This graduation project will focus on the dwelling design of the so-called ‘fledglings’: a specific type of starters on the housing market seeking to achieve an explorative lifestyle in their daily life. The current generation of starters in Rotterdam experiences several issues in housing, like the raising buying and renting prices of 40% over the last few years and a lack of suitable homes for the changing lifestyle of the residents. In order to tackle
problems like this, the graduation project will identify and investigate on the notion of how a shared living economy can contribute to the explorative lifestyle of a fledgling. Within this research, several existing designs and scientific literature will be read and investigated to form a base for the design of an explorative living environment. Several case studies have been analyzed in this design process as well. Besides that, the concept of the Fun Palace by Cedric Price and Joan Littlewood has been used as an inspiration for the design for fledglings. It turns out that an explorative living environment should stimulate and facilitate the residents to do activities that range from a more leisure nature to a more educational or cultural nature. In the end, it is about developing yourself as an individual and achieving personal growth through both enjoying and learning at the same time.