Flexible housing for the amateur

Flexible housing is offered as a way to extend the lifespan of architecture. This research paper explores the different ways to design flexible housing through the publications of Habraken, Brand, and Leupens as well as the findings by organizations like OBOM and Openbuilding.co. Three modern housing projects in Amsterdam, Superlofts houthavens,...

Flexibele middenhuur-woningen voor starters: De toekomst van de portiekwoningen

My graduation project focuses on making middle-rent homes in existing social rental homes in Amsterdam Nieuw-West, in which the amount of social rental housing is maintained. In Amsterdam there is a growing shortage of middle-rent homes for starters. As a result, people stay longer in a social rented homes while these homes often no longer meet...

The collective living street: Flexible and affordable family dwellings in the city center of Amsterdam

Collective dwelling design for the new urban middle income family. Attention is paid to enhance social interaction. The design forms a proposal for flexible and affordable family dwellings to keep the middle class in (the city center) of Amsterdam.

HAND_MADE: Architecture for craftsmanship

In the future, cities will face many challenges. We need to densify our cities while at the same time preserve qualities and identities on different scales. One of these identities is that of craftsmanship and the rich industrial history of Amsterdam. <br/>The separation between living and working is outdated, especially for the growing part of...

One home suits all: between ideal and standard; compact & flexible city family apartment

More families prefer living in the city, as the city has to offer social networks and facilities close by. Whereas before families left to the suburban areas, they now become city families. This development is attractive for the city, as city families offer liveliness and have a good influence on the economics. However, the city has no suitable...

The circular economy approach in a flexible housing project: A proposal for affordable housing solution in Malaysia

The demand for housing and affordable housing specifically will always become challenges for the government of the day. The solutions at the moment between conventional construction and IBS facing quality and costing problems respectively. In this article, it proposes the introduction of circular economy in a flexible housing project. To...