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JASMINE BACANI Delft University of Technology

CONTENTS

01 NIEUWE WERK DESIGNING URBAN ENVIRONMENTS

02 BEVERWIJK ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

03 STRIJP S MICROLAB REGENERATION

Group studio project, TU Delft|November 2021 - January 2022 | Urban design

Individual studio project, TU Delft|September 2021 - November 2021 | Urban design

Multidisciplinary project, TU Eindhoven | September 2020 - February 2021|Urban design

01 NIEUWE WERK DESIGNING URBAN ENVIRONMENTS GROUP STUDIO PROJECT November 2021 - January 2022 | TU Delft Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands Mentor: Ulf Hackauf and Heleen Bothof Urban design

Nieuwe Werk is an area of Rotterdam dominated by cars and sealed surfaces which creates urban heat islands despite its proximity to water. There is hardly any public spaces apart from a section of a park on the South of the area. The project aims to densify this remaining public space which proved to be a challenge without losing the quality of the green and continuity of the park. Features introduced in this densification strategy lead to the transformation of the whole area. A small-scale design focus on the North part of the area depicts the activities at its intended use and clarifies how green and blue interventions still allows for different public spaces.

CO N C E P TS Green and blue infrastructure

Connecting ecological patches and extending the green and waterfront pedestrian experience to the city.

Green infrastructure to mitigate urban heat island effect and ecological corridors to connect different areas.

Extending accessible and public waterfronts to the rest of the city.

Flood resilient areas while maintaining shipping docks and routes.

Water interventions using height differences, floating wetlands, and accessible waterfronts.

Activities and accessibility

Increasing public space activities and defining public-private spaces.

Transitioning public space functions from active to quiet.

Increasing indoor public amenities.

Closing off roads while maintaining connection to the city.

Removing parking spaces and creating a new central parking garage to create more public spaces.

D E N S I F I CAT I O N ST RAT E GY Principles

Occupancy

balcony

Functions

Ty p o l o g i e s

AREA DESIGN PROPOSAL

DESIGN FOCUS Section A-A

Section B-B

Section C-C The d e s i g n f o c u s f e a t u r e s a n u r b a n m i c ro f o r e s t i n t he H o g e s c ho o l area with different amenities that separates open public spaces for the communit y and concealed private spaces for students through he i g ht d i f f e r e n c e s a n d v e g e t a t i o n . The p u b l i c s p a c e a l s o r e c o n n e c t s students and residents to the water and nature. The s e c t i o n s c l a r i f y t he d e s i g n f e a t u r e s f ro m t he l o w e r g ro u n d l ev el in the eating space and gaming area to the elevated pavilion and t he n t o t he v e g e t a t i o n t y p e s . The p a v i l i o n a c t s a s t he b a r r i e r f o r t he public-private spaces and creates a sightline towards the water.

Oak

Elm

Beech

Wild plants

F L E X I B L E S PA C E S Nighttime activities

The p a v i l i o n c r e a t e s s ha d e f o r s u n n y w e a t he r and for rain. In daytime, it is a space for outdoor learning and for students to relax in.

Solar panels on the pavilion roof create sustainable energy for lighting in nighttime activi t i e s s u c h a s ev e n t s a n d p a r t i e s . The e l ev a t i o n also enables people to see events on the water.

The w a t e r f ro n t i s a n a t u r e e d u c a t i o n a r e a i n daytime with different signs for people to learn about different vegetation types.

The f l o a t i n g s t a g e c r e a t e s a f e s t i v a l a t m o s phere on the water while seats embedded in the natural incline acts as an ampitheater.

Wa t e r f ro n t t

Pa v i l i o n

Daytime activities

IMPRESSIONS The H o g e s c ho o l

Gaming area

Dense and varied vegetation t ypes mitigate the urban heat island ef fect while wetlands control water pollution.

Gaming amenities are placed adjacent to the educational buildings to contrast functions and help students unwind.

Eating space

Outdoor gym

Eating spaces connects students to the outdoors while greenery embedded into the seats ensure shade in sunny weather.

Dif ferent amenities in the ecological corridor reconnects people to nature while promoting social interaction.

02 BEVERWIJK ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF URBAN FORM STUDIO PROJECT September 2021 - November 2021 | TU Delft Location: Beverwijk, The Netherlands Mentor: Marco Lub Urban design

Beverwijk is a city located in between major cities of Amsterdam and Haarlem, creating a dense and industrial city due to the presence of Tata Steel. The increasing pressure of disappearing natural landscapes and lack of space for densification is the foundation of the proposal formed in this project. The opportunities in the city are crippled by the housing crisis that is at the forefront of urban development in The Netherlands. This studio project is an analysis of the current situation in the city, with the aim of bridging natural and man-made elements in order to densify and intensify the city. This analysis resulted in notations for future transformations of Beverwijk.

Landscape The landscape of Beverwijk today is owed to the natural elements of the olden landscape wherein behind the dunes were fertile and dry soil that gave the right conditions for horticulture. The city’s proximity to the North sea canal also meant that transportation of goods was easily achieved. From this grew the agricultural farmlands and recreational grasslands that can still be seen today. The 1960’s marked the beginning of the industrial growth of the city, thus creating a landscape of built forms sandwhiched in between natural forms of the lush dunes and greenery. What remains of the old natural landscape are now protected landscapes in order to preserve the city’s history. The growth of the city is therefore restricted by protected landscapes on both sides.

