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 living at home, in the transformed harbour area in the Merwe-Vierhavens in Rotterdam contributes to a solution for both of these issues at hand. By designing and developing dwellings that seduce the young-old to relocate a broader living happiness can be established. Firstly the young-old get a home that better meets their needs and secondly a wider range of single family dwellings will come available for starters and young families. Promoting social encounters between the residents and offering a wide range of dwelling types that can be adaptable for old-age offers the baseline for a design for the young-old. These two principles shape the base of this graduation project focused on the young-old. The young-old deserve a home where they can enjoy the rest of their life and look without any worry towards the future.