Finalists Brabant Style Prize 2025

The jury carefully assessed all entries based on evaluation criteria such as the quality of the building, attention to the physical and social living environment, and scalability. The 5 finalists show the jury that industrial construction is much more than just efficiency and speed. They prove that prefab, modular, or serial construction can also contribute to livability, sustainability, and affordability.

Jury chair Wilma Dirken; deputy for Space, Housing, Nitrogen, and Safety of the province of North Brabant: “The jury is impressed by the quality of all entries, especially the 5 finalists. They show that industrial construction not only contributes to more homes but also to a Brabant where everyone can feel at home.”

De Stip – Breda

De Stip is a modular residential area on the edge of the center of Breda. With 182 independent homes for a diverse group of residents and 10 shared student homes. The homes are prefab and modular built in the factory and consist of circular materials such as wood. De Stip is designed for communal living. This is reflected in the common areas and in the two green inner gardens surrounded by wide galleries, stairs, and bridges.

Veldbloemenhof – Etten-Leur

Veldbloemenhof is a green and modular residential area with 100 wooden rental homes in the new residential neighborhood Haansberg of Etten-Leur. Part of the homes is reserved for people with an urgent housing need. The neighborhood consists of 80 ground-level homes and 20 homes in two levels. Designed, built, and rented in two years. This has solved part of the large and urgent demand for social rental homes in Etten-Leur.

STEK in de Groote Wielen – Rosmalen

STEK is a modular residential area with 200 wooden houses in the Groote Wielen north of Rosmalen. With the builders modules, stacked and ground-level homes have been realized, all with a social rent price. The wooden houses are almost ready-built in the housing factory with many biobased materials. In a green environment, there are 12 residential yards. Each yard forms its own diverse living community. Residents share a yard, which they together furnish.

Mainelaan – Eindhoven

Mainelaan is a housing cluster in the Eindhoven neighborhood Achtse Barrier. Here, 18 social rental homes have been realized on the site of a former primary school, surrounded by owner-occupied homes. The homes are ecologically and circularly built and executed in cross-laminated timber with facades in timber frame construction. Biobased and recycled materials have been used. The homes are located around a communal garden with facilities such as picnic areas, a communal room with a covered terrace, and individual storage rooms.

Wood Up – Eindhoven

In Buurtschap te Veld on the northern edge of Eindhoven, there are 24 Wood Up homes. The modular homes are made up of multiple wooden units. Each home has its own character due to design options and finishing choices. The homes are almost entirely biobased, prefabricated in a workshop, and assembled and finished on-site in a short time. The social purchase homes are located in a shared and green living environment with communal gardens and shared values.

Jury Brabantse Stijlprijs 2025

The jury of the Brabant Style Prize 2025 consists of:

• Pierre Hobbelen – director-manager housing corporation Thuisvester
• Harold van de Ven – director-owner Architect with Energy B.V. and chain director province of North Brabant at Foundation Building Balance
• Tommy Hendriks – sustainability advisor MTD Landscape Architects
• Jetske Thielen – social engineer and owner Sustainable Weaving
• Mirte van Duppen - multimedia video artist

With the 2025 edition of the Style Prize, the province of North Brabant wants to show what opportunities and qualities industrial housing offers. The focus is on living, economy, environmental quality, sustainability, and social aspects. The province aims to give industrial housing a rightful place in Brabants housing construction.

Jury and audience award

The Brabant Style Prize 2025 consists of a jury prize and a public prize.

• The jury prize is a work of art made by Simone van Bakel.
• The public prize is a cash amount of € 2,500 and goes to the project that receives the most votes from the Brabant public.

The award ceremony will take place on Thursday, October 23, 2025, during the Brabant Day of Living.