Tjeerd Haccou | Space&Matter

'Community based development'

Space&Matter believes the most significant changes come from communities. They co-create strategies, buildings and neighbourhoods with end-users to build strong and fair cities. This talk will dive into the process behind community based developments like the group of ‘Schoonschip’ pioneers who created Europe’s most sustainable floating neighborhood in Amsterdam and the inclusive mixed-use Sample project that features a circular hub and a productive plinth. Projects that utilize the energy transition to catalyze social cohesion.

Biography

Tjeerd Haccou is the co-founder of Space&Matter, together with Sascha Glasl and Marthijn Pool. He is passionate about a process oriented approach to architecture and urban design. Tjeerd has an experimental ethos, applying online and offline tools to bring together and empower communities to take leadership in designing their neighbourhoods. In this context, he pursues new financial models, business models and ventures which prioritise social-good and inclusivity in the built environment. Tjeerd is interested in bringing this participatory process into all scales of the urban domain, from individual household design to the plans for entire neighbourhoods.