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Stories<\/a> | Collectief Wonen<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Title text” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#0078DC” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”28px” header_font=”|||on|||||” header_text_color=”#0078DC” header_2_font=”||||||||” module_alignment=”right” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”132px||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”24px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Subtitle text” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#0078DC” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.75em” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”||||||||” custom_margin=”||12px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”0px||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”24px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Sociale duurzaamheid begint bij de typologie van het gebouw<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Intro Text” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#0078DC” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.75em” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”||||||||” custom_margin=”||12px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”0px||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”24px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Bouwen we ook gemeenschappen?<\/p>\n We bouwen steeds meer woningen. Maar bouwen we ook gemeenschappen? In Nederland voelt bijna de helft van de volwassenen zich in meer of mindere mate eenzaam. Ongeveer \u00e9\u00e9n op de tien mensen voelt zich sterk eenzaam. Onder jongeren liggen de cijfers nog hoger, en ook onder ouderen komt eenzaamheid bovengemiddeld voor. Tegelijkertijd bestaat meer dan veertig procent van de huishoudens uit \u00e9\u00e9n persoon. Alleen wonen wordt normaler, terwijl sociale verbondenheid minder vanzelfsprekend is. Internationale studies tonen aan dat sociale isolatie niet alleen een sociaal probleem is, maar ook een gezondheidsrisico. Sterke sociale verbindingen hangen samen met een langere levensverwachting en betere mentale gezondheid. Het ontbreken ervan vergroot stress, kwetsbaarheid en zorgbehoefte. Alleen wonen is niet het probleem. Maar het maakt ontmoeting minder vanzelfsprekend. Waar het gezin vroeger een intern netwerk bood, moet het gebouw nu vaker ruimte bieden voor toevallige ontmoeting, herkenning en informele sociale interactie. Sociale duurzaamheid wordt daarmee een ruimtelijke opgave.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_css_main_element_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_css_main_element_tablet=”height: 0;” custom_css_main_element_phone=”height: 0;”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=”https:\/\/woonwerk.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gallery-kop-1-1.webp” alt=”People spending time outdoors in a collective living environment” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”12px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1150px” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Op het gemeenschappelijke balkon @ KOP Havenkwartier<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin_phone=”||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”off|desktop” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1150px” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.65em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Niet iedereen woont op dezelfde manier, en niet iedereen heeft dezelfde noden. Een starter zoekt betaalbaarheid en verbinding met gelijkgestemden. Een gezin zoekt ruimte, veiligheid en nabijheid van scholen en speelplekken. Een senior zoekt toegankelijkheid, overzicht en de zekerheid dat er iemand in de buurt is. Iemand met een zorgvraag zoekt ondersteuning die zelfstandigheid niet vervangt maar versterkt. Die verscheidenheid vraagt om maatwerk. Niet \u00e9\u00e9n universeel woonmodel, maar een doordacht palet van typologie\u00ebn dat aansluit bij wie er woont en hoe mensen willen samenleven. Wij hebben dit vertaald in een diagram dat de relatie legt tussen doelgroepen, woonvormen en de activiteiten en voorzieningen die daarbij horen.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1150px” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/woonwerk.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/diagram-building-communities-woonwerk.webp” alt=”diagram dat laat zien hoe mensen in verschillende levensfases verschilende behoeftes hebben, en hoe die soms overlppen” show_bottom_space=”off” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”12px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Gemeenschappen opbouwen @ Woonwerk<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.65em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Het diagram toont vier centrale doelgroepen: starters, families, senioren en mensen met een zorgvraag. Daaromheen een ring van woonvormen, van appartementen en co-housing tot kangoeroewonen, gestippeld wonen en de generatiemix. De buitenste ring verbindt die woonvormen met de activiteiten en voorzieningen die een leefomgeving compleet maken, van basisbehoeften zoals een supermarkt of medische ondersteuning tot bijzondere activiteiten zoals een repair caf\u00e9, een boerenmarkt of een gemeenschappelijke keuken. Het diagram is geen catalogus. Het is een denkraam: het laat zien dat collectief wonen geen eenvormig concept is, maar een systeem van keuzes dat afgestemd moet worden op wie er woont en wat een plek nodig heeft.