almere homeruskwartier: a place built by people
DESCRIPTION
Jaqueline Tellinga, District Manager Homeruskwartier, Almere, Almere is a Dutch new town developed from the 1970s on reclaimed land. Since 2006, the site has been home to an innovative experiment in large-scale self build on a 100-hectare site owned and masterplanned by the local authority. Some 3,000 self-built homes will be built. The site is not sought-after but has good access and transport links, making it viable. Jaqcueline suggested that a strong vision and political support, combined with an extremely clear, non-complex approach to design codes, regulation and governance from the local authority has been key to the project’s popularity. The site has been successfully developed in a remarkably short time. Its key feature is the effective partnerships and clear communication between the public authority and the people who are creating their own homes and communityTRANSCRIPT
Jacqueline TellingaDistrict ManagerHomeruskwartier
Almere
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ALMERE
Neither socialist model, nor product of the free market
Neither the property of the political left nor the right
It’s about addressing an imperfect real estate market
and strengthening of civic initiative
ideology
new building techniques eg. Airey prefab houses
StandardizationAlmere 2009
ALMERE 2011
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Atelier IJmeer 2030+
Almere 2007
Homeruskwartier
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JANUARY 2008
JUNE 2009
OCTOBER 2011
Costs, 100 ha, 50% land for sale
1.obtain land, remediation, demolish
2.site preparation and utilities
3.final pavements, landscaping, lighting
4.plan costs (urban plan, plot contracts, marketing
-> 16% of the investments 2 and 3)
5.infrastructure costs (-> 14% on investments 2 and 3)
6.unforeseen 6%
7.fund for special investments
8.VAT
Total 186 million
masterplan Nov 2006
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situation Sept 2012
revenues € 186 mln
34% developers
62% self builders
4% centre
of which realized (1-1-2012)
€ 117 mln
economy of scale
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clear selling conditions
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‘Gouden bocht’, Gerrit Berckheijde
1671/1672 1685
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We want to built as 3 families on one plot (2 brothers and parents). Is this allowed?
No
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Can I build a house that includes a kindergarten?
Yes
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Can I build a house that includes a pension for cats?
No
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Is it allowed to keep horses on my plot?
That depends….
… on the exact size of the area
impacted by the smell of their
excrements.
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How did you help self builders find contractors, suplliers or architects? Where there preferred lists?
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What’s the plan for delivering the community facilities like the schools, shops, parks etc. How are these going to be funded?
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ALMERE
Neither socialist model, nor product of the free market
Neither the property of the political left nor the right
It’s about addressing an imperfect real estate market
and strengthening of civic initiative
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What are key learning points?- trust people
What worked really well?- variety in urban plan
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