"The August is one of five social housing blocks in the new residential area Overhoeks in Amsterdam-Noord."
"The challenge was to create affordable houses, aesthetically competing with the surrounding luxury residential complexes."
"Coming home, feeling at home, and soft surroundings were important design themes."
The August is one of five social housing blocks in the new residential area Overhoeks in Amsterdam-Noord. The design addresses the challenge of providing affordable homes while achieving an appearance that competes with surrounding luxury residential complexes. The scheme emphasizes arriving home, experiencing a sense of home, and surrounding softness as central design themes. Material choices, massing, and spatial organization prioritize approachable, human-scaled environments that contribute to a comforting domestic atmosphere. The overall approach balances cost-effectiveness and visual quality to integrate social housing into a higher-end urban context.
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