SLIM neighbourhood Waalre
SLIM neighbourhood Waalre
Project info
Project info
Title: SLIM neighbourhood Waalre
Theme:Living is more than a house
Duration: 2018 – present
Contact person: Masi Mohammadi
Leading partner: Chair Smart Architectural Technologies, TU/e
The Living Lab
In the coming years, the residential buildings of Malvalaan will be renovated. Housing corporation Wooninc., care organization Oktober, municipality of Waalre, and Eindhoven University of Technology have joined forces to work on a SLIM neighbourhood. SLIM stands for: Socially healthy, Livable, Innovative, and huMan-oriented. This is a neighbourhood where residents can function and live independently for as long as possible by increasing their own control, self-reliance, social well-being, and stimulating an active contribution within the community.
Various societal developments have made the living situation for senior target groups a relevant theme for housing corporations, care organizations, and municipalities. Consider aspects such as the emergence of the participatory society, the policy of extramuralization (encouraging seniors to live independently at home for longer periods), the increase in physical and cognitive challenges faced by residents in residential areas, and a heightened risk of loneliness. Shaping their living environment poses a challenging issue.
The objective
The goal of the ‘SLIM neighbourhood Waalre’ project is to develop design guidelines and design variations for a residential environment centered around social interaction and mutual assistance. By combining spatial interventions, social forces, and technological possibilities, efforts are directed towards creating a SLIM neighbourhood where residents feel heard and supported, enabling them to live independently in the neighbourhood for as long as possible.
The SLIM neighbourhood Malvalaan will soon house 120 seniors in social rental flats and 80 seniors with dementia in the nursing home. The Malvalaan is a Living Lab where the research is being carried out. Together with residents, local residents, stakeholders and employees of the organisations involved, we are collectively developing this SLIH neighbourhood.