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Portfolio Arend van der Kam

Landscape Architecture 2024

Arend van der Kam Garden & Landscape Designer 01-07-1994 Netherlands arendvdkam@hotmail.com +31 (0)6 54 66 73 26 Velp (Gld.) Dutch Native English C1

AutoCAD Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe Indesign Rhino / SketchUP QGIS / ArcGIS

Work experience Karres + Brands | Intern 2020 - 2021 Landscape design for public space, research for design for Netherlands historical estate, and research through design for solar karresenbrands.com fields.

Studio Arend | Founder | 15+ Garden and landscape design projects 2017 - ongoing Netherlands studioarend.nl

Design for private gardens and public spaces. As freelance designer worked with: Buro Harro, Roodbeen Architectuur and Moost Architecten.

Buro Harro | Intern and freelance landscape designer 2017 - 2018 Netherlands buroharro.nl

Landscape design, technical construction and graphical visualitations.

The English Gardener | Designer | 100+ Garden designs 2011 - ongoing Design, construction and maintenance of gardens, varying Netherlands from large estates to small urban gardens. englishgardener.nl

Education Landscape Architecture | Wageningen University | M.Sc. 2020 - ongoing Netherlands wur.nl

Master Landscape Architecture Pre-Master Landscape Architecture in 2020.

Garden and Landscape Design | Van Hall Larenstein | B.Sc. 2012 - 2018 Netherlands hvhl.nl

Major in Garden Architecture (Currently named ‘Spatial design’). Minor in History of Art: ‘Meesterwerken in de Westerse Cultuur’ at Hogeschool Utrecht

Extracurricular activities 2022 - ongoing: Committee member Young NVTL

Network for young landscape architects in the Netherlands, organising various activities for professional development and cooperation. • 2023: Interview newsletter NVTL‘5 questions to’, writing about my ambitions, studies and work within Young NVTL. • 2023: Interview Tuin Journaal (#3)‘Groen is de Toekomst’, together with Stijn van de Ven we talk about our work within Young NVTL and our take on a possible change of perspective on nature in the city.

2023: Drawing figure for scientific publication

Thacker, F.E.N. et al. What is a fire resilient landscape? Towards an integrated definition. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-023-01891-8. Figure 2.

2022: Moderator symposium ‘The Green City’ at Van Hall Larenstein

Chairman of the day, introducing various speakers, opening and closing of the symposium.

2021 - 2023: Student assistant at Wageningen University

Organisational and educational support during the courses: • 2022: M.Sc. Studio Park Design • 2022 & 2023: B.Sc. Landscape Perspectives & Integrated Studio I • 2021: B.Sc. Fundamentals of Landscape

2020 - ongoing: Co-owner Wijnfans Organising tailor-made wine tastings.

2017 - 2020: Committee member of NEXT Landscape

DSL/NVTL student team committed to connecting students from different universities in the field of landscape architecture. Supervising the organisation of several Student Design Marathons.

2018: Speaker at the opening of academic year Van Hall Larenstein A presentation about entrepreneurship by starting Studio Arend during my studies.

2016: Staff member at Plantion (Green centre) Voluntary internship for the benefit of my plant knowledge.

2014 - 2015: Chairman of the board of a student association

General administrative affairs, leading an association of 100+ members, coordinating general assemblies, long-term objectives.

2013: 24h Design Marathon Hilversum

Price winning design (1/12) at ‘Day of Architecture’ in Hilversum.

My inspiration 1/ Wine. For me assessing the quality of a wine is about it being in balance. In this same intuitive way, I also assess a landscape and try to find the balance

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in my design. 2) Miles Davis. Music can truly touch my soul and inspire me. Miles Davis does this time and time again. 3/ Piet Oudolf & Peter Zumthor. Piet

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Oudolf’s infinite knowledge of plants and his beautiful compositions inspire me immensely. I find the same subtlety and thoughtfulness in Peter Zumthor’s

(05) work. For me, their collaboration in the Serpentine pavilion results in one of the most beautiful gardens. 4/ Andy Goldsworthy. I truly value the way Andy

Goldsworthy uses his material and manages to make his art look effortless. He brings nature and art together in a unique way. 5/ The Alps. At great heights, the air

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is thin, the landscape abstract and endless. Light and weather are decisive there. Hiking through mountains clears my head and creates space.

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Master Landscape Architecture BINCKHORST | Master’s thesis PEM | Studio Park GROW VERTICAL | Studio Regional

WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY | MASTER’S THESIS | BINCKHORST | 2024 In my master’s thesis, I explore the application of the philosophical concept of ‘dark ecology’ (introduced

by Timothy Morton) to explore novel park design approaches in the Anthropocene. The four design principles derived

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from philosophical literature are integrated with The Hague municipality’s four core themes, for a ‘real-world’ project

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WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY | MASTER’S THESIS | BINCKHORST | 2024 approach. Dark ecology envisions an ecology without the Romanticera nature approach, incorporating irony, ugliness, and pollution

into a place’s ecology. The design site faces significant soil contamination. By shifting the ecosystem’s function

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from ‘cleaning up’ to ‘embracing and protecting,’ I aim to redefine the municipality’s duty of care.

