Residential Development Study, Zoeterwoude-Dorp

In 2015, a group of residents of Zoeterwoude, under the name "Samenscholing", took the initiative to develop a communal residential complex at the location of the West-woud school. The residents would share a number of functions and the design should be based on commonality. MATH architecten was asked to investigate the existing school and location. It soon became apparent that even with a rigorous renovation of the existing school too few homes of sufficient quality could be developed.

Transformation of the school would not be profitable; so demolition in combination with new construction was investigated. A number of urban development studies have been made that have been submitted to initiators and the municipality. The municipali-ty supported the initiative and provided some preconditions for further plan develop-ment. At the start of 2017, the initiators decided to engage developer Herkon, for which MATH architects have made a sketch design.

Client: Samenscholing

Design: 2015