Op 25 april 2024 presenteerde de gemeente Groningen ‘Geleide Groei’, kader voor de doorontwikkeling van de binnenstad van Groningen. Het document Geleide Groei helpt de gemeente, marktpartijen en andere stakeholders om de verdere doorontwikkeling van onze binnenstad de komende jaren op een goede manier …

Nu 'water en bodem sturend' zijn, is het de vraag hoe dit concreet past in het instrumentarium van de Omgevingswet. Dit blijkt in de praktijk een uitdaging, stellen vijf deskundigen in dit artikel. Zij gaan specifiek in op de juridische ruimte tussen de omgevingsvisie en het omgevingsplan: het omgevingsprogramma …

AANLEIDING - Gemeenten en waterschappen hebben de taak om te zorgen voor een klimaatbestendige inrichting van de gebouwde omgeving om schade door hevige neerslag, hitte en droogte zoveel mogelijk te voorkomen. Om die reden zijn en worden zogenaamde groenblauwe oplossingen aangelegd, zoals infiltrerende …

‘Redefining the historic center of ‘s-Hertogenbosch’ is a multi-faceted project which aims at the revitalization of the historic inner city. It takes a new turn on the Pijp district, mostly eradicated by after-war planning and the introduction of largescale complexes, which by now have lost their function. …

The large measures of the CIAM-based Bijlmermeer district still exert their influence on the living environment and infrastructure, making it difficult for the population to create facilities which meet their way of life. In close contact with inhabitants of Kraaiennest a new program is set up to provide …

The project ‘A Paradise for Starters’ is concerned with a new typology for affordable housing and co-living. Economy of means is found in a double height dwelling unit with a width of 4 meters, which is open to one side. Because the units are placed obliquely, an open corner can be created with a semi-outdoor …

Productive Path is a case study and design for Pazkan Village in Baluchistan, Iran. The fertile valley of the Salazar River once supported a thriving production and trading of dates, but now endures the effects of the wars and upheavals in neighboring Afghanistan and Pakistan leading to trafficking and …

Reuse and transformation of industrial heritage is intricately linked to history, context, and architectural debate. In a critical process of theoretical research and research-by-design, a case is built up around the former water tower on one of the riverbanks in Wroclaw, Poland. The solid construction …

In the Iranian province Baluchistan local economies can be improved by upturning local produce and handicrafts in a collective effort. A secure place for different generations of women serves as a cultural incubator and marketplace and offers participation in the village life. The project is sited along …

Hof van den Houte’ is the new name for a shopping and housing district in the present heart of Etten-Leur, once the site of a castle by the same name between the villages Etten and Leur. The site was still an open field when a modern freestanding shopping mall was built in the 1960s to serve the growing …