(e)Co-Housing: Co-housing with like-minded people (ecological) of all ages - Living at the Apple Market inside the city belt of Amsterdam

Due to the increase of population in Amsterdam in 2040, 40.000 more dwellings are expected to be needed. This prime location, at the Apple Market, is currently unbuilt. The baby-boom in the Netherlands lead to a huge generation which nowadays is turning old. This generation of people are facing an aging peak in the year 2040 and bringing about...

Private commissioning in Amsterdam (Het zelfbouwproces in Amsterdam)

“How can the actors that are involved in the process of private commissioning facilitate the target groups, which are active with private commissioning in Amsterdam, in a better way by removing the most important barriers, and increasing incentives for private commissioning?” // "Hoe kunnen de actoren, die bij het zelfbouwproces betrokken zijn,...

Collective Private Commissioned dwellings for the 21st century

Due to the crisis, developers and housing associations are no longer willing to invest money in large scale dwelling projects. Collective Private Commissioning can be an answer to this problem. This concept is based on private investors, getting together in building groups which can finance a residential building that they will occupy when it’s...