The Future Playground: Creating a high-rise community for families

More and more people in the Netherlands want to live in the so-called Randstad. This results in a need for densification in Dutch cities. One of the solutions for this is building more high-rise residential buildings. High-rise buildings provide amazing views and house many people on a small plot of land. They do however, have some downsides....

It’s never too late for a new beginning: A living environment for the Young-Old

The Netherlands is facing a problem with their current housing stock. Predictions warn about the need for approximately one million houses for 2035. Alongside the shortage a lot of the people do not live in a dwelling which is their preference. A design for a housing complex for the young-old, people aged between 55 and 75 without children...

The ZPP Workhome

In response to the contemporary lifestyle of the Dutch people the Dutch labor market is changing. They want flexible working hours and –spaces which suits their flexible lifestyle. A response to these changes is the arise of the group ‘zzp’ers’. This group exists out of people that carries out work for their own account or risk and who does not...

Community in the time of market economy

To balance the outbreak in density which is currently focused in Rahmat Nagar and encourage a city that is open for newcomers, the connection between Nalasopara West and East should be embraced. In order to achieve this connection and create a community linking both sides of the railway, issues such as urban markers, collective spaces, variety...