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WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY | STUDIO PARK | PEM | 2020 The colourful diversity of Europe is central in the design for Memorial Park Europe (PEM). PEM functions as a place

where this diversity, peace, and beauty can be celebrated. The concept for the park is a large-scale romantic park with a

strong connection to the Sonian Forest. This resulted in a consistent design for a forest park with clusters of

WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY | STUDIO PARK | PEM | 2020 pavilions and central open spaces. PEM has several entrances that provide good accessibility. The valleys and the

water feature follow the relief of the surroundings and create an attractive series of walks for visitors.

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WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY | STUDIO PARK | PEM | 2020 At the entrance of PEM the visitors are confronted with parts of the Guernica artwork by Picasso in the shape of a cattle

grate. This artwork resembles the horror of bombings during the Second World War. You are forced to walk over and look

down on it.

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WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY | STUDIO PARK | PEM | 2020 Part of the assignment was to incorporated the ‘Peace Dove’ artwork by Picasso. In a dense part of the forest, a bomb crater

is created. The crater opens up the space and alows the visitor to walk down. When you look up to the sky, you do not see bombs

drop from the sky, but a projection from the ‘Peace Dove’ artwork.

WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY | STUDIO REGIONAL | GROW VERTICAL | 2020 This project explores the spatial consequences and possibilities of urban high-tech vertical farming in the area

between Eindhoven, Tilburg, and Den Bosch. By relocating the food production in vertical farms within the proximity of the

cities, space would be created to give back to nature.

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WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY | STUDIO REGIONAL | GROW VERTICAL | 2020 Vertical farms could take the pressure of the food market and give room for artesian local food production. The three landscapes

of the Grow Vertical project are the hightech urban farms, nature reserves, and local artesian farms. Central in this

composition are the nature reserves. There would be enough room for rewilding projects where species such as the wolf could live.

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VAN HALL LARENSTEIN | GRADUATION PROJECT | POSBANK PAVILION | 2018 The Posbank Pavilion is located at the edge of an area called De Posbank. This famous hilly region is overgrown with

heather. Throughout the year this area receives around two million visitors. Because most of the visitors only visit

the Pavilion itself, it becomes overcrowded and even traffic jams form.

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VAN HALL LARENSTEIN | GRADUATION PROJECT | POSBANK PAVILION | 2018 During my research, I did a lot of fieldwork and investigated the possibility to use local resources in the design. It became

clear that previously this area was known for its gravel pits. Farmers used to dig out gravel, to use for paving. In the final

design, the paving that is used around the Pavilion comes from these local resources.

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VAN HALL LARENSTEIN | GRADUATION PROJECT | POSBANK PAVILION | 2018 Currently, the area is focused on the Pavilion. There are no other points that can help to spread the crowd. In the design,

a grid of additional points is introduced. They are connected with walking paths to encourage people to go on foot and experience

the area even further. The new points consist of nine viewpoints, three enclosed gardens, and one new pavilion.

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VAN HALL LARENSTEIN | GRADUATION PROJECT | POSBANK PAVILION | 2018 The Posbank area is mostly known for its grand views and hills. To create a contrast between nature and the new

points, flat concrete slabs, which slightly hang over a hill, are introduced as viewpoints. Concrete as a material is used

for all points. In that way, they form a family and can easily be recognised.

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VAN HALL LARENSTEIN | GRADUATION PROJECT | POSBANK PAVILION | 2018 The enclosed gardens tell stories about the landscapes that once were there or could be there. The garden in the heathland is

relieved from grazing and will once again turn into a forest. The garden that was once farmland is sown with old meadow

flowers. In the forest where there was once a sand-drifting area, the sand dunes are shown once again.

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VAN HALL LARENSTEIN | GRADUATION PROJECT | POSBANK PAVILION | 2018 The enclosed garden in the heathland symbolises the forest that could grow there. The trees that are planted

will not undergo any maintenance. In that way, nature can take over and create its own garden.

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VAN HALL LARENSTEIN | GRADUATION PROJECT | POSBANK PAVILION | 2018 The design for the Posbank pavilion itself also encourages people to walk around it. Close to the Pavilion, currently,

two viewpoints are almost hidden and not well connected. Inside the Pavilion there is a concrete floor that goes up into a spiral.

In the design, this concrete floor extends outside and forms a connection with the viewpoints and makes it easy to walk around.

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VAN HALL LARENSTEIN | GRADUATION PROJECT | POSBANK PAVILION | 2018

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VAN HALL LARENSTEIN | MODELING AND DESIGN | BIKUPÅ | 2015 Koningshof in Utrecht was looking for a new beehive design. The thought experiment in this project was that beekeeping would be

the most normal thing to do. How would that world look like? You can buy your bees at Albert Hein, your bee keeping suit at H&M

and Prada, and your beehive at IKEA. The BIKUPÅ was born.

