The Family is a residential complex with affordable family apartments in the Spoorzone (Railway Zone) in Delft. The design stems from a study into suitable family apartments in a building that meets the requirements of this target group and adds something new to the housing market in Delft.

As the result of a smart design, the single-storey or multi-storey homes can be easily adapted to every stage of family life and a wide range of family compositions. The entire complex is designed to offer urban families a perfect residential environment.

Places are arranged in and around the building for children of different ages. Young children play in front of the door on the extra-wide galleries or on the green playground deck. There is also a meeting place for children’s parties, for example, a workshop and a special cargo bike parking facility.

The Family offers the space and safety that households with children desire, within walking distance of the urban hustle and bustle and within the financial reach of a middle income. This is still unprecedented at present – in Delft and in the Netherlands – but it will soon be so logical and matter-of-course that we wonder why this hasn’t already existed much longer.