Building SimpliCity

Building SimpliCity: Bringing affordable housing back to the people

Agerbeek, Rubin (TU Delft Architecture and the Built Environment)

Parravicini, M. (mentor)
Warries, G.Y. (mentor)
Koskamp, G. (mentor)
Garcia Sanchez, C. (graduation committee)

Delft University of Technology

Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences

2022-06-28

The housing shortage in the Netherlands and the high contribution of the construction sector towards climate change demands a different approach towards affordable housing. A combination of the concept of a 'housing cooperative' and the implementation of 'low-tech principles' on all scales of the design tries to bring back affordable housing back to the people in a sustainable way, where the pillars 'People', 'Planet' and 'Profit' are in balance. A pure light timber frame system with universal, interchangeable elements forms the basis for standardised housing units. By arranging the units in different ways and by giving the users freedom in infill and finishing, the housing cooperative is able to choose how they want to shape their living environment. Overarching aspects throughout the design are 'simplicity', 'rationality', 'locality' and 'human scale'.

Affordable Housing
low-tech
Timber Construction
Housing cooperative
simplicity
Locality
Human scale

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Student theses

master thesis

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