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1150px” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.65em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Onderzoek naar meergezinswoningen laat zien dat juist kleine, dagelijkse ontmoetingen cruciaal zijn voor het ontstaan van verbondenheid. Niet de grote gemeenschappelijke ruimtes maken het verschil, maar herhaalde, informele contacten in gangen, bij de entree, in de fietsenstalling.<\/p>\n De corridor, de galerij en de entree zijn geen restzones. Ze zijn sociale infrastructuur. En het goede nieuws is: wie betaalbaar wil bouwen, hoeft daar geen extra budget voor vrij te maken. De sleutel zit in dingen die je toch al moet maken, maar die je net iets beter uitwerkt en aantrekkelijker maakt. Een entree moet er sowieso zijn. Maar een royale entree met een bankje nodigt uit tot kort verblijf. Je wacht er niet alleen op de lift. Je komt er iemand tegen. Een galerij moet er sowieso zijn. Maar een galerij die net iets ruimer is opgezet, maakt ruimte voor een moestuinbakje of een stoeltje zonder dat de circulatie in het gedrang komt. Die kleine toe-eigening zorgt voor herkenbaarheid en eigenaarschap. Een fietsenberging moet er sowieso zijn. Maar een fietsenberging met natuurlijk licht, wat extra ruimte en een hoekje om banden op te pompen of een fiets schoon te maken, wordt een dagelijkse ontmoetingsplek in plaats van een donkere doorgang. Een binnentuin moet er sowieso zijn. Maar een binnentuin die zichtbaar en bereikbaar is vanuit de woningen en die als collectief hart van het ensemble wordt ontworpen in plaats van als tussenzone, verandert de sociale dynamiek van het hele gebouw. Een woning waarvan de keuken aan de galerij ligt, bevordert informaliteit. Visueel contact maakt een groet vanzelfsprekend. Wanneer woningen via een corridor worden ontsloten, is daglicht in de gang essentieel. Een donkere gang versterkt anonimiteit en sociale afstand. Een corridor met natuurlijk licht en zicht verhoogt sociale veiligheid en maakt verblijf mogelijk.<\/p>\n Dit zijn geen spectaculaire ingrepen. Het zijn subtiele verschuivingen in maat, routing en organisatie die het verschil maken tussen een gebouw dat mensen isoleert en een gebouw dat hen verbindt, zonder dat dit de bouwkost significant verhoogt.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1150px” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/woonwerk.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/oudemansstraat-garden-1.jpg” show_bottom_space=”off” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”12px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n De gemeenschappelijke achtertuin @ Oudemansstraat<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1150px” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.65em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n De keuze voor een woonvorm is niet neutraal. Ze bepaalt mee wie er woont, hoe mensen samenleven en welke sociale dynamieken ontstaan. Daarom is maatwerk geen luxe maar een noodzaak.<\/p>\n Voor starters betekent maatwerk: compacte, betaalbare woningen met gedeelde voorzieningen die de drempel naar het zelfstandig wonen verlagen en tegelijkertijd verbinding met anderen mogelijk maken. Co-housing en appartementen met gedeelde werkruimtes of dakterrassen sluiten aan bij hun noden. Voor families betekent maatwerk: ruimte voor kinderen, veilige buitenruimte, nabijheid van scholen en speelplekken. De urban villa of de generatiemix bieden typologie\u00ebn waarin gezinsleven en collectiviteit elkaar versterken. Een speelplein of een collectieve tuin is geen bijkomende voorziening maar een structurerende keuze in het ontwerp. Voor senioren betekent maatwerk: toegankelijkheid, leesbaarheid en de zekerheid van nabijheid zonder verlies van autonomie. Gestippeld wonen, kangoeroewonen en geclusterde woonvormen bieden een spectrum van mogelijkheden, waarbij de overgang tussen zelfstandig en begeleid wonen geleidelijk en waardig kan verlopen. Wandelen, een boerenmarkt of groepsfitness op loopafstand zijn geen details maar gezondheidsstrategie\u00ebn. Voor mensen met een zorgvraag betekent maatwerk: een omgeving die ondersteuning biedt zonder te institutionaliseren. Harmonicawonen en serviceflats kunnen, mits goed ontworpen, plekken zijn waar zorg en gemeenschap samenkomen.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1150px” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/woonwerk.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gif-diagrams.gif” show_bottom_space=”off” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”12px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Doelgroepen en sociale cohesie @ Living-Inn Winkelsteeg<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1150px” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.65em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Collectiviteit werkt alleen wanneer privacy goed is georganiseerd. Het ene kan niet zonder het andere. Juist in een tijd waarin veel mensen alleen wonen, is de woning een veilige basis. De mogelijkheid om je terug te trekken, de deur te sluiten en onzichtbaar te zijn, is essentieel. Zonder dat fundament wordt collectiviteit dwingend in plaats van vrijwillig.