Young professionals in the city

Designing affordable and suitable dwellings for young professionals

Master thesis (2021)

Authors

M. AL Assadi Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

T.W. Kupers Teachers of Practice / A - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
F. Adema Building Product Innovation - Architecture and the Built Environment (graduation committee member)
P.S. van der Putt Public Building and Housing Design (graduation committee member)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment, Architecture and the Built Environment
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Published Date

02-11-2021

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

The housing market in The Netherlands is under pressure, especially in big cities such as Rotterdam. The housing shortage situation is not going to be solved overnight. This creates cramps in the housing market, increases the housing prices to beyond what people can afford, which causes in particular young professionals to fall between two stools. These young professionals earn too much to be eligible for social housing and do not earn enough to be able to own a home in Rotterdam. Many of them, therefore, do not live in a home that would have been their first choice. As the housing shortage is expected to continue, qualitative design choices for affordable housing become increasingly more important. Maximum commitment to achieving housing circulation is urgently needed to relieve the pressure on the housing market as much as possible. More mid-rent apartments are a major contributor to tackle this issue.