SYMBIOSIS, SELF-SUFFICIENT TOWN FOR 20000 PEOPLE AT HENNA, FINLAND
From new urban neighorhoods to adaptive reuse developments, these ingenious masterplans prove that architects are masters of big-picture thinking.
Description Urban Design and Masterplan Developed on the former Slaughterhouse site in Leiden, aimed to transform a neglected, polluted area into a vibrant residential neighborhood. The plan was created through a design contest, with MVRDV chosen to design the urban plan. The design focuses on creating a high-density urban core while incorporating green and water spaces along the edges. The Willem de Zwijger Boulevard features a series of characteristic buildings with a mix of housing, retail, and educational programs, contributing to the area’s diverse urban fabric. Residential Layout and Housing Typologies The project includes half private client-driven developments, allowing flexibility and customization for buyers within a strict urban framework. This ensures cohesiveness in the overall urban design while offering residents freedom in individual house design. Building blocks consist of multiple homes, often designed by different architects, with common garages shared between residents. Garages are integrated into the building design, providing private outdoor space on their roofs. A standard lot is 6 by 15 meters, with the possibility to build up to four floors. Buyers could also combine two lots, provided they develop a single building on the combined space. Architectural Freedom and Guidelines Architectural freedom is encouraged, with no strict regulations regarding materials or colors. However, certain rules ensure consistency: Designs must be done by a registered architect. The maximum width, depth, and height of construction cannot be exceeded. The entire lot width must be used for building. Facades must use one primary material for cohesiveness. Every buyer in blocks of four or more lots must collaborate with neighbors on the garage and support structure. Sustainability and Public Spaces Common garages remove cars from streets, turning the narrow streets into public spaces for residents. Streets are used for public activities and interactions, enhancing the neighborhood's community feel. Residents have the option to manage green spaces within their streets. They can either take responsibility themselves or let the municipality handle maintenance. If they opt for self-management, they collaborate with the municipality to choose plants and flowers. Community and Construction Rules Buyers are required to live in the house for at least one year after completion, ensuring long-term investment in the community. The homes must be completed within two years of obtaining the building permit. The urban plan fosters a sense of community involvement by encouraging collaboration among neighbors and integrating green spaces, while allowing individual expression through architectural design.
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The brief for this international design competition asks for a new masterplan for the innovation industry in Chengdu in Western China. While the innovation industry is high on China’s economic agenda, masterplans recently developed for the industry are hardly specific. They are based on a generic urban planning model—often defined by traditional infrastructure, a regular grid, a green axis, and independent plots—also used for masterplans for any other industry. Can urbanisation in China, driven by this generic planning model, remain sustainable, given that our ways of living, commuting, and relating to nature are vastly changing? In addition to supporting the innovation industry itself, should masterplans developed for the industry also be novel enough to challenge the generic urban planning model, offering new forms of living, working, and social spaces that meet our ever-changing needs?
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henning larsen has won an international contest to design the shenzhen bay headquarters city, a major new neighborhood in shenzhen.
A bridge inspired by Princess Diana, and other curious crossings.
sited within a prime 21-hectare site north of al-badad, andrew bromberg of aedas has designed the vast plot owned by the independent toyota distributor.
OMA has designed a masterplan for a mixed-use project that will provide a new centralized facility for the growing, selling and distribution of food.
referencing grape bunches spread over the landscape, circular pavilions are set amid artificial lakes, greenhouses and spiralling circulation routes.
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A masterplan drawn up by architecture firm Snøhetta envisions an "island" neighbourhood for 12,000 students off the Danube river in south Budapest.
foster + partners has drawn up plans for a 9.2 million square foot, mixed-use site at the heart of northern california’s silicon valley.
5 Masterplans of London After The Great Fire Of 1666
