Fragments of the valley

FRAGMENTS OF THE VALLEY

SITE 5 Kevin Claeys. Ernesto Diez. Kelly Maene. Ashim Manna

Brussels | Dilbeek - Anderlecht

A schizophrenic area with a dual perspective and conflicting goals between east and west, the E19 serves as a line judge.

Part I | prologue PROLOGUE ARTICULATING _Listening to the site Analysis Data in context Conclusion PROJECT X

_Film of the valley

FOCUS _Interventions REFLECTION

Part II | articulating PROLOGUE ARTICULATING _Listening to the site Analysis Data in context Conclusion PROJECT X

_Film of the valley

FOCUS _Interventions REFLECTION

Part II | articulating PROLOGUE ARTICULATING _Listening to the site Analysis Data in context Conclusion PROJECT X

_Film of the valley

FOCUS _Interventions REFLECTION

Articulating _ Listening to the site TRANSFORMATION PROCESSES Sample scale

1777

1904

1939

1969

1981

2009

Articulating _ Listening to the site PATTERNS Sample scale

by areas of repetition, in which buildings all have the same typology.

Articulating _ Listening to the site THE VALLEY EXPOSED Metropolitan scale

The valley and open space

The valley and open space

Economical hot-spots The valley and public mobility The valley and public mobility

The valley and social housing Economy & retail + development area’s

The valley and social housing + development area’s

The valley and EU-funding zone

Public Amenities

The valley and

Articulating _ Listening to the site FLOWS - FORCES - DISTORTION Metropolitan scale CENTRIPETAL FORCES

CENTRIPETAL FORCES

CENTRIFUGAL FORCES

CENTRIFUGAL FORCES

CENTRIPETAL FORCES

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Flows Forces

. Distortions

CENTRIFUGAL FORCES

Articulating _ Listening to the site SYNTHESIS MAP Sample scale

Boundaries - public transportation

Mobility - topography

Valley slopes

Part II | articulating PROLOGUE ARTICULATING _Listening to the site Analysis Data in context Conclusion PROJECT X

_Film of the valley

FOCUS _Interventions REFLECTION

Articulating _ Listening to the site DATA IN CONTEXT Sample scale

Frame I Dilbeek

Frame II Goede lucht & Dilbeek

Frame III Peterbos

Frame IV Scheutbospark

Frame V Anderlecht

Articulating _ Listening to the site DATA IN CONTEXT Sample scale

Frame I Dilbeek

Frame II Goede lucht & Dilbeek

Frame III Peterbos

Frame V Anderlecht

Frame IV Scheutbospark

Frame = 0,25km2

Human context Small talks

Gender: Female Age: 61 Country of origin: Engeland (Wales) Religion: Protestant What is your profession?

Swimming teacher Do you have children?

Yes, four This 61 year old lady, with roots in Wales, is born in this neighbourhood. Her four children all went to the school across the street, where they could choose between French and a Dutch spoken lessons. She doesn’t have a car, either she uses public transport or she goes on foot. In her free time she does a lot of sports which she practices in Anderlecht, because the people in Dilbeek are a bit too cocky. She buys her groceries at the local supermarket, for clothes and other things she does her shopping in Ninove, because it’s cleaner neighbourhood.

Gender: Female Age: 61 Country of origin:

England (Wales) Religion: Protestant What is your profession?

Swimming teacher Do you have children?

Yes, four

Human context

This 61 year old lady, with roots in Wales, is born in this neighbourhood. Her four children all went to the school across the street, where they could choose between French and a Dutch spoken lessons. She doesn’t have a car, either she uses public transport or she goes on foot. In her free time she does a lot of sports which she practices in Anderlecht, because the people in Dilbeek are a bit too cocky. She buys her groceries at the local supermarket, for clothes and other things she does her shopping in Ninove, because it’s cleaner neighbourhood.

Small talks

Gender: Female Age: 71 Country of origin: Belgium Religion: Christian What is your profession?

Clerk Do you have children?

Yes, two and three grandchildren The 71 year old lady lives in Dilbeek. She doesn’t have a car, so she goes on foot or uses public transport to the city of Brussels. She likes taking the bus, because she has the time to wake up or to read a book. There have been a lot of changes during the last decades, a lot of migrants moved to Dilbeek. She accepts those people when they adjust to the local uses, but not when they’re lazy! There is one thing she wants to change: inhabitants of Dilbeek have to be permitted to speak both Flemish and French.

Gender: The 71 year old lady lives in Dilbeek. She doesn’t have Female a car, so she goes on foot or uses public transport to Age: the city of Brussels. She likes taking the bus, because 71 she has the time to wake up or to read a book. There Country of origin: have been a lot of changes during the last decades, a Belgium lot of migrants moved to Dilbeek. She accepts those Religion: people when they adjust to the local uses, but not Christian when they’re lazy! There is one thing she wants to What is your profession? change: inhabitants of Dilbeek have to be permitted to Clerk speak both Flemish and French.

