Our mission is to make self build easier, more accessible and fun for individuals and groups. We are a social developer with an interest in creating communities. We develop for everyone who wants to create their own home and avoid the compromises that often come with buying an existing property. We stay connected, by guiding our self-builders through the hard times, the good times, until they move into their self-built home.
We believe that our self-builders are the key to a better world, making sustainable choices and building better designed homes to last. And just as importantly, building your own home is in many ways better value. A self-build project could make as much as 25% profit on the initial investment, but it is not easily earned – you will have to invest time and effort. The end result though, most often, is not about claiming the profit, but claiming the satisfaction and sense of achievement that comes with living in your dream home – uniquely yours.
What we do
We purchase land for self-build and custom build plots. We offer plots in various sizes. We also transform older signature buildings, like former schools, offices or storage buildings, into shell apartments. Our projects always contain a mix of affordable homes for a large variety of people. Mixing high and lower incomes, family and single households and young and older people, brings a diversity of people needed to push a new dynamic into the community. And this dynamic is united in the creation of their unique homes that define the way they really want to live. It's firstly about who they are, and this develops into the most private aspect of our lives as people: how we live.
How we work
To obtain the land or the buildings, we work closely together with City Councils, stakeholders, architects and real-estate owners. We set up a realistic plan, propose a competitive offer to the land or building owner and ensure the benefits of self-build. These benefits not only apply to individuals who will have a chance to create their home themselves, but also to City Councils, as self-build empowers people and instils a positive energy in the neighbourhoods. It also keeps momentum in the creation of homes and helps to cope with scarcity in the housing market – on all levels.
What we see
We see empowered homeowners who become engaged residents, energising communities and enriching areas and cities. And all this by just letting them be in control of building their dream home.