Soil types

Archaeological Cultural Environmental Geological Landscape Nature conservation

Geen vs. Blue

Protected landscapes

THE URBAN LANDSCAPE

Water Dunes Light clay Heavy clay Light loam Heavy loam Peat Built on sand

Water Dunes Grassland Agriculture Forest

THE FORM OF THE CITY Infrastructure

Housing typologies

Building ages

>1070

2021

There is a stark contrast between the residential and industrial buildings prevalent in the city. The industrial buildings are larger and newer than the residential buildings and consumes as much space. 12

GREENERY

Beverwijk is a car-dominated city that is highly accessible by all forms of transportation that connects it to other major cities in the country. There is a train station in the middle of the city and infrastructure for slower forms of traffic. Despite this, the dominance of roads and parking spaces makes the cycling and pedestrial experience undynamic.

Residential Industrial

CAULIFLOWER

ROADS

Cycling Pedestrian

Residential vs. Industrial

A PA R T M E N T

PA R K I N G

Station Railway Main roads Highways

VINEX

BLOCKS

ROWHOUSE

The large industrial area in combination with the different dominant housing types that are low-rise do not leave much room for city and residential expansion. Later years saw an increase in apartment housing types in order to cope with the need for densification, a direction that is further foreseeable for a city like Beverwijk in the near future.

THE OPEN CITY Building functions

Gender

Age 16%

18%

11%

50%

Residential Sports Education Shopping Industry Mixed Health Meeting

50%

Public functions

29%

26% <15

15-25

38%

25-45

45-65

Men

Women

>65

27%

Park Playground Community garden Hiking area Sights Animal farm Dog park

35%

Commercial center The working population is the most prevalent in the city. Despite this, leisure activities are lacking in the business core while building functions are mainly residential, industrial, or shopping. Shopping facilities are mainly concentrated in the commercial center that is within 1km of nearby residential buildings. It is therefore easily accessible by residents; however, the city center, Woon boulevard, and De Bazaar are disconnected from one another by the highway and railway. 13

F U T U R E T RA N S FO R MAT I O N P RO P O S A L

From the analysis, the notations for future transformations include densifying the protected landscape on the East of the city that is currently used for agriculture and leisure. This is done due to the lack of space in the city. The idea is to build traditional Dutch homes that do not significantly differ from the dominant housing types in the city in order to preserve the cultural landscape. Access points will also be increased to bridge the gap caused by the highway to the commercial center. Furthermore, densifying this could result in more green infrastructure that could facilitate different activities such as playgrounds and community gardens amongst the greenery. Green connections or green strips will be used to connect the different types of greenery in the city to activate and expand natural elements while the commercial center will have more of a connection to create a commercial park that could lead to a tourist attraction. In the residential area, more high-rise buildings will be built to intensify the city without losing more open space to built forms. 14

03 STRIJP S MICROLAB REGENERATION MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT September 2020 - February 2021 | TU Eindhoven Location: Strijp S, The Netherlands Mentor: Sara Siegel Urban design

Strips S, a formally industrial location for Philips factories, is undergoing revitalization with the introduction of new high-rise buildings, restaurants, mixed-use spaces, and businesses. This phase of renovating Strijp S requires a need to redesign the South-West part of the area that currently consists of mono-functional office buildings. This area is relatively inactive with a lack of public functions and an abundance of sealed surfaces. The goal of this project is to design a new building that can co-exist with the surrounding buildings while redesigning the public space and introducing different functions to compliment the rest of Strijp S. The challenge is to accomplish this goal with sustainability in mind.

CONTEXT ANALYSIS Slow traffic

Cycling Pedestrian

Car infrastructure

Greenery

The perimeter of Strijp S is surrounded by cycling paths while pedestrian areas are abundant. However, the cycling path ends alongside the green corridor and therefore does not extend to the whole site.

There is a large amount of parking spaces in the area which takes away a lot of open spaces. it is however easily accessible by cars.

Functions

Roads Parking

Public transport

Strijp S Bus line Railway Train station

On a larger scale, Strijp S is easily accessible by public transport with a bus line running through the site and a close proximity to Strijp S station and Eindhoven Centraal station.

Gathering Industrial Office Lodging Education Sports Shops Mixed use Residential Others

A green corridor runs through Strijp S which is part of a larger municipal plan to connect Eindhoven to the historic center of Oirschot. Despite this, the green corridor does not extend to the entire site.

Plenty of functions exist in Strip S that create a lively and dynamic atmosphere. However, on the SouthWest area, the functions are mainly industrial and office which creates a dull atmosphere that contrasts the rest of the site. Leisurely functions for the younger population are also lacking in the space.

Ground Floor

I N T E G RAT E D A R C H I T E C T U RA L CO N C E P T

First Floor

Concept

glulam timber (truss/collums/beams)

grey coated steel

aggregate concrete

The architectural concept aims to match the volume of the Microlab while introducing a new passage to entice people into passing through and seeing the new functions of the arcade and cafe in the new building and in Microlab. Furthermore, balconies on the inner side of the new building promotes social interaction for the residents. 17

Fif th Floor

‘avondrood’ brick stips jointless

The masterplan extends the green corridor to the rest of the site with different functions such as a pond, outdoor games, seating furniture, and sports facilities. Furthermore, car dominance is prevented by introducing fietstraats that prioritize bikes over cars, as well as by decreasing the amoung ot parking spaces. The pedestrian and cycling routes will then be further strengthened through these interventions. The passage in between the new building and Microlab provides a connection and alternative active route to the greenery. Other than the increase of greenery and the design of a pond for climate mitigation, solar panels will also be used in the parking lot.

Plan

Ro a d s

Bikes + Fietstraats

Pe d e s t r i a n

URBAN MASTER PL AN

IMPRESSIONS Pa s s a g e

Interior

Cooling

Sports

Leisure

The passage features green spaces and colorful furniture that attracts residents and visitors to pass through. The interior of the cafe and arcade also compliment the outdoor functions amongst the greenery. 19

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