Do you have children?

Yes, two and three

grandchildren

Human context Small talks

Gender: Male Age: 27 Country of origin: Pakistan Religion: Moslim What is your profession?

Shopkeeper Do you have children?

No This young Pakistani is a shopowner in Peterbos.

He doesn’t have a car because everything he needs is close to his house. He doesn’t know the other side of the E19. In his free time he stays at home, watching movies or surfing on the internet.

He doesn’t want to stay in Peterbos, he wants to move to Ghent, because a lot of Pakistani live there.

Gender: Male Age: 27 Country of origin: Pakistan Religion: Muslim What is your profession?

Shopkeeper Do you have children?

No

This young Pakistani is a shopowner in Peterbos. He doesn’t have a car because everything he needs is close to his house. He doesn’t know the other side of the E19. In his free time he stays at home, watching movies or surfing on the internet. He doesn’t want to stay in Peterbos, he wants to move to Ghent, because a lot of Pakistani live there.

Part II | articulating PROLOGUE ARTICULATING _Listening to the site Analysis Data in context Conclusion PROJECT X

_Film of the valley

FOCUS _Interventions REFLECTION

Articulating _ Conclusion INTERPLAY BETWEEN BLUE, RED AND BLACK Metropolitan and sample scale

BLUE - SOFTSCAPE

RED - HARDSCAPE

BLACK - MOBILITY

METROPOLITAN SCALE 1/100 000

1km

METROPOLITAN SCALE 1/100 000

1km

METROPOLITAN SCALE 1/100 000

1km

SAMPLE SCALE 1/15 000

1km

SAMPLE SCALE 1/15 000

1km

SAMPLE SCALE 1/15 000

1km

Articulating _ Conclusion INTERPLAY BETWEEN BLUE, RED AND BLACK Sample scale

Articulating _ Conclusion IDEABOX Sample scale

Part III | Project X PROLOGUE ARTICULATING _Listening to the site Analysis Data in context Conclusion PROJECT X

_Film of the valley

FOCUS _Interventions REFLECTION

Project X _ Film of the valley EXPERIENCE THE VALLEY (BLUE, RED AND BLACK) Sample scale

https://vimeo.com/151043372

Part IV | Focus PROLOGUE ARTICULATING _Listening to the site Analysis Data in context Conclusion PROJECT X

_Film of the valley

FOCUS _Interventions REFLECTION

Focus _ Intervention TIME BASED STRATEGIES Sample scale

Fase I Awareness - short term

1A | Art attack!

TIMELINE

1B | Surface treatment

Fase II Soft interventions

1C | Festival

1D | Pop-up elements

2A | Ecosystems and -services

2B | Planting strategy

Fase III Permanent interventions

2C | Compost

2D | Playground & entertainment

2E | Kitchen garden

3A | Sportification

3B | Pedestrianization

Fase IV Densification

3C | Revive plaza

3D | Amenity

4A | Built on top (of big amenities)

4B | Compacting

4C | Learning from Peterbos

4D | Porosity

Focus _ Intervention TIME BASED STRATEGIES Sample scale

Fase I Awareness - short term

1A | Art attack!

1B | Surface treatment

Fase I Awareness - short term

1A | Art attack!

TIMELINE

1B | Surface treatment

1C | Festival

1D | Pop-up elements

Fase II Soft interventions

1C | Festival

1D | Pop-up elements

2A | Ecosystems and -services

2B | Planting strategy

Fase III Permanent interventions

2C | Compost

2D | Playground & entertainment

2E | Kitchen garden

3A | Sportification

3B | Pedestrianization

Fase IV Densification

3C | Revive plaza

3D | Amenity

4A | Built on top (of big amenities)

4B | Compacting

4C | Learning from Peterbos

4D | Porosity

Focus _ Intervention TIME BASED STRATEGIES Sample scale

Fase II Soft interventions

2A | Ecosystems and -services

2B | Planting strategy

Fase I Awareness - short term

1A | Art attack!

TIMELINE

1B | Surface treatment

2C | Compost

Fase II Soft interventions

1C | Festival

1D | Pop-up elements

2A | Ecosystems and -services

2B | Planting strategy

2D | Playground & entertainment

Fase III Permanent interventions

2C | Compost

2D | Playground & entertainment

2E | Kitchen garden

3A | Sportification

3B | Pedestrianization

2E | Kitchen garden

Fase IV Densification

3C | Revive plaza

3D | Amenity

4A | Built on top (of big amenities)

4B | Compacting

4C | Learning from Peterbos

4D | Porosity

Focus _ Intervention TIME BASED STRATEGIES Sample scale

Fase III Permanent interventions

3A | Sportification

3B | Pedestrianization

Fase I Awareness - short term

1A | Art attack!

