A new minimum

the potential for existenzminimum dwelling concepts in renovation projects

Master thesis (2022)

Authors

P.P. Voermans Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

Nicholas Clarke Heritage & Design - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
W.J. Quist Heritage & Technology - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
L.G.K. Spoormans Heritage & Design - Architecture and the Built Environment (graduation committee member)
E. Louw Urban Development Management - Architecture and the Built Environment (graduation committee member)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment, Architecture and the Built Environment
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Published Date

31-08-2022

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

Inspired by the Existenzminimum movement of the early 20th century, the feasibility of historic efficient housing concepts is studied. The canvas for this is the renovation design of a post-65 housing complex in Amsterdam. Three concepts reinterpreted into a modern context and applied in the design. The first is a sharing concept with smaller individual homes and shared amenities and functions. The second is a flexible plan concept in which the home itself is made as efficient as possible. The final implemented concept is a institutionalized squatting concept with lowest rent possible. The feasibility is assessed through judging the design in 18 categories before and after the renovation.