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an adaptive housing system that accomodates residents' changing spatial needs.
E.M. van Barneveld (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
P.L. Tomesen – Mentor (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
M.J. Smit – Mentor (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
G.A. van Bortel – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
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Abstract
Within Europe, there’s a huge housing shortage. The Netherlands is one of the countries that exemplifies this issue. The main (social & demographic) reasons for it being an issue are the influx of immigrants and the increase in single-person households. The latter is mainly caused by the construction of single-person households & the increase of single elderly (who live in large family homes). This research explores how, through design, we can create housing blocks that not only accommodate the changing needs of a household but also stimulate the connection and interaction between different households. The analysed households are defined by size and culture. As a result, this research uses co-living principles to stimulate the interaction between these households and defines clear open-building principles to accommodate the adaptation of the housing block. This is elaborated as a design within a typical Dutch neighbourhood in Eindhoven, which depicts the possibilities to densify while still adding qualitative housing.