Jorishof, 2023
2023
Jorishof
Locatie
Jorislaan, eindhoven
Grootte
±6,500 m²
Type
Residential
Jorishof transforms a post-war care facility into modern, sustainable housing — preserving community roots while introducing a contemporary living standard.
Building Development
From Care Facility to Community Living
Located in the heart of Eindhoven’s residential fabric, Jorishof embodies the shift toward adaptive reuse in social real estate. The redevelopment replaces outdated care infrastructure with sustainable, mid-market housing while maintaining the human scale of the original neighborhood.
Adaptive Reuse
Integrated Green Spaces
Community-Driven Renewal
our story
Key Milestones in Redevelopment
Our journey
2019
2019
2020
2020
2021
2021
2022
2022
2023
2023
Preliminary feasibility studies and structural diagnostics completed
Acquisition finalized and new concept design initiated
Permit approval and construction start
Installation of energy systems and completion of shared gardens
Project delivery and occupancy of first tenants
Gallery
Statistics
A Community Rebuilt on Foundations of Care
Where care once defined the past, sustainability now secures the future.
Redeveloped residential surface (m2)
6500 Redeveloped residential surface (m2)
Energy-efficient homes
48 Energy-efficient homes
Carbon-neutral operation achieved
100% Carbon-neutral operation achieved
Challenge
Reinventing a Place of Care Without Erasing Its Emotional Identity
The Jorishof site carried emotional weight: a place associated with aging, illness, and loss. The challenge was to shift that narrative — to preserve the dignity of its origins while creating a hopeful, intergenerational community. The existing structure posed spatial and technical constraints, requiring creative solutions to integrate modern systems within its 1960s bones.
Approach
Respecting the Past, Building a Framework for the Future
The team’s approach centered on adaptive empathy: listening to the site’s history before imposing new design. Instead of demolition, Bakkers | Hommen employed circular renovation — upgrading insulation, structure, and façade while retaining over 70% of the original materials. The new Jorishof celebrates its past in every brick, yet functions like a 21st-century energy-efficient building.
impact
Sustainability as a Form of Social Care
Jorishof is more than a redevelopment — it’s a case study in how sustainability can serve people, not just performance targets. The project redefined what “care” means in modern real estate: inclusion, well-being, and environmental continuity all under one roof.
Social Impact
Environmental Impact
Economic Impact
