Heerlen generates space due to shrinkage, which can generate a new agricultural and geographical evolution. In this case winemaking creates an opportunity for starting an urban vineyard in the center of Heerlen. The basements of vacant buildings are reprogrammed into a winery with the slopes surrounding …

Ecofield is a new strategy to strengthen ecosystems in the Netherlands by means of architecture specifically designed for the landscape and for animal and plant species. The current biodiversity policy Nature Network Netherlands (formerly Ecological Network) focuses on nature areas and thus ignores the …

Kanaleneiland in Utrecht is one of 40 problematic neighborhoods in The Netherlands. This project proposes a strategy for rebuilding the informal network of the district. It starts with the schools that open the spaces on their front and release their social programs. Then large surfaces of parking space …

Dike-ring 14 is the name for a series of dykes and dunes that protect The Randstad conurbation against the effects of climate change, rising sea-levels and subsidence. This has been achieved thus far with huge financial investments approximately every thirty years in order to raise the barriers that …

The transition from a fresh water to a saline water system brings many opportunities. By following the concept of the landscape machine, the monoculture can transform into a rich and diverse landscape with ecological and economical values that strengthen each other. A sustainable area with much higher …

In het kader van 2018 Leeuwarden culturele hoofdstad, wordt er een stationsrenovatie en -verbouwing uitgevoerd.

Heechterp-Schieringen is a neighborhood in the east of Leeuwarden, which gained notoriety by topping the ‘’40 districts of Vogelaar’’ list. It has been the poorest district of the Netherlands for five years now, resulting in a very negative image. A neighborhood characterized by poverty, societal problems, …

Design tasks in the Canal Zone abound but the opportunities are hidden in the citizens’ unspoken wishes. The urban community nowadays is complex. Problems that occur in our environment are layered and difficult to comprehend by an individual. By turning the traditional process inside out my role as an …

This could be the future Blue Corridor when activated by Open City Innovation! A unique, mixed and healthy urban area with freedom harbour character. Where people work and live, where culture unfolds and with Campina as hotspot for starting entrepreneurs. In the same time it is a payable and sustainable …

The Rhine-Waal Valley needs an urban tissue with excellent liveability standards. By restoring the harmony between occupation patterns, landscape structures and natural processes, a new balance will flourish between man and nature. A careful alignment based upon the specific characteristics of the “water …