Between Walls and Worlds | Bringing Public Value into the Private Domain

This project presents an international interpretation of the existing situation in post-war Hoogvliet, (a selected area in Rotterdam, Netherlands) exploring how modest architectural interventions can transform fragmented housing areas into socially cohesive neighborhoods. Focusing on the northern Oudeland district, the design reconfigures everyday spaces-alleys, gardens, and communal courtyards-into layered thresholds between public and private life. Through strategies such as adaptive reuse of row houses into communal facilities, activation of back alleys, integration of green infrastructure, and the introduction of flexible rear-dwelling units, the proposal reinterprets rather than replaces the existing fabric. The result is a community chain that stitches together housing, collective programs, and open spaces into a connected, vibrant framework for urban living.