Can shared amenity programmes make small-scale living more attractive?

Domus Houthaven is a 235-unit apartment building with communal living spaces located in Amsterdam. - René de Wit, Pim Top

Designed by Shift Architecture Urbanism and conceptualized in collaboration with Synchroon Developers and creative agency …,staat, the apartments range from 43 to 60 sq-m. - René de Wit, Pim Top

The building is ‘designed as a family of interconnected blocks’ allows for the central placement of amenities while ensuring each space has access to natural light. - René de Wit, Pim Top

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Location

Houthavenweg 21, 175 Amsterdam, Netherlands

Architect

Shift Architecture Urbanism

Client

Synchroon Developers

Branding Identity

...,staat creative agency

Contractor

Van Wijnen Haarlemmermeer

Contractor Interior

Blom Interieurs

Structural Engineers

ABT and Vericon

Landscape Architect

Flux Landscape Architecture

Amsterdam's amenity-rich Domus Houthaven apartment building draws on the conveniences of co-living and the positives of private residency.

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