Urban Village

Much office space in the Netherlands is vacant, in Rotterdam alone 1 million square metres (2012). At the same time, there is increasing pressure on the housing market to accommodate refugees.

Urban Village brings supply and demand together. The flexible housing units can quickly and cheaply make empty offices suitable for – temporary – decent housing. The offices require little or no modification; the units are largely self-contained. If necessary, they can easily be dismantled and rebuilt in another location.

In 2012, Urban Village won second prize in the ASN Bank competition For the World of Tomorrow.

Presentation [PDF]