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On the other hand, some architects have designed properties in which eating, working and living are introduced collectively. Compared to the big scaled homes in England and the Renaissance, the 17th Century Dutch house was smaller, and was only inhabited by up to four to five members. This was as a result of they embraced “self-reliance” in distinction to the dependence on servants, and a design for a lifestyle centered on the household. It was important for the Dutch to separate work from domesticity, as the home became an escape and a place of comfort. This way of life and…