Second Chances: Dwellings: Social and Material Reintegration

How can collective housing design encourage social inclusion? From an ecological perspective, the housing of socially disadvantaged and transformation of post-war mass housing is explored. Socially disadvantaged people such as the formerly homeless have often difficulties integrating into a new living environment and need a more stable...

Ensemble: Coexistence of Urban Experience and Daily Routines

The theme of the studio ‘At Home in the City’ is focusing on contemporary and future urban architecture on the scale of both dwelling and the city. Van der Kunbuurt is one of the suggested location that was needed to be transformed. At least half of the current 50’s apartments should be kept that can accommodate the contemporary dwellers.