TIMELINE

1B | Surface treatment

3C | Revive plaza

Fase II Soft interventions

1C | Festival

1D | Pop-up elements

2A | Ecosystems and -services

2B | Planting strategy

3D | Amenity

Fase III Permanent interventions

2C | Compost

2D | Playground & entertainment

2E | Kitchen garden

3A | Sportification

3B | Pedestrianization

Fase IV Densification

3C | Revive plaza

3D | Amenity

4A | Built on top (of big amenities)

4B | Compacting

4C | Learning from Peterbos

4D | Porosity

Focus _ Intervention TIME BASED STRATEGIES Sample scale

Fase IV Densification

4A | Built on top (of big amenities)

4B | Compacting

Fase I Awareness - short term

1A | Art attack!

TIMELINE

1B | Surface treatment

4C | Learning from Peterbos

Fase II Soft interventions

1C | Festival

1D | Pop-up elements

2A | Ecosystems and -services

2B | Planting strategy

4D | Porosity

Fase III Permanent interventions

2C | Compost

2D | Playground & entertainment

2E | Kitchen garden

3A | Sportification

3B | Pedestrianization

Fase IV Densification

3C | Revive plaza

3D | Amenity

4A | Built on top (of big amenities)

4B | Compacting

4C | Learning from Peterbos

4D | Porosity

Focus _ Intervention RENOVATIO URBIS Sample scale

100 m

Focus _ Intervention DILBEEK Sample scale

Fase I Awareness - short term

1A | Art attack!

1B | Surface treatment

1C | Festival

1D | Pop-up elements

Fase II Soft interventions

2A | Ecosystems and -services

2B | Planting strategy

2C | Compost

2D | Playground & entertainment

Fase III Permanent interventions

3A | Sportification

3B | Pedestrianization

3C | Revive plaza

3D | Amenity

Fase IV Densification

4A | Built on top (of big amenities)

4B | Compacting

4C | Learning from Peterbos

4D | Porosity

2E | Kitchen garden

Focus _ Intervention DILBEEK Small scale

Focus _ Intervention DILBEEK - ANDERLECHT Fase I Awareness - short term

1A | Art attack!

1B | Surface treatment

1C | Festival

1D | Pop-up elements

3A | Sportification

Fase II Soft interventions

2A | Ecosystems and -services

2B | Planting strategy

Project scale

Fase III Permanent interventions

3B | Pedestrianization

3C | Revive plaza

3D | Amenity

Fase IV Densification

2C | Compost

2D | Playground & entertainment

2E | Kitchen garden

4A | Built on top (of big amenities)

4B | Compacting

4C | Learning from Peterbos

4D | Porosity

Focus _ Intervention DILBEEK - ANDERLECHT Project scale

Focus _ Intervention ANDERLECHT Project scale

Fase I Awareness - short term

1A | Art attack!

1B | Surface treatment

1C | Festival

1D | Pop-up elements

Fase II Soft interventions

2A | Ecosystems and -services

2B | Planting strategy

2C | Compost

2D | Playground & entertainment

Fase III Permanent interventions

3A | Sportification

3B | Pedestrianization

3C | Revive plaza

3D | Amenity

Fase IV Densification

4A | Built on top (of big amenities)

4B | Compacting

4C | Learning from Peterbos

4D | Porosity

2E | Kitchen garden

Focus _ Intervention ANDERLECHT Project scale

Focus _ Intervention PETERBOS Project scale

Fase I Awareness - short term

1A | Art attack!

1B | Surface treatment

1C | Festival

1D | Pop-up elements

Fase II Soft interventions

2A | Ecosystems and -services

2B | Planting strategy

2C | Compost

2D | Playground & entertainment

Fase III Permanent interventions

3A | Sportification

3B | Pedestrianization

3C | Revive plaza

3D | Amenity

Fase IV Densification

4A | Built on top (of big amenities)

4B | Compacting

4C | Learning from Peterbos

4D | Porosity

2E | Kitchen garden

Focus _ Intervention PETERBOS Project scale

Focus _ Intervention SCHEUTBOSPARK Project scale

Fase I Awareness - short term

1A | Art attack!

1B | Surface treatment

1C | Festival

1D | Pop-up elements

Fase II Soft interventions

2A | Ecosystems and -services

2B | Planting strategy

2C | Compost

2D | Playground & entertainment

Fase III Permanent interventions

3A | Sportification

3B | Pedestrianization

3C | Revive plaza

3D | Amenity

Fase IV Densification

4A | Built on top (of big amenities)

4B | Compacting

4C | Learning from Peterbos

4D | Porosity

2E | Kitchen garden

Focus _ Intervention SCHEUTBOSPARK Project scale

Focus _ Intervention RENOVATIO URBIS Sample scale

100 m

Part V | Reflection PROLOGUE ARTICULATING _Listening to the site Analysis Data in context Conclusion PROJECT X

_Film of the valley

FOCUS _Interventions REFLECTION

Reflection WEST-BRUSSELS Metropolitan scale