<\/p>\n Wij zien collectief wonen daarom als een zorgvuldig opgebouwde gelaagdheid van ruimtes. De woning zelf is volledig priv\u00e9. De overgangsruimte, de galerij, het portiek en de entree, is collectief. De gedeelde ruimte, de binnentuin of het dakterras, is vaak ook publiek toegankelijk. Wanneer deze overgangen helder en ruimtelijk leesbaar zijn, ontstaat controle en overzicht. Bewoners kunnen kiezen tussen de reuring van het collectieve en de rust van hun eigen woning. Tussen zichtbaar zijn en zich terugtrekken. Juist die keuzevrijheid vergroot de kans dat collectieve ruimtes ook daadwerkelijk worden gebruikt. Collectiviteit zonder privacy voelt als blootstelling. Privacy zonder collectiviteit leidt tot isolatie. Sociale duurzaamheid zit in de balans.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1150px” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/woonwerk.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/contemporary-typologies-Zwolle.webp” alt=”Hedendaagse topologie\u00ebn in Zwolle” show_bottom_space=”off” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”12px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Hedendaagse typologie\u00ebn @ Zwolle<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1150px” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.65em” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Wanneer \u00e9\u00e9n op de vijf Nederlanders alleen woont en een groot deel van de bevolking zich eenzaam voelt, verandert de betekenis van woningbouw fundamenteel. Het gebouw wordt meer dan een stapeling van woningen. Het wordt een sociaal systeem. Dat systeem vraagt om een bewuste keuze voor de juiste doelgroep, de juiste typologie en de juiste mix van voorzieningen en activiteiten. Niet \u00e9\u00e9n oplossing voor iedereen, maar een zorgvuldig afgestemd antwoord op wie er woont en wat een plek nodig heeft. Collectief wonen betekent niet samenwonen in \u00e9\u00e9n huishouden. Het betekent samen leven in \u00e9\u00e9n gebouw. De woning blijft priv\u00e9. Het gebouw wordt sociaal. De omgeving wordt verbindend.<\/p>\n Sociale duurzaamheid is geen toevoeging aan het programma. Het is een ontwerpopgave. En misschien is het juist in die subtiele balans tussen privacy en ontmoeting, tussen het individuele en het gedeelde, dat architectuur haar grootste maatschappelijke waarde laat zien. Sociale duurzaamheid begint bij de typologie van het gebouw.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1150px” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/woonwerk.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ter-heide.jpg” show_bottom_space=”off” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”12px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Open openbare ruimte @<\/em> Ter Heide<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1150px” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Heading related projects” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#0078DC” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_letter_spacing=”-1px” max_width=”600px” custom_margin=”||1px|||” link_option_url=”\/projects\/” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Link all projects” module_class=”ww_slider_carousel_more_link” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” positioning=”absolute” position_origin_a=”top_right” text_orientation=”right” width=”100%” custom_margin=”30px||||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”display: none;” global_colors_info=”{}”]View projects<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_class=”ww_slider_container” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” width=”90%” max_width=”1295px” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Related content shortcode” module_class=”ww_carousel_slider” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Stories | Collectief Wonen \u00a0 Collectief Wonen \u00a0 Sociale duurzaamheid begint bij de typologie van het gebouwBouwen we ook gemeenschappen? We bouwen steeds meer woningen. Maar bouwen we ook gemeenschappen? In Nederland voelt bijna de helft van de volwassenen zich in meer of mindere mate eenzaam. Ongeveer \u00e9\u00e9n op de tien mensen voelt zich sterk […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" [et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" custom_padding_last_edited=\"on|desktop\" _builder_version=\"4.27.6\" _module_preset=\"default\" custom_margin_tablet=\"\" custom_margin_phone=\"\" custom_margin_last_edited=\"on|tablet\" custom_padding=\"180px||||false|false\" custom_padding_tablet=\"60px||||false|false\" custom_padding_phone=\"||||false|false\" locked=\"off\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_row column_structure=\"2_3,1_3\" custom_padding_last_edited=\"on|phone\" _builder_version=\"4.27.6\" _module_preset=\"default\" module_alignment=\"center\" custom_margin_tablet=\"\" custom_margin_phone=\"\" custom_margin_last_edited=\"on|phone\" custom_padding_tablet=\"\" custom_padding_phone=\"\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_column type=\"2_3\" _builder_version=\"4.27.6\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Breadcrumb heading\" _builder_version=\"4.27.6\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_text_color=\"rgba(0,0,0,0.5)\" text_line_height=\"1em\" header_text_color=\"rgba(0,0,0,0.5)\" header_font_size=\"14px\" header_letter_spacing=\"-0.03px\" header_2_text_color=\"RGBA(0,0,0,0.5)\" header_2_font_size=\"14px\" custom_margin=\"||24px||false|false\" custom_margin_tablet=\"||24px||false|false\" custom_margin_phone=\"||24px||false|false\" custom_margin_last_edited=\"on|desktop\" custom_padding_tablet=\"\" custom_padding_phone=\"\" custom_padding_last_edited=\"on|phone\" hover_enabled=\"0\" custom_css_free_form=\"selector