A question of design

摘要

A structured set of options allowed each occupant of housing in Almere, the Netherlands, flexibility of layout within a given envelope. Experimental new housing stock in Isla Margarita, Almere, Netherlands, has taken leave of traditional Dutch residential construction practices. Although concrete is the material most widely used for domestic builds in the Netherlands, this development of 18 homes erected for a national Building and Living Expo took steel as the main structural element. The resulting diverse development flies in the face of established Dutch building practices, as well as breaking away from the uniform housing solutions that dominate the suburban housing market in the Netherlands.