Our video series FRAME Views: Communal Living continues with a feature on an Amsterdam domestic complex driven by amenity-rich communal living spaces.

Domus Houthaven is a 235-unit apartment building with communal living spaces located in Amsterdam. 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 and are aimed to meet the growing demand for one- and two-person living spaces in the city. The building is ‘designed as a family of interconnected blocks’, a choice made for several reasons. It mimics the scale of the surrounding residential neighbourhood but also allows for the central placement of amenities while ensuring each space has access to natural light. ‘For the livability of the city, good housing is important, but so are the spaces between the houses,’ Oana Radeș, architect and partner at Shift Architecture Urbanism. ‘The open spaces shouldn’t come as leftovers.'

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