We’re proud to announce that social housing project The August of Ymere has been named Winner in Architectural Design – Social Housing at the BLT Built Design Awards 2025.
The August is one of five social housing blocks in the new residential area Overhoeks in Amsterdam-Noord. The challenge was to create affordable houses, aesthetically competing with the surrounding luxury residential complexes. Coming home, feeling at home and soft surroundings were important design themes. The semi-open garden, by artist Kiki van Eijk and Sant en Co, merges nature, art, and architecture. Terracotta seating and ceramic lights reflect the building’s soft identity, creating a shared space where residents feel truly at home.
“The BLT Built Design Awards recognized the expertise of all professionals involved in the realization of outstanding projects; from Architecture firms and interior design experts to construction products and Landscape design. BLT Built Design Awards encompasses all forms of buildings, projects, and infrastructures that cope with today’s urbanization challenges and inspire the next generations. This annual program aims to celebrate Projects, People, and their passion for the industry, through our rigorous judging process, we recognize those who have gone above and beyond. The judges composed of 30 talented and experienced professionals, media representatives, entrepreneurs, and academics in the Architecture and Design fields, have selected the winners.”
The Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner will be held on November 21st at Elisabethen Kirche in Basel, Switzerland.
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