Europan 17
Location: WaalwijkYear: 2023
Client: Europan 17 / Gemeente Waalwijk
Surface: 11.000 m2
Més description, Team, and Advisors
About belts and hats | Firs position at Europan 17 in Waalwijk (NL)
Our proposal aims to connect the industrial fabric with the historical city of Waalwijk in order to create a lively area that merges two sides of a highway. This project is strategically located at a breaking point, next to the A59, and introduces a growth strategy based on two elements: belts that connect and hats that densify, with efficient mobility as a common thread.
Bridges for cyclists and pedestrians, together with a sequence of green spaces connected with existing passages strengthen the operativity of the area. Winterdijk and Taxandriaweg have two new façades: the first one is green, the second one is functional. Both contribute to the development of the city by building a circulatory platform on top of which residential projects arise (hats) and below which civic and commercial activities are fostered (hubs). The platform unfolds as a catalyst of urban life that will ensure the continuity of circulations between both sides.
- Team: Més arquitectura & Quim Olea arquitectura | Olímpia Solà Inaraja (colab)
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About merging two sides
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SRBT integrated mobility system
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New mobility hub & new bus lines
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Public space with integrated mobility references
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Mobility hub & smart mobility
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Outdoors sphere references
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Typologies in phases
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