Between a Day and a Lifetime

Integration of short-stay housing and the sharing economy in the post-war neighborhood of Groot-IJsselmonde, Rotterdam

Master thesis (2024)

Authors

C.H. Hietbrink Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

H.A.F. Mooij Public Building and Housing Design (supervisor 1)
H.F. Eckardt Architectural Technology - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
R.S. Guis Teachers of Practice / A - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
Y.J. Cuperus External organisation (coach)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
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Published Date

17-01-2024

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

Urban densification is essential to keep the green spaces surrounding Dutch cities, especially in the Randstad. The current Dutch housing stock, of which a significant portion was built during the 1960's and 1970's, lacks a flexible layer in which people in urgent need of housing can find (temporary) affordable housing. Short-stay housing, which encompasses people living somewhere for a day, up to a couple of years, could provide this flexible layer. Target groups for short-stay housing fare well by social interaction, stimulating integration into Dutch society and opening up new possibilities in their life. This social interaction can be partially provided by introducing the sharing economy into an existing neighborhood, providing sustainable options regarding ownership or mobility.

The project 'Between a Day and a Lifetime' therefore proposes an urban densification strategy in which a short-stay housing concept, based on principles of co-housing and the sharing economy, creates densification in a way that it enriches the lives of the current ánd future inhabitants.