Description
As real-estate prices in Belgium, as in most Western countries, arerising, more and more households struggle to find access to
qualitative housing. This results in pressure on conventional housing
aid systems. New alternatives are emerging to answer the challenges
of qualitative and affordable housing. One trend tries to minimize
land costs through new residential typologies like tiny living. Another
trend includes inventive financing models like cooperative ownership.
Most of these trends focus on the initial cost. Circularity as a design
and construction strategy has the potential to reduce costs over the
full lifespan. Through choices that ease maintenance and building
alterations by enabling reuse and recycling, circularity makes any
typology and financial model more affordable in the long run. Yet, Its
implementation is slowed down by a lack of insights into the
relationship between specific design choices and the typology and
financial model in which they are applied.
Most of the trends above are situated in niches and often raise more
questions then they answer. This Research proposal will create
concrete insight into how circular design choices enhance the
affordability of owner-occupied housing, in relation to the emerging
residential typologies and financial models. These insights will be
translated into exemplary case studies and design tools, like decision
matrices and workshop formats that allow building developers and
architects to make better-informed choices
| Periode | 1 nov 2020 → 31 okt 2024 |
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