National Development Fund

One million people live in public housing, and almost every fifth dwelling in Denmark is public.

The public housing sector houses many different people and fulfils a welfare task through the establishment of housing for target groups with differentiated needs, social efforts and the obligation to provide housing at the direction of municipalities. Everyone should have a good home in a mixed living neighborhood with good access to welfare services, transportation and community.

There is great societal relevance and considerable potential in ensuring the continuous development of solutions that are varied and flexible, so that the homes and surrounding areas offer an equal, good and safe environment at all stages of life and for all people regardless of functional capacity.

This potential is obvious to be put into play in a strong partnership between the Landsbyggefonden and the Bevica Foundation. Through the Foundation's Universal Design Hub research network, they can contribute knowledge and competencies in the field of universal design and contribute to translating people's vision and visions into actions related to the renovation and construction of homes.

The partnership will contribute to the continuous building of knowledge and to the universal design approach having a concrete impact in the development of homes, communities and cities. And the partnership can support builders, decision-makers, opinion makers and funding partners putting housing and cities for the benefit of all on the agenda, based on key societal agendas such as inclusion, participation, health, demography and cohesion.

Through the partnership, a number of research projects will be launched that aim to bring universal design from theory to practice. On this page, you can keep abreast of developments.

The partnership will run until 2027.