Industrial shipyards form a unique legacy of architecture and engineering in the industrial heritage field. They are the tangible and vivid remains of the industrial ages. The appreciation and importance of the transformation and reuse of industrial shipyards in the Netherlands has significantly risen in the last three decades. However, there are places where the ongoing process has come to an end and the appreciation and sense of historical continuity has disappeared. Many industrial shipyards fell into decline in the second half of the 20th century as industrialized economies started to decline. The abandonment that followed de-industrialization poses great challenges to the redevelopment of industrial shipyards.

The project Makersdorp Kloos proposes a redesign for the maritime complex of the former Kloos site in Alblasserdam in its urban context and landscape setting. The design features co-living and designing your own spaces together with your neighbours.