A new look at estates: design research with a focus on shared ownership (Nieuwe kijk op landgoederen)

Within this research, we explore how fostering shared ownership through co-design can be a tool for returning estates to the center of cultural and material production. Indeed, co-design as a design methodology is highly suitable for mapping and activating the networks of human and non-human actors. Unfortunately, knowledge of and expertise in this method is still too fragmented across design disciplines. By having designers from landscape design, interior design and digital design work together within this research project, a unique opportunity arises to further build up this knowledge and expertise through the practical application on concrete estates.

The research project thus aims to make a concrete contribution both to the revitalization of the 'estate model' and to a change in mentality in design practice, focusing more on (im)material, process-related results in terms of attitude and behavioral changes.