's Hertogenbosch : 7 projects along the Zuid-Willemsvaart in 's Hertogenbosch

Citation for published version (APA): Curulli, G. I. (Ed.) (2010). 's Hertogenbosch : 7 projects along the Zuid-Willemsvaart in 's Hertogenbosch. (Kanaalzones B5; Vol. 1). Technische Universiteit Eindhoven.

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Index Authors’ Note Projects Foreword Theme andobjectives Hans vanOerle Erna vanHolland Irene Curulli 7 ShiftingContinuity 6 W 5 EngagingtheRing 4 UrbanSpine 3 ConnectingtheFlows 2 Bridging 1 SewingEdges ater /NetworkFitting “IDS andbeyond”

“Through foreigneyes” “A bigchallenge”

(B2, C3) (B1, D4,G8) (C2, F6) (D3, E4) (F-G 7-8) (D3, F7,E11) (B3, C5,E6) 5 76 66 56 48 36 26 16 85 15 13 11

3 4 This means a careful reading of the site and site the of reading careful a means This making themdesirable placestolivein. and areas, on waterfront located specifically areas, dismissed rehabilitating in strategies new investigate to is course this of aim The inventiveness, for room manipulation andcreativity. wide leave and these fact, design the for material raw the form In elements distinctive site. the the on of existing qualities amnesia against work a implies it then, dereliction; and obsolescence of theconcepts of reading positive the first, at through, life of circle a re- into them introduce to means areas industrial Transforming at assessed their architecturalandculturalvalues? site/building industrial former term waterfront? Are activities, a significant make does what of long sum-up the waterfront’s Beyond potential? forward put does activities of combination dynamic such But, other. the on use particular one of power struggling the to answer compromising the is activities leisure of on mixture The tourism. entice focus that programs interventions Some use. housing or commercial with waterfront, the of privatization toward is tendency the various: of most is transformation of approach The city, whileenhancingitsspirit. the of ‘essence’ the on investigation of sort a is areas these in Toact needs. its are which on and about city the is what on demands of on left range full void the attract waterfronts The urban many spaces. unused these in strength and values their reveal to challenged their potential and without this bustle, cities lost are increasingly have sites such Nowadays, and theeconomyofcity. while waterfront, creating their the liveliness, their distinctive atmosphere made have areas factory or harbours shipping cases, many In the determine morphology andcharacterofacity. structures, urban the or face cross that city. canals and a rivers of seas, fact, face In the often very is Waterfront Theme andobjec tives ala ln ue fr h dmsi transport domestic the for used of line remanants railway and chocolate) and sigars of Verkadefabriek, respectively for the production de en II Willem sigarenfabriek the (as century 19th the from buildings we industrial period. city, encounter old the time to closed different most side the in On built buildings of The ‘kanaalzone’ byavariety ischaracterized named Binnendieze, hidden under the old city. Km) 22 long (originally canals of network the is interest particular Of . river the into flow together in the city and continue as and , the rivers, two visible; still is of this heritage remains much (city walls and ramparts) and city fortified as renaissance, century twelfth brief northern the As in founded was s’Hertoegenboch history, (1450-1516). the Bosch Hieronymus of greatest the painters s’Hertogenbosch, of one of of home and birthplace centre city the of side historical western the on is ‘Kanaalzone’ Site programs andwaysofliving. challenging a is opportunity to experiment with water inventive it but demand market a to respond to only not Tois it area this in design differences? and characteristics these recognise to How are embeddedinthesite. for that search materials patterns, a forces, in-built the with those begin approach, will rasa’ studio design ‘tabula the Refusing available spaceforamixedprogram. make to order in removed be will buildings of while majority the that expected is one other the revitalised