Binnenland·parool.nl·16 aug

‘Every step the neighbors take can be heard and felt’: Brasa Village in Amsterdam-Zuidoost symbolizes the troubles with modular housing

It is the ultimate weapon against the housing crisis: modular homes built at lightning speed in factories. But one prefab contractor after another is going bankrupt, construction flaws are piling up and residents are complaining bitterly. Take the largest modular neighborhood in the Netherlands, the brand-new Brasa Village in Amsterdam-Zuidoost.