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17-25 October 2026

New Citizen Building

An original, multi-discipline method for urban design, development and building - Human-centered, sustainable, future-proof and adaptive design.

Hosted by New Citizen Design

This project is now archived and was part of DDW20

Applying New Citizen Design Building Method
Applying New Citizen Design Building Method
New Citizen Design
Our unique METHOD provides governments, developers, designers with scenarios from a brainstorm on urban developments, engaging stakeholder potential to establish common ground, and simultaneously calculate/convert accumulated data into an understanding of the economic, social, sustainability impact
The New Citizen Building Method is applied as a design journey and measured along three key principles. Is the development: 1. human centered and of socio-economic value; 2. future proof and adaptive; 3. circular and sustainable. The design journey
New Citizen Building / DNA in transformation areas
New Citizen Building / DNA in transformation areas
New Citizen Design / HNI Rijksarchief Architectuur
Impression of calculating/converting of data
Impression of calculating/converting of data
New Citizen Design

About New Citizen Design

New Citizen Design is a future-oriented company. We focus on human-centered design (thinking) and are initiator of New Citizen Building. We have conceptualized the New Citizen Building Method. It is the result of a three-year development and testing period, in collaboration with Kas Oosterhuis (ONL), Arwin Hidding, Menno Rubbens (cepezed projects), Maurice Hermans (Royal Haskoning DHV). Prof Oosterhuis is the mastermind of Participator©, the tool of our method that processes all data and input

Colofon

Initiator, conceptualizer, process leader, owner and keeper of New Citizen Building Antonia Wormer and Jan Willem de Laive, New Citizen Design
Architect, innovator and parametric design professor, owner and keeper of the tool Participator©. Professor Kas Oosterhuis, ONL the Innovation Studio
Architect/Real Estate Developer focusing on circular building Menno Rubbens, cepezed projects
Construction Engineer, focusing on intricate technical build-ups Maurice Hermans, Royal Haskoning DHV
Software specialist and operator Participator© tool Arwin Hidding, Arwix

Partners

Sponsored by New Citizen Building
Sponsored by New Citizen Building
Sponsored by New Citizen Building
Sponsored by New Citizen Building