Families out on the street

Accommodating modern families in Amsterdam

Master thesis (2018)

Authors

I.L. van Velzen Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

T.W. Kupers (supervisor 1)
F. Adema (supervisor 1)
P.S. van der Putt (supervisor 1)
H. Plomp (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2018 Iris van Velzen
Amsterdam Dutch Housing Adaptable dwelling Families
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Published Date

06-07-2018

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

Families are leaving the city of Amsterdam, mainly due to a lack of safety, child friendly outdoor spaces and affordable and appropriate size housing. Yet many of them do want to stay in the city, and the city wants to maintain them too, as they are important for the whole circle of city life. The notion of ‘family’ though is rather general, and usually implies traditional families. However, the amount of ‘modern’ families, such as single parent-, co-parent- and patchwork families is growing. They have even more specific needs than traditional families, due to their often complicated household configuration. The main task of this project is to provide suitable housing for these modern families, thus housing that is: child friendly and adaptable to changing household configurations.