Dick van Gameren a partner with the renowned Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo has engaged in
housing design for the past twenty-five years through his work as an architect as well as in
his research and teaching at TU Delft's Global Housing Study Center. In this book he presents
around forty of his own projects in this field through concise texts and photographs with
explanatory captions as well as plans and drawings. The projects are grouped to illustrate
seven specific aspects of housing design: Streets and Squares Courtyards and Patios Gardens
Halls the Fireplace Walls and Roofs. Together they constitute a multifaceted catalog of
housing typologies. In four supplementary essays van Gameren explores evolutions in
residential architecture in the Netherlands. He positions his own concepts in the context of
these developments and expands on what he considers the key factors of good housing design. He
places particular focus on affordable housing a pressing issue in so many countries and
metropolitan areas around the world. Dutch Dwellings is an inspiring read for anyone involved
in housing design today.
