Kinship homes

Nowadays various demographics are struggling to benefit from society, not just the expected groups. Groups such as single parents, co parents, elderly and generation Z are having problems as well. These different groups have particularly one thing in common: they don’t consist of the traditional norm of a nuclear family.

Dutch legislation is being created solely for nuclear families. By creating such legislation, a large part of society, non-nuclear families, is being excluded. The Dutch government gives tax breaks for shared living as a nuclear family, but not for other shared living arrangements.

These non-nuclear households are lonely, can’t speak up, don’t get the care they need, are economically unstable or are unable to find accommodation due to the housing shortage and high rent.

There is an alternative: The kinship economy. It's a new economic method started by social groups that had already built new family structures beyond the nuclear. Out of these new family structures a new economy was born. They create bonds around adaptability, inclusivity, care and knowledge that foster support and connection.

The design proposal of this project is multigenerational homes, a concept that supports non-nuclear households. Residents in the kinship economy will not be dependent of the government for support and will be receiving or giving help to their peers.