixed use area by adding new...

Airehousing: A contemporary perspective on the Airey-Strip

Serving the New Housing Producers

A research on the role of the architect within projects developed through Collective Private Commission (Collectief Particulier Opdrachtgeverschap) in the Netherlands. Input from participants, which is obtained through a workshop and interviews, is used for the design of a dwelling block. This design then forms a hypothesis of what is possible...

Making a fairbnb

How can architects initiate a housing project and provide a successful basis for a fairbnb concept to succeed? The project consists of a strategy and a pilot design project on how to realise?a fair B&B system within the Amsterdam city centre. A fairbnb is a socially and architecturally sustainable solution?, combining the demands of the locals...

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