{"id":2876,"date":"2025-08-07T10:30:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T10:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=2876"},"modified":"2025-08-08T15:11:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:11:46","slug":"monadnock-designs-dutch-social-housing-as-colourful-garden-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/07\/monadnock-designs-dutch-social-housing-as-colourful-garden-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Monadnock designs Dutch social housing as colourful &#8220;garden building&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"852\" height=\"852\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-homepage_article_featured size-homepage_article_featured lazyload\" alt=\"Volante social housing by Monadnock Architects\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/volante-social-housing-monadnock-architects-architecture-residential-netherlands_dezeen_1704_sq-852x852-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p>Dutch studio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/architecture-and-design-by-monadnock\/\">Monadnock<\/a> has completed Volante, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/social-housing\/\">social housing<\/a> block in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/Netherlands\">Netherlands<\/a> featuring colourful glazed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/bricks\/\">brickwork<\/a> and window frames.<span id=\"more-2233092\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Stepping between five and seven storeys, Volante occupies the site of a former care facility on the southern edge of Hilversum.<\/p>\n<p>It is described by <a href=\"https:\/\/monadnock.nl\/en\/\">Monadnock<\/a>\u00a0as a &#8220;garden building&#8221; and is positioned at the centre of a communal green space that does not directly border any surrounding streets.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2233912\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2233912\" style=\"width: 1704px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2233912 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Volante social housing by Monadnock Architects\" width=\"1704\" height=\"2130\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/volante-social-housing-monadnock-architects-architecture-residential-netherlands_dezeen_1704_col_2.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2233912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monadnock has created the Volante social housing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Volante contains 108 social rent apartments, including 22 for young people with disabilities and 30 care homes.<\/p>\n<p>It is finished with a multicoloured glazed-brick facade intended to complement the surrounding greenery while setting it apart from its surroundings in the Nieuw-Zuid neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p>Built for social housing provider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dudokwonen.nl\/\">Dudok Wonen<\/a>, Nieuw-Zuid comprises a mix of private and social homes across five blocks designed by different architects. It also includes a physiotherapy practice, a children&#8217;s nursery and a restaurant.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2233910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2233910\" style=\"width: 1704px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2233910 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Volante social housing by Monadnock Architects\" width=\"1704\" height=\"2130\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/volante-social-housing-monadnock-architects-architecture-residential-netherlands_dezeen_1704_col_0.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2233910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It forms part of a wider development called Nieuw-Zuid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;The building is surrounded by greenery and conceived as a garden building,&#8221; said Monadnock founder Sandor Naus.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The distinct palette of soft colours complements this, creating a contrast between the inner world of the development and its outer edges, with the four more restrained buildings,&#8221; he told Dezeen.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related-in-article-wrapper\" id=\"recommended-item-single-story\">\n<article class=\"related-in-article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/02\/14\/levitt-bernstein-plashet-road-london\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Can this image be in the exclude lightbox list? --><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"191\" height=\"191\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"excludeLightbox wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Plashet Road\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/levitt-bernstein-plashet-road-london_dezeen_2364_sq-1-191x191-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-in-article-text\">\n<h1>Read:<\/h1>\n<h2>Levitt Bernstein places London social housing on diamond-patterned plinth<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Monadnock designed the multicoloured facade with a repeated element comprising a window, a balustrade, and a frame of specially formed, semi-rounded bricks.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, bold, strategically placed accents, such as the yellow entrance and the building\u2019s gables, are used to give the housing a strong presence even when viewed from a distance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The design of Volante required a careful balance between the rigorous repetition of one well-detailed facade element and the strategic incorporation of a limited number of strong, figurative accents like the main entrance and the building&#8217;s gables,&#8221; said Naus.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2233918\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2233918\" style=\"width: 1704px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2233918 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Volante social housing by Monadnock Architects\" width=\"1704\" height=\"2130\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/volante-social-housing-monadnock-architects-architecture-residential-netherlands_dezeen_1704_col_8.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2233918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It has colourful facades intended to complement its green surroundings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Volante&#8217;s single main entrance leads into a double-height hall complete with mailboxes and doorbells.<\/p>\n<p>A circular void at the heart of the hallway connects the first five floors. From here, two corridors extend to either end of the building, where windows provide natural light.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2233922\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2233922\" style=\"width: 1704px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2233922 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Volante social housing by Monadnock Architects\" width=\"1704\" height=\"2130\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/volante-social-housing-monadnock-architects-architecture-residential-netherlands_dezeen_1704_col_12.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2233922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A circular void connects the first five floors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Each apartment measures approximately 50 square metres and has two main spaces, a living room with a kitchen and a bedroom, both of which feature a generous window with a French balcony.<\/p>\n<p>The apartment block is gas-free and equipped with a modern climate control system for heating, cooling and hot water. On the lowest floor of the building is a parking garage with a green deck on top.<\/p>\n<p>Other social housing projects featured in Dezeen include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2022\/02\/05\/peristoral-arquitectes-timber-residential-building-spain\/\">an 85-unit block in Barcelona by Peris+Toral Arquitectes<\/a>, which won the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2024\/11\/27\/peris-toral-riba-international-prize-2024\/\">RIBA International Prize in 2024<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/02\/14\/levitt-bernstein-plashet-road-london\/\">a Passivhaus project in London by Levitt Bernstein, which also features detailed brickwork<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The photography is by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stijnbollaert.com\/\">Stijn Bollaert<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/08\/07\/monadnock-volante-social-housing\/\">Monadnock designs Dutch social housing as colourful &#8220;garden building&#8221;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\">Dezeen<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dutch studio Monadnock has completed Volante, a\u00a0social housing block in the Netherlands featuring colourful glazed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2876"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2876"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2885,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2876\/revisions\/2885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}