• Economie

Heritage, adapted to contemporary comfort requirements, has turned out to be an attractive option for settlement.

• Gebied en Ruimte

Urban renewal new style was aimed at improving living conditions by making use of the existing building stock.

• Ontwerp en Gebouw

Utilizing heritage generates added value (…) it means preservation of monuments. Sometimes in their most authentic form, but more often adapted for reuse and transformed to accommodate new functions. Functions that once again make heritage vital and meaningful.

• Economie
• Gebied en Ruimte
• Sociaal en Maatschappelijk

Designs which make use of heritage are ensured of support among the population, even if a major intervention is required, for example to make rivers safer. (…) Boosting the vitality of the neighborhood, working on sustainability, realizing valuable new functions that were not there before, or creating an urban environment.

• Economie
• Gebied en Ruimte
• Sociaal en Maatschappelijk

The much maligned offices dating from the 1970s and 1980s are often ideally suited for transformation into housing for specific target groups.

• Economie
• Sociaal en Maatschappelijk

For a millenial, a fix-up house in an old city disctrict is much more in line with his housing needs than a spick-and-span house in a new residential area.

• Economie
• Gebied en Ruimte

Reused buildings are often the placemakers that trigger area developments and provide there with a familiar and recognizable heart.

• Economie
• Ontwerp en Gebouw
• Sociaal en Maatschappelijk

In society, (the sense of) authenticity is a mass product.

• Economie

Adaptive reuse is an important pillar of our creative industry.

• Duurzaamheid
• Economie

Reused buildings are environmental friendly and contribute to a circular economy.

• Duurzaamheid

Adaptive reuse of buildings is in line with a global need for sustainability.

• Sociaal en Maatschappelijk

Heritage is not longer regarded exclusively as a victim of unscrupulous progress, but through adaptive reuse can also contribute to social development.