‘DESIGNING A FUTURE PROPOSAL FOR THE HOBOKEN AREA IN 2060’

Design studio 3: Hoboken

Rotterdam 2060 | 2017

The first encounter with urban design and planning was during design studio 3. Goal was to form an overall urban vision for the Hoboken area in Rotterdam for 2060. This was done in group-form. After the formation of the overall urban vision, each individual of the group worked out a specific area within this urban vision. For me that was the ‘Baankwartier’ area.

Overall vision was the creation of a mixeduse and bicycle-friendly neighbourhood. For me specifically, it was task to form a design concept for the area where this mixed use of living and working comes together. Taking into account the already existing identity of the neighbourhood and retaining it as much as possible.

The street profiles were elaborated by use of hand-drawn sketches. In these sketches all of the key concepts and sustainable elements are implemented to form a clear overview of the design concept.