"A comprehensive bio-based design strategy defines the proposal. Buildings employ cross-laminated timber with timber-frame walls insulated using straw and wood fibre, while facades incorporate reused and natural materials such as wood, reed, hemp fibre, lime, and recycled aluminium. Roofs feature reed or timber shingles, as well as green roofs equipped with solar panels to promote biodiversity and local energy production."
"Mobility hubs integrate bike parking, parcel delivery, and shared electric vehicles to reduce environmental impact. According to White Arkitekter Lead Architect Oskar Norelius, the design reinterprets local traditions and aims to demonstrate how timber, bio-based materials, and community-oriented planning can shape future neighbourhoods where buildings, people, and nature function as an interconnected ecosystem. Overall, The Erven proposal sets out an inclusive and circular framework that foregrounds sustainable materials, social resilience and ecological values."
The Erven is a timber-based neighbourhood planned for Hoofddorp comprising approximately 519 homes arranged around four courtyards, or erven, inspired by traditional Dutch farmsteads. Buildings use cross-laminated timber and timber-frame walls insulated with straw and wood fibre. Facades combine reused and natural materials including wood, reed, hemp fibre, lime, and recycled aluminium. Roofs feature reed or timber shingles and green roofs with solar panels. Foundations use recycled concrete and gravel, and structural systems are modular and adaptable. Courtyards include ecozolders for birds and bats. Mobility hubs provide bike parking, parcel delivery, and shared electric vehicles. Design emphasizes circularity, biodiversity, local energy production, and social resilience, with White Arkitekter and DS Landschapsarchitecten leading architectural and landscape roles.
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