Tom Lodder | Urbanism
WALCHEREN ARCHIPELAGO FUTURE CHALLENGES WHY? The peninsula of Walcheren is facing an uncertain future. Sealevel rise and subsidence pose a threat for the existence of this giant bathtub made out of villages and agricultural grounds. Reinforcements and maintainance of the seadikes will reach it’s limits both physical and in an economical way. Before Walcheren became a peninsula. It used to be an island. Looking back further, it used to be a dynamic environment consisting out of islands and sandplates, shaped by the force of water. In this past lies a key to revitalize and reshape Walcheren, using water as leverage.
High grounds
Rising Sea
medium
Low grounds
0
Subsidence ZEELAND
WALCHEREN
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Tom Lodder | Urbanism
WALCHEREN ARCHIPELAGO Occupation
Watercourse
Agriculture
Tourism
Industrial
Height
Soil
High grounds
Medium
Low grounds
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Creek Ridges
Pool Grounds
Tom Lodder | Urbanism
WALCHEREN ARCHIPELAGO EUROPE’S TOP TOURIST DESTINATION! YEAR: 2089
Vrouwenpolder Oostkapelle Archipelago karting
Domburg Golf course
Serooskerke
Aagtrekerke Marina
Veere Grijpskerke
Westkapelle
Cementary Island Party Island
Cruise terminal
Meliskerke Floating theather
Zoutelande
WE
Creek ridges
Biggekerke
ER
N
Lower grounds
ST
Middelburg
SC
Koudekerke
HE
Fairway
LD
Creekridge trence
Dishoek
Landing stage New dikes Dunes Vlissingen
WALCHEREN
0
1
HOW? Gradually, Walcheren will transform into an Archipelago once again. Water from the Westerscheld will once again create a dynamic landscape with tidal differences in the landscape. Instead of agriculture as an important businessmodel, the focus will lie on tourism. Existing villages will be protected with new and more efficient protection from the tidal powers. Dikes will no longer solely serve as protection. Instead they will become part of the urban fabric, in order to exploit coastal qualities. Based on the higher creek ridges new Island resorts will be created. Next to water villas on stilts also made on higher grounds. In between the higher grounds, new lakes will appear on the lowest clay grounds. The existing water channels in the landscape will be reused to facilitate the larger ships coming into the Archipelago.
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1. RECIEVE
2. ADAPT
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3. EXPLOIT
Sailing network
Tom Lodder | Urbanism
WALCHEREN ARCHIPELAGO Amenities
Permanent lakes
Mobility Harbour terminal Marina Airstrip parkinggarage 5 levels
Amenities Market island Beaches Golf Island Museum / Art island Shopping mall island Graveyard island Festival island Swimmingpool Outdoor Gocarttrack Zoo Outside playground Footballfield Football stadium outdoor cinema
Harbour Parking Primary Fairways
(Low)Tidal Fairways
Roads (car)
(Low)Tidal routes
Enclosed block with slab (30-40m)
Dike typology
EXPLOITING THE WATERFRONT
The formerly monofunctional seadike will be used for the extension of the present urban fabric. Enclosed building blocks with slabs of max. 40m heigh, connected to the present urban fabric will create a smooth transition from inside to outside the dikes.
Events connect to present urban fabric 40m 8m
18m 8m
m 6 4m
Terraces Sports
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Tom Lodder | Urbanism
WALCHEREN ARCHIPELAGO CREEK RIDGE TYPOLOGY
Low tide Accessible road during low tide Stilt villa brink: Set up in groups of 3. Each with individual acces to permanent water
High tide
Stilts at least 4 meters high
Adjustabele Jetty’s Boathouse
Creek ridges in the archipelago will see a new form of occupation. Stilt villa´s will exploit these long stretches of higher grounds. Set up in groups of three, the villa’s will have mesmerizing views on the dynamic wetlands. Floating jetty’s will adjust to changing tidal diffrences, enabling citizens and tourists to sail.
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Tom Lodder | Urbanism
WALCHEREN ARCHIPELAGO ISLAND TYPOLOGY
Ring island resort Jetty chalets
Central tourist facility
Beaches Ringdorp chalets
Adjustabele Jetty’s
In the archipelago, a great variety of artificial islands will emerge among the old villages, transformed in to islands. Based on Zeelands ‘Ringdorp’ village, the new islands will accomodate tourists, which will enter via boats. The jetty’s leading to the boats will
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