project08:P2 NEW
Problem statement
The amount of startups in the Netherlands is growing, but yet the likelihood of the average startup becoming a scale-up (full-fledged company) remains the same. Incubators tremendously increase the startups odds of surviving by training them the ins and outs of starting a business. Proper networking is a crucial aspect that the startups have to learn to survive. The startups are too small and lack funding to do everything on their own and therefore require help, either from other startups, experts or freelancers. Networking possibilities can be stimulated through architecture, by space itself shaping the way and amount of times users interact with each other. The growth and the life expectancy of startups however is very unstable, having an incubator that allows to cope with this uncertainty can benefit both the owner and the client.
Problems
• Increasing amount of startups each year.
• Startups can barely survive financially without collaboration.
• 90% of the startups don’t survive in the first 3 years.
• Startups growth and life expectancy is very unstable.
• Startups require a network of expertise to thrive.
Theme S.M.A.R.T environments
Goal Lowering monthly expenses by efficiently sharing space, food and possessions with the help of S.M.A.R.T environments
Sub Goal Addressing and positively changing the materialistic point of view of the inhabitants
Location: TU Delft Campus - About 12000 m2
Problems I like to solve:
- How to minimize the rent of student housing?
- How to make students more aware of their materialistic point of view
- How to promote sharing within student housing?
- How to optimize the amount of students per housing while minimizing internal conflict?
- How to separate study and relaxing functions?
- How to incorporate self-sufficiency within the building?
- How to reduce the conflict between students?
