Ecology of Living Together

Equilibrium between humans & species in the built environment

Master thesis (2022)

Authors

J.A. Hessels Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

O. Klijn Public Building and Housing Design (supervisor 1)
A.M. Kockelkorn Public Building and Housing Design (supervisor 1)
F. Adema Building Product Innovation - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
K.M. Havik Situated Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
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Published Date

17-06-2022

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

In the Advanced Housing Design Studio we explored how housing design can successfully address the challenge of reducing the ecological footprint of its residents and assure social inclusion. In this studio an emphasis was put on the housing concept of collective living. A cooperative housing concept that offers the opportunity to create a living environment that meets the needs and wishes of the future dwellers and encourages the use of shared and collective spaces.

My experiment in this studio was finding an equilibrium, a balance between different household types with different habitational needs in an existing monotonous block. For my research I looked into a way of placing the different household types or one can say social groups together without causing an unpleasant living environment. Whilst on the contrary bolster a close-knit and sustainable community.