Beekeeper overall

19,95 €

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VAN HALL LARENSTEIN | MODELING AND DESIGN | BIKUPÅ | 2015 The BIKUPÅ is a beehive designed in the philosophy of IKEA: low budget, easy to assemble, and a clean design. The

underlying meaning of this project is to make a statement that it becomes more and more necessary to keep bees.

Bijenkast

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- Duurzaam Accoya hout

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Internship Estate Trompenburg Landscapes of Desire Van der Helstplein

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KARRES + BRANDS | INTERNSHIP | TROMPENBURG | 2022 During my internship at Karres + Brands, I contributed to the second phase of the redevelopment of the 17th-century estate

Trompenburg in ‘S Graveland. Here, I reevaluated Karres and Brands’ 10-yearold design using both old and new

historical sources. The primary objective was to assess their design in relation to the measurements of the original

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KARRES + BRANDS | INTERNSHIP | TROMPENBURG | 2022 layout. Additionally, I participated in various design studies for further refinement, which included exploring

three different types of bridges. For the bridges leading to an island, not present in the 17th-century design, we chose

stepping stones as a modern reference.

KARRES + BRANDS | INTERNSHIP | LANDSCAPES OF DESIRE | 2022 Solar energy integration in landscapes often involves hiding panels. In a desired landscape, panels become a multifaceted

solution, linking the energy transition with water, biodiversity, culture, agriculture, and recreation. Our aim was to turn solar fields into landscapes

of desire, focusing on the northern ‘oeverwall’ landscape near IJsselstein. Different landscape types dictate specific solar panel

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KARRES + BRANDS | INTERNSHIP | LANDSCAPES OF DESIRE | 2022 integration, providing opportunities for varied energy production. Aligning solar applications with land use benefits owners, landscapes,

and societal goals, turning the energy transition into a tool for collective and individual achievements. Each solar development

sparks broader landscape progress, building a resilient framework for sustainable energy production and landscape enhancement.

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KARRES + BRANDS | INTERNSHIP | VAN DER HELSTPLEIN | 2022 During this participation project, three meetings were held with the residents of Van der Helstplein to

design the square’s redevelopment. The first session focused on gathering ideas. Providing participants with a blank sketch

and letting them contribute their ideas allowed us to analyse and document the outcomes. On the second evening,

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KARRES + BRANDS | INTERNSHIP | VAN DER HELSTPLEIN | 2022 residents worked in groups to decide which objects from the first session should or should not be included and in

what composition, on a blank poster. This data was also analysed. Based on these findings, we created three

designs handed over to the Amsterdam municipality.

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STUDIO AREND | GARDEN VOORHOUT | 2020 In this duo garden, end of the garden. dent in the centre and a subtle connection The decking has been the construction of DEFINITIEF ONTWERP has been created. In extended in its the border has been the central shared entirety. To create extended to create a border,Aanzicht the waterkant poles private space, the corner bench. open up towards the deckingDEFINITIEF has a slight ONTWERP Calla 3 & 5 19 april 2020 Voorhout

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STUDIO AREND | GARDEN TROMPENBERG | 2019 - 2020 In the design of this garden, separate areas are being created by different paving’s, heights, and paths that go through

borders. The terrace seamlessly merges into the swimming pool and a rissen floating wooden platform. This creates a contrast

with the sunken gravel area. The guesthouse in the garden is placed at a different angle to create a wide view into the garden.

STUDIO AREND | FLAT IRON | PUBLIC SPACE AND PATIO GARDEN | 2019 This project is a cooperation with Roodbeen Architectuur. The apartments on the ground level all have a small garden.

The municipality will maintain these gardens. To create a seperate identity for each garden different mixtures of trees,

perennials, and bulbs are used.

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STUDIO AREND | FLAT IRON | PUBLIC SPACE AND PATIO GARDEN | 2019 The plants for the patio are roof garden proof, because there is a parking space underneath them. Little gabs and

corners in the parking space are reserved for tree planters. In that way, there is space for the root system of the trees.

Doorsnede AA Opdrachtgever: de Alliantie Ontwikkeling 16 april 2019 Architect: Roodbeen Architectuur BV Hilversum

Gevel Aanzicht Noorderweg Opdrachtgever: de Alliantie Ontwikkeling 16 april 2019 Architect: Roodbeen Architectuur BV Hilversum

Gevel Aanzicht Simon Stevinweg Opdrachtgever: de Alliantie Ontwikkeling 16 april 2019 Architect: Roodbeen Architectuur BV Hilversum

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STUDIO AREND | GARDEN SHED HILVERSUM | 2018 The design of this shed is based upon light, air, and open space. The objective and challenge was to make a construction

that was as light as possible. The thin roof is made out of corrugated aluminum sheets. To play with the composition the

poles are placed at a slight angle. To ease the view, symmetry is reached by placing the apposing poles at the same angle.

STUDIO AREND | GARDEN SHED HILVERSUM | 2018 Since the shed is resin above the ground with a single step, it offers a slight different perspective of the garden.

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Portfolio Arend van der Kam

Landscape Architecture 2024