a {color:rgba(0,0,0,0.5) !important;}||\" locked=\"off\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"]<\/p> Stories<\/a> | Collective Living<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Title text\" _builder_version=\"4.27.6\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_text_color=\"#0078DC\" text_font_size=\"20px\" text_line_height=\"28px\" header_font=\"|||on|||||\" header_text_color=\"#0078DC\" header_2_font=\"||||||||\" module_alignment=\"right\" custom_margin=\"||0px||false|false\" custom_margin_tablet=\"132px||||false|false\" custom_margin_phone=\"24px||||false|false\" custom_margin_last_edited=\"on|phone\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"]<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Subtitle text\" _builder_version=\"4.27.6\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_text_color=\"#0078DC\" text_font_size=\"18px\" text_line_height=\"1.75em\" header_font=\"||||||||\" header_2_font=\"||||||||\" custom_margin=\"||12px||false|false\" custom_margin_tablet=\"0px||||false|false\" custom_margin_phone=\"24px||||false|false\" custom_margin_last_edited=\"on|phone\" hover_enabled=\"0\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"]<\/p> Social sustainability starts with the typology of the building<\/strong><\/p> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Intro Text\" _builder_version=\"4.27.6\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_text_color=\"#0078DC\" text_font_size=\"18px\" text_line_height=\"1.75em\" header_font=\"||||||||\" header_2_font=\"||||||||\" custom_margin=\"||12px||false|false\" custom_margin_tablet=\"0px||||false|false\" custom_margin_phone=\"24px||||false|false\" custom_margin_last_edited=\"on|phone\" hover_enabled=\"0\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"]<\/p> Are we also building communities? 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A starter looks for affordability and connection with like-minded people. A family looks for space, safety and proximity to schools and play areas. A senior looks for accessibility, overview and the reassurance that someone is nearby. Someone with a care need looks for support that does not replace independence but strengthens it. 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Around them a ring of housing forms, from apartments and co-housing to kangaroo housing, scattered housing and the generation mix. The outer ring connects those housing forms with the activities and facilities that make a living environment complete, from basic needs such as a supermarket or medical support to special activities such as a repair caf\u00e9, a farmers market or a shared kitchen.<\/p> The diagram is not a catalogue. It is a framework for thinking: it shows that collective living is not a uniform concept, but a system of choices that must be tailored to who lives there and what a place needs.<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_3\" _builder_version=\"4.27.6\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" custom_padding_last_edited=\"on|tablet\" _builder_version=\"4.27.5\" _module_preset=\"default\" custom_padding_tablet=\"0px||||false|false\" custom_padding_phone=\"0px||||false|false\" locked=\"off\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_row column_structure=\"2_3,1_3\" custom_padding_last_edited=\"on|phone\" _builder_version=\"4.27.6\" _module_preset=\"default\" max_width=\"1150px\" module_alignment=\"center\" custom_padding=\"0px||||false|false\" custom_padding_tablet=\"0px||||false|false\" custom_padding_phone=\"0px||0px||false|false\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_column type=\"2_3\" _builder_version=\"4.27.3\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.27.6\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font_size=\"16px\" text_line_height=\"1.65em\" hover_enabled=\"0\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"]<\/p> Research into multi-family housing shows that it is precisely small, daily encounters that are crucial for the development of a sense of belonging. It is not the large communal halls that make the difference, but repeated, informal contacts in corridors, at the entrance, in the bicycle storage. 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It helps determine who lives there, how people live together and what social dynamics emerge. That is why tailor-made solutions are not a luxury but a necessity. 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One cannot exist without the other. Especially at a time when many people live alone, the home is a safe base. The ability to withdraw, to close the door and to be invisible is essential. Without that foundation, collectivity becomes compulsory rather than voluntary. 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The building becomes more than a stacking of homes. It becomes a social system. 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Verschillende mensen, verschillende noden<\/h3>\n
De kracht van alledaagse ontmoeting<\/h3>\n
Maatwerk per doelgroep<\/h3>\n
Privacy als voorwaarde voor collectiviteit<\/h3>\n
Het gebouw als sociaal systeem<\/h3>\n
Collectief Wonen projecten<\/h2>\n
Collective Living<\/h1>
We are building more and more homes. But are we also building communities?
