Aemsen

Façade study for a healthy hybrid city block.

JANE EDEN is AEMSEN’s concept for the redevelopment of a number of buildings and their courtyards on Heer Vrankestraat in Rotterdam into a future-proof, sustainable and collective housing project.

JANE EDEN has been developed as a green and modular complex and constructed with prefabricated wooden modules. The 98 modules vary in size and can be connected differently to form 49 city apartments or up to 33 larger apartments. The factory-built CLT modules are stackable and switchable without additional auxiliary construction. This dry construction method with biobased materials and gasless apartments results in an ecological residential complex.

In addition to greenery and biodiversity, the collective green courtyard with ascending plateaus also facilitates interaction between the residents. These common green outdoor spaces are accessible to all residents of the complex.

Commissioned by Kikx Development and Westpoint Beheer.

By modular design and building with prefabricated CLT modules, the balance between city and nature can be brought back. Energy-neutral, modular and circular construction with wood really has the future. It is lighter than traditional construction, it has good insulating properties and it provides much less nitrogen emissions. It makes sustainability and circularity accessible to everyone.

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