There was an interesting television program where the Dutch Almere Self Build District was mentioned. I think it would be a good idea to let Finnish builders know more about this unique project. It's my understanding that this is the biggest self-build experiment in Europe.
Outline history of the site
- This innovative experiment in large scale self build involves a 100 hectare space (250 acre) extension to the south west of the city, in the Poole region. The land was reclaimed from the sea in the 1950’s.
- The entire area has been master planned by the local authority into a number of districts. Each of which has around 720 self build plots and by early 2012 around 1000 homes had been built; eventually some 3,000 self built homes are planned.
- Each of the self build districts is themed – for example there are areas for live/work self build homes; there are terraced areas and there is a zone for very sustainable homes. There is also an area set aside for canal side homes, and another for houses with bigger gardens. And there is a zone specifically aimed at housing developers, who assemble collectives of people who want a block of apartments or a terrace of similar homes built for them.
- Individual plots vary in size from 86 m2 to more than 1200m2.
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