ABSTRACT
The Netherlands boasts a large number of very high-quality new
housing developments and has a history of well-designed and dis-
tinctive housing. The Dutch government has played a major role
in the delivery of new housing and has made design quality an
important part of government policy. This can be seen in the role
of the government, which is anchored in the constitutional provi-
sion to promote and guarantee sufficient availability and quality
of housing for its citizens; ‘the promotion of sufficient residen-
tial accommodation is a subject of concern to the government.’1
