Housing building plan takes more hits, rent freeze criticised - DutchNews.nl

Holy Water: Vacant Dutch church to become swimming pool  - Global Construction Review

Dutch companies MVRDV and Zecc Architecten have been selected to design a renovation of the  St. Francis of Assisi Church in Heerlen, south east Netherlands, into a public swimming pool called “Holy Water”. Built over 100 years ago, the church stopped holding services in 2023. Its listed historic features will be preserved, and a swimming pool will be added into the nave. The pool’s floor can go up and down to give different depths. Raised al…

Housing building plan takes more hits, rent freeze criticised - DutchNews.nl

Fewer empty office buildings, shops and churches are being converted into homes, despite the government’s ambition to make better use...

Dutch conversion of vacant office buildings, shops into homes stalling

The conversion of former office buildings, shops, and churches into homes stalled further last year, according to figures from Statistics Netherlands (CBS). In 2025, 8,675 homes were completed in existing buildings, down from 8,755 the year before and well below Housing Minister Mona Keijzer’s goal of 15,000 per year.