Further projects selected were:
- V.V. Vertrouwen Vooruit – SETUP: Design intervention to map the relationship between citizens and government through research at an amateur football club, with the aim of creating a new vision for the implementation of the Open Government Act.
- Speelruimte – Laura Bolscher: Experiment with a more playful day schedule at De Heygraeff residential care park by developing play objects that encourage contact between people with and without a disablity.
- Health Oriented Design – BURA urbanism: Research together with GGD (Public Health Service) and RIVM (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) on how health can achieve a stronger position in the design of mixed urban areas.
- Karaktermoord op een eiland – Cleo de Brabander: Research into the spatial, cultural and visual characteristics of Curaçao, with the aim of establishing design principles for sustainable development that protect the island’s unique identity.
- Over & Weer – Gortemaker Algra Feenstra: Method that takes the step from co-creation to co-realisation, aimed at developing sustainable residential care environments where residents with different care needs live together.
- Anatomy of a Circular Bathroom – Studio ACTE: Practical experiment in which residents, designers and contractors work together on circular bathroom renovation, resulting in a handbook of practices for reuse and adaptable design.
- Sculpting Our Food Service – Another Provision: Development of a new format for local dialogue about food supply through co-design workshops, to be tested at the model canteen Mensa Mensa in Rotterdam-Zuid.
Read more about all the projects in the awarded grants archive (in Dutch).
numbers
After a check on the formal criteria and completeness, a total of 52 applications were taken into consideration and submitted to the advisory committee. Of the 20 positively assessed applications, the 10 highest-scoring projects were selected for subsidy. The total budget available for the first phase was € 100,000.
follow-up
The 10 selected projects will start the first phase of up to five months in December 2025. During this period, the designers and their partners will explore the intended theme further, work on a prototype or proof of concept and draw up a project plan, budget and collaboration agreement. If the project is successfully completed, a new application can be submitted in 2026 for phase two, aimed at implementing the project with a grant of € 50,000.
Header image: Speelruimte – Laura Bolscher
