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Intermediate Facility
Directly next to the pergola there is a space for the Intermediate Facility. This is an organization that helps people who have come from social care, for example because of debts or because they have been homeless. Asking and contributing residents live in G8; the contributing residents can provide assistance if needed, with support from the Intermediate Facility.

Living Together
The high degree of social control and encounters is an important design principle. This is stimulated in various ways. The loft homes are located at ground level and have their own front door on the street. This makes the building open, accessible and lively on all sides; this is where people live. The stairwells are strategically placed and are accessible from both the street and the courtyard side. Access to small bike racks takes place from the central courtyard, triggering encounters. Most outdoor spaces are located along the gallery, on the noiseless inner side of the courtyard. It is a unique solution that creates a lively and socially safe courtyard.

Innovative construction system
An innovative, scaffold-free, prefab construction system was chosen. The prefabricated elements consist of a timber frame construction part with insulation and are finished with thin, mineral stone strips. This has several advantages; Because the elements are prefabricated, the construction site is clean and free of scaffolding and a home is wind and watertight immediately after placing the elements. A crane hangs the elements in place. The structure of the elements also ensures significant weight and cost savings.

Careful detailing
Applying an innovative construction system requires careful detailing. The biggest challenge with this system was to create a sturdy and solid-looking building with the thin brick strips. After all, we want to show the powerful European city. We have worked intensively with the manufacturer to achieve this in such a way that it also goes well from a structural perspective. A lot of time has been spent on connections and corner solutions. The seams of the prefab elements are concealed in relief and shadow joints. The use of mineral strips made it possible to apply a wide variety of ‘masonry’ bonds, which gives the buildings a great architectural richness. The strip itself is larger than a standard Waal format, creating a more robust facade image. Colored concrete has been used at plinth level in the bottom two layers, where the visitor touches the building or places a bicycle against it.