In the Netherlands, almost half of all adults feel lonely to some degree. About one in ten people feel severely lonely. Among young people the figures are even higher, and loneliness is also above average among older adults. At the same time, more than forty percent of households consist of one person. Living alone is becoming more normal, while social connectedness is becoming less self-evident.
International studies show that social isolation is not only a social problem, but also a health risk. Strong social connections are associated with a longer life expectancy and better mental health. Their absence increases stress, vulnerability and the need for care.
Living alone is not the problem. But it makes encounter less self-evident. Where the family once provided an internal network, the building must now more often provide space for chance meetings, recognition and informal social interaction. Social sustainability therefore becomes a spatial challenge.<\/p>Different people, different needs<\/h3>
This diversity calls for tailor-made solutions. Not one universal housing model, but a considered palette of typologies that matches who lives there and how people want to live together. We have translated this into a diagram that maps the relationship between target groups, housing forms and the activities and facilities that go with them.<\/p>The power of everyday encounter<\/h3>
The corridor, the gallery and the entrance are not leftover spaces. They are social infrastructure. And the good news is: those who want to build affordably do not need to set aside extra budget for this. The key lies in things that need to be made anyway, but that are executed just a little better.
An entrance has to be there anyway. But a generous entrance with a bench invites a short stay. You are not just waiting for the lift. You run into someone. A gallery has to be there anyway. But a gallery that is laid out just a little wider creates room for a small vegetable planter or a chair without disrupting circulation. That small act of appropriation creates recognizability and a sense of ownership. A bicycle storage has to be there anyway. But a bicycle storage with natural light, a little extra space and a corner to pump up tires or clean a bicycle becomes a daily meeting place instead of a dark passageway. A communal courtyard has to be there anyway. But a courtyard that is visible and accessible from the homes and that is designed as the collective heart of the ensemble rather than as leftover space changes the social dynamic of the entire building.
A home whose kitchen faces the gallery encourages informality. Visual contact makes a greeting natural. When homes are accessed via a corridor, daylight in the corridor is essential. A dark corridor reinforces anonymity and social distance. A corridor with natural light and sightlines increases social safety and makes lingering possible.
These are not spectacular interventions. They are subtle shifts in scale, routing and organization that make the difference between a building that isolates people and one that connects them, without significantly increasing construction costs.<\/p>Tailor-made solutions per target group<\/h3>
For starters, tailor-made means compact, affordable homes with shared facilities that lower the threshold to independent living while making connection with others possible. Co-housing and apartments with shared workspaces or roof terraces match their needs.
For families, tailor-made means space for children, safe outdoor areas and proximity to schools and playgrounds. The urban villa or the generation mix offer typologies in which family life and collectivity reinforce each other. A playground or a collective garden is not an additional facility but a structuring choice in the design.
For seniors, tailor-made means accessibility, legibility and the reassurance of proximity without loss of autonomy. Scattered housing, kangaroo housing and clustered housing forms offer a spectrum of possibilities, in which the transition between independent and supported living can take place gradually and with dignity. Walking, a farmers market or group fitness within walking distance are not details but health strategies.
For people with a care need, tailor-made means an environment that provides support without becoming institutional. Accordion housing and service flats can, if well designed, be places where care and community come together.<\/p>Privacy as a precondition for collectivity<\/h3>
We therefore see collective living as a carefully constructed layering of spaces. The home itself is fully private. The transitional space, the gallery, the porch and the entrance, is collective. The shared space, the communal courtyard or the roof terrace, is often also publicly accessible. When these transitions are clear and spatially legible, a sense of control emerges. Residents can choose between the bustle of the collective and the quiet of their own home. Between being visible and withdrawing. It is precisely that freedom of choice that increases the likelihood that collective spaces will actually be used.
Collectivity without privacy feels like exposure. Privacy without collectivity leads to isolation. Social sustainability lies in the balance.<\/p>The building as a social system<\/h3>
That system requires a deliberate choice of the right target group, the right typology and the right mix of facilities and activities. Not one solution for everyone, but a carefully tailored response to who lives there and what a place needs. Collective living does not mean living together in one household. It means living together in one building.
The home remains private. The building becomes social. The environment becomes connective.
Social sustainability is not an addition to the program. It is a design challenge. And perhaps it is precisely in that subtle balance between privacy and encounter, between the individual and the shared, that architecture reveals its greatest social value. Social sustainability starts with the typology of the building.<\/p>Collective Living projects<\/h2>