The future of living and building on display during Dutch Design Week

During Dutch Design Week, it becomes clear how the way we live and build is changing radically. Researchers, designers, and builders are working together on solutions that are not only more sustainable but also better suited to the diversity of how people want to live. All these perspectives come together in Brainport Eindhoven—from biobased materials and circular principles to people-centered living concepts and future scenarios for entire cities.

The common thread running through these projects is that our living environment is no longer conceived in terms of standardization, but rather in terms of flexibility, reuse, and connection with the environment. Whether it concerns 3D-printed homes, fully biobased materials, or the redesign of existing neighborhoods, the construction sector is on the eve of a transition. Housing associations, municipalities, and developers are finding inspiration here to work together on a city that is not only technically advanced, but also livable, inclusive, and resilient.

Housing association Trudo is presenting the Matchbox: a fully biobased building on Ketelhuisplein, as a tangible example of what radically sustainable housing can look like.

Five projects to check out during DDW