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Meeting: Heleen Bothof, Luz Architects
There is currently a proposal for 5,000 new homes within the TU Delft campus. A requirement of being granted permission to build these new houses is considering the impact on the local infrastructure. Heleen Bothof is currently developing solutions for the increased amount of green and water space needed. In order to stop flooding, more water capacity needs to be added to the area, this is done through widening canals, making new ones and connecting the waterways together in order to improve the robustness of the system. Green space will be increased by converting car parks and unused spaces. Roof top gardens could also be introduced.
3 main actors around the site: Housing corporation (DUWO), TU Delft and local inhabitants. Each group have their own vision and preference with how the space should be developed.
With the Dutch population forecast to grow it seems logical that the pressure to build houses will increase. Our intervention will use this scenario to define the site. Our intervention can also begin to implement and introduce the future scenario.
We are now arranging through Heleen to meet ecologists and local inhabitants to discuss the possibilities for the site.
3 main actors around the site: Housing corporation (DUWO), TU Delft and local inhabitants. Each group have their own vision and preference with how the space should be developed.
- Proposals
Proposal 1
proposal 2
proposal 3
Proposal 1
USSERS / NEIGHBORS - INITIATIVE CITY PARK
Countering the reduction of green space in the area:
- More green m2 per occupant instead of less
Quality of living environment:
- Space for meeting, play and exercise
Preserving ecosystems:
- Natural green
Preserving historic structures:
- Coherent set of buildings as objects interspersed with gardens and parks
- To maintain: a space between buildings open character of the buildings to each other so you can see.
Proposal 2
MODEL 100 - SINGLE BLOCKS IN THE GREEN
Student Apartments:
- Loose blocks of 4 storeys high
- Green hills reduce impact on landscape
Spatial structure:
- Routes and visibility along the block
Parking:
- Parking garage with green roof
- Car-free zone
Ecological zone:
- Can expand between buildings
Water:
- Open water also to collect rainwater from buildings
- Alternative connection to De Vries van Heystplantsoen
Recreational Schiekade:
- Attractive green area (boulevard with catering)
- Meet, play and exercise
Proposal 3
MODEL XXX - TOWER
Student Apartments:
- 100 dwellings in 5 layers (Mijnbouwhof)
- 400 dwellings in 19 layers or
- 300 dwellings in 14 layers or
- 200 dwellings in 9 layers
Spatial structure:
- Wall on Schie side, open internal area
Parking:
- Parking garage with green roof
- Area = car-free zone
Ecological zone:
- Extra space for ecological zone
Water:
- Extra space for open water
- Water connection becomes quality
Recreational Schiekade:
- Attractive green area (boulevard with catering)
- Meet, play and exercise takes place more in the area itself, water playgrounds and nature recreaction
Meeting: Maziar Afrassiabi, Urban Sociologist
We discussed ways of gathering and representing data. The municipality provide information regarding demographics which can be used to show a comparison between the surrounding context and other areas. He also suggested looking at Lefebvre’s book Rhythmanalysi
We will study a range of rhythms around the site; physical movement, knowledge transfer and social and economic flows. This will give the site a context which can be used to define where and how our intervention will form and what activities it should encourage.
Websites consulted
www.statline.cbs.nl
www.delft.buurtmonitor.nl/
