Landscape of Contrasts AIRPORT POLDER
>>> FACTS & FIGURES Team: Ankit Bhargava Josephine van Lohuizen Rochelle Wolvers Tess Stribos Victor Nyman Program: net transformation urban area residential commercial infrastructure water houses Type: thematic / integral realistic / idealistic strategy / blueprint
6300 ha. 260 ha. 4090 ha. 42 km. 1100 ha. 15000
This project speculates the role and position of Haarlemmemeer in the context of the Amsterdam Metropolitan Region (AMR) for the Year 2040. The current visions all show a strong inclination for further strengthening of Amsterdam city as a super centrality drawing no active participation from Haarlemmemeer. In order for urban regions to be competitive and achieve global visibility, they need to create zones of specialized identity, and in AMR Haarlemmeer is a suburban service core. However, proximity to urban cores, recreation zones in the periphery, location on regional infrastructure and expansive open space provide immense potential. So, in order to become more attractive, the
project uses 2 strategies. The first is to enhance local qualities by adding new connections and new programmes. This will bring fragmented quality landscape in closer reach and bring new people and businesses. The second strategy is to use the adjacency to Schiphol to develop a symbiotic urbanity through blending of the daily urban system of Schiphol and the city – (opening the box, concept). The ambition is to create a unique/contrasting identity for Haarlemmemmer which will open up the region to a much larger range qualities and interactions. In turn, this will lead to making Randstad a more competitive urban region.