The Haraldsgadekvarteret, located in Copenhagen, is a neighborhood that suffers from fragmentation due to the way its set up. This project aims to mitigate that, by creating a building consisting of different volumes that are based on physical characteristics of pieces of urban fabric in the neighborhood. This makes the building identifiable for the residents in the neighborhood. Unlike the neighborhood however, these different volumes are connected due to the functional nature of the spaces in between them. For these connections, both between the volumes and on a functional level within the volumes, the notion of indeterminacy is used as a tool to design these spaces, becoming a vehicle for many important aspects of the building, like hybridity, occupancy and sustainability.

The Netherlands is facing a housing crisis, marked by shortages and escalated prices. The Affordable Rent Bill aims to further regulate the private rental segment and improve the position of middle-income groups depend- ent on this segment. However, increased rent regula- tions and the recently introduced taxation measure Tax Plan 2023 decrease profitability for private landlords, sparking concerns about potential divestment from this segment, reducing availability and possibly worsening the position of private tenants and middle income groups. This study explores the effect of the Affordable Rent Bill and Tax Plan 2023 on the investment beha- viour of private landlords and the position of private ten- ants. Utilising inductive logic and a mixed-methods se- quential explanatory design, data from Woononderzoek 2021, a survey conducted among private landlords, and the consultation on the Affordable Rent Bill are ana- lysed. Its findings suggest that the accumulation of taxa- tion and rent regulation measures prompt private land- lords to divest a great number of dwellings, likely result- ing in a decrease in the availability of mid-market rental housing and a negative effect on the position of middle incomes and others dependent on this segment. The study underscores the need for a careful reevaluation of the regulatory framework to achieve the intended posit- ive effect on affordability and availability in the mid-mar- ket rental segment.

"Interwoven: Rethinking Work-Live Relations in a Post-Industrial Neighborhood" is a graduation project focused on the neighbourhood Bressoux in Liege, Belgium. This project aims to address the socio-economic challenges of a post-industrial city by reimagining the relationship between work and living spaces. By repurposing existing industrial structures within the neighbourhood and integrating new buildings, the project creates a vibrant and interconnected community. It provides opportunities for local craftsmen, entrepreneurs, and residents to work, collaborate, and engage in shared activities. Through thoughtful design, the project seeks to revitalise the neighbourhood, foster social cohesion, and empower the financial and social position of the city.

The Netherlands is facing pressure on the housing market and the prices are increasing drastically. The accessibility to the housing market decreases and moving becomes harder. With the flexibilization of the labour market, more households face income uncertainty, which can affect their possibilities on the housing market. Flexworkers, labourers with a temporary contract and zzpers together are labelled ‘’flexhouseholds’’. The accessibility of flexhouseholds to housing, are dependant of three markets which are connected to one another. These markets are: the housing market, the labour market and the financial market. To understand how the flexhouseholds are affected in their accessibility to the housing market, this thesis aims to answer the question ‘’What are the effects of the flexibilization of the labour market on the accessibility of flexhouseholds on the housing market?’’. The research methods which will be used in order to answer the main question, are divided into two categories. First, a qualitative study will be conducted, this will be done through the use of literature study, source study and the use of interviews. After this is done the quantitative study will be conducted with the DNB households survey. The statistical study will be focused on researching the differences between the permanent households and the flexhouseholds on the housing market. The goal of this research is to give valuable insights on the position of flexhouseholds on the housing, labour and financial market and in understanding how these markets influence one another. The outcomes of this research show that zzp households have the highest accessibility to the housing market of the three flexhousehold groups. Because of their labour agreement additional restrictions on obtaining a mortgage are imposed, such as getting a research forecast, and a lower percentage of the mortgage if the NHG is not used. However, their older age and high incomes makes the effects of their labour agreements minimal, making them equal or sometimes even in a better position than permanent households. For the temporary households, the theory points out that they have the least restrictions in obtaining a owner occupied or rental dwelling. However, in practice they are second in obtaining in a dwelling. This has to do with the young age and therefore lower savings than the zzp households and general lower incomes. The flexworker households have the lowest accessibility because of the restricting factos based on their labour agreements, their financial situation and also their future work perspectives. Financial institutions need to make use of more tailor made mortgages lending, in which the circumstances and characteristics of the flexhouseholds are taken into account.

Deciding on where to locate the company’s assets is one of the main issues of the corporate real estate management field. It should support aligning the organization’s real estate strategy to its organizational objectives. Understanding which information is needed by the decision-makers is crucial to make a proper judgement. However, the awareness of criteria range and their relative importance is lacking in the majority of cases. Although literature recognises a number of structures based on which the criteria should be determined, this knowledge is disperse. It is not fully exploited to enrich the process, due to the scarcity of proper expert tools. As the high level of expertise and the vast amount of knowledge is required, the companies have to rely solely on available human resources.

This thesis provides the development of an expert tool, gathering state-of-art knowledge of location criteria. It strives to improve the (re)location decision making in large companies. It is done by using a hybrid research method, combining the operational research with an empirical one. The determinants for use of certain location criteria and the criteria itself are identified in the literature and linked to each other in a computer program. Through gathering the input from stakeholders, the tool suggests a prioritised list of criteria that should be used in the process.

The expert tool is tested in a pilot study at a company in order to evaluate the effectiveness and attractiveness of the model. It is done with a series of tests and interviews in connection with a pilot case. In addition, the acceptance and trust in the system are challenged.

Overall the tool is evaluated positively. It improves the location decision-making process by increasing the stakeholders understanding of the problem, transparency level, as well as empowering the decision-makers to express their needs that could have been omitted when using a traditional approach. This leads to better assessment of location alternatives. Although the tool itself requires a number of improvements before being able to be used in practice, the idea behind it was highly valued by the users.