Extracted from the Zoningplan

Desired development

The northern area is a TU-important link between the old town and the Knowledge City Complex in the city and fulfill a social function relevant to the whole city. If we develop TU-North there is the opportunity do strengthen this link. On one hand you have the North with its new knowledge and development. And on the other hand, we have the historical center with its historical and touristic attraction to the city center.

History

First de ‘Julianalaan’ was the important artery. But after a while the ‘Michiel de Ruijterweg’ became the most important route in the TU-area.

Possible interpretations

Catering and retail

The northern TU-area is an important link between the old town and the Knowledge City Complex in the city and fulfill a social function relevant to the whole city. Conference facilities, hotel accommodations and catering facilities fit par excellence in this area. It will mainly considered related to the TU, such as retail bookstore or student or related functions.

Public Space

‘de Vries van Heijstplantsoen’ is of major influence on the appearance of the area. • maintaining and enhancing the Botanical Garden and the the ‘de Vries van Heijstplantsoen’; • improving the availability and accessibility of the ‘de Vries van Heijstplantsoen’; • principle is that the space around the buildings as a whole is organized, regardless of property boundaries; • valuable trees (groups) in the region have adequate space; • accessibility and quality of the residence area is improved by introduction of new trails

Traffic structure

In the current situation is the Julianalaan a physical barrier between the faculty of Architecture and ‘de Vries van Heijstplantsoen’, but with a renewed traffic structure it can be more like frontgarden of the building, or become more related to the Delft Science Center.

In Delft, in larger scale. the site is not central. It doesn't differeciate

IDENTITY

Traffic Analyse

Two main roads are surrounded our site and the traffic is really various

and busy.But for our site, there is no obvious road access into it, exuberant

trees and grass make it isolated by the other part of the city. It appears

a little deserted here.

Two Problems

There are two chief problems here-not accessible and not visible. Both of

the problems have a negative effect for the relationship between the people

and the site.The unfavorable condition make the behavior inside the region

almost cease out.

The pathological present situation

Habits makes things nature,people easily form the intuition that there is

no site here or it is unnecessary to explore the site. we want to do something

to change this status，making the site alive and attractive.

PERSONALIZATION