Brainport Smart District

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A 155-hectare living lab in Helmond's Brandevoort, planned for 1,500 homes over a decade that would share their own energy, local food, water and data on a flexible grid built to grow with residents rather than be finished at once. So far about 52 circular modular homes stand; a 2023 reset trimmed the tech ambitions toward affordable housing.

In build 📅 since 2022
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Sources

↗ Brainport Smart District (authority)Official site of the Stichting Brainport Smart District foundation.
↗ UNStudio (design)Urban design vision for the adaptive, flexible-grid neighbourhood.
↗ Gemeente Helmond (status)2023 'new course': fewer innovations, more affordable homes.
↗ urbanNext (research)Design analysis: 'A Flexible Grid'.
📎 Cite this project

1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Brainport Smart District” — Helmond, Netherlands. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/brainport-smart-district/ (last verified 2026-07-16). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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