The Architecture of housing Co-ops

304 pages, Dutch/English

Housing cooperatives are on the rise in the Netherlands. With its hallmark communal ownership favouring collective construction, this type of housing tenure is viewed as a possible solution for the current housing crisis. This book looks at successful examples from Germany, where co-ops have a long tradition, alongside more recent Dutch projects. It shows how housing co-ops are established, managed, and experienced over the years by residents in both countries. The featured examples cover the entire process in detail, from project organisation to architecture, from legal entities to financing models, from floor plans to analyses, and from completion to residents’ experiences.