International Dialogue – Housing in Grasbrook (Hamburg)
As part of a process led by HafenCity Hamburg GmbH, the Office for Housing, Urban Renewal and Land Management, and BLOXHUB to develop a master plan for greater residential space efficiency in Hamburg, Jonas Lage presents findings from his research on housing sufficiency, including results from the current research project on circular use of residential space. The process involves a range of stakeholders and aims to develop perspectives for sustainable and, in particular, space-saving housing forms in the Grasbrook district as a pilot project.
The presentation will begin by outlining the unequal distribution of living space and current challenges in the Hamburg context. Building on this, the Swiss model of minimum occupancy requirements with compulsory downsizing will be introduced as a possible approach to promoting residential mobility and more efficient use of space. Finally, complementary instruments and perspectives will be presented, including housing advisory services, incentive schemes to reduce living space, as well as alternative models such as structural adaptations or usage rights.
The aim of the presentation is to provide impulses for the development of concrete measures within the broader master plan process and to address the question of how existing and future “lock-ins” in the housing market can be avoided.
The event is not open to the public.