eprintid: 4695
rev_number: 4
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datestamp: 2024-08-12 12:02:57
lastmod: 2024-08-12 12:02:57
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type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Hopman, Joëlle
creators_id: S3765164
creators_email: hopmanjoelle@gmail.com
title: Large-scale mixed-use buildings:  Aspects of urban and building design shaping social interactions  between insiders and outsiders
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Establishing large-scale mixed-use buildings is an upcoming trend in the Netherlands as these buildings
contribute to the creation of sustainable cities. Research on the social aspects of these buildings is still
lacking. Therefore, this research investigates how large-scale mixed-use buildings can be socially
integrated into their surrounding environment. The research does so by developing a set of aspects of
urban design and building design that contribute to the emergence of social interaction between people
living or working in the building on the one hand and people from the surrounding neighbourhood on
the other hand. Social interaction between these groups can lead to social capital, from which individuals
and society can benefit. The research uses a grounded theory approach with observations and informal
conversations as data collection methods. Unlike more traditional grounded theory, this research uses
existing theories from the literature as a starting point. Results and conclusions imply that social
interaction between the groups is more likely to happen if the buildings are located in vibrant
neighbourhoods and along continuous walking paths. Furthermore, the groups must have common
entrances, hallways and spaces within the building. A broad range of facilities is essential to attract
people from the surrounding neighbourhood to enter the building in the first place. Furthermore, the
façade should not look too exclusive, and entrances should be well visible. As the research is qualitative,
the results must be tested in further, more quantitative and detailed research.
date: 2024
pages: 83
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: SP
tutors_name: Dijk, T. van
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Spatial Planning & Design
tutors_email: T.van.Dijk@rug.nl
security: public
keywords_local: Large-scale mixed-use buildings
keywords_local: urban design
keywords_local: building design
keywords_local: social interaction
keywords_local: socialcapital
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2024-08-04
citation:   Hopman, Joëlle  (2024) Large-scale mixed-use buildings: Aspects of urban and building design shaping social interactions between insiders and outsiders.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4695/1/Final-Version-Thesis---Joelle-Hopman-.pdf