Together: Towards Collaborative Living maps the revival of collaborative housing in the Netherlands through essays, interviews, and European case studies that together form a timely response to the continent's deepening housing crisis. 38 words.
About This Book
As housing affordability collapses across European cities, collective self-organisation has re-emerged as a credible alternative to conventional development models. Together gathers the intellectual output of the 2022 Project Together! knowledge programme, bringing together practitioners, researchers, and residents to examine collaborative living not as nostalgia but as a structural response. The essays and interviews range across the Netherlands and broader Europe, interrogating how community-oriented housing can be simultaneously affordable, environmentally sustainable, and socially resilient. Essential reading for housing researchers, policy professionals, and architects working at the intersection of co-housing, urban commons, and participatory design.
Key Features
- 160 pages of essays, interviews, and documented case studies drawn from the Netherlands and across Europe
- Authors: Darinka Czischke and Marije Peute
- Grounded in the Project Together! knowledge programme, 2022
- Published by nai010, 2022
What You'll Discover
- How collaborative housing models are being revived in the Netherlands as a direct response to an unprecedented housing affordability crisis
- The conditions under which collective self-organisation produces housing that is community-oriented, environmentally sustainable, and economically accessible
- Comparative perspectives from multiple European countries, mapping divergent approaches to co-housing and community land models
- The relationship between participatory processes and outcomes — how residents, designers, and policymakers negotiate shared ownership and governance
About the Author
Darinka Czischke is a researcher specialising in collaborative and social housing, and co-authored this volume alongside Marije Peute. The book draws on the knowledge programme they developed through Project Together! in 2022. [Details available upon request]
Specifications
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 160
- Dimensions: 170 x 240 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9789462087859
- Publisher: nai010
- Publication Date: 2022
Perfect For: Housing researchers, urban policy professionals, architects and planners engaged with co-housing, community land trusts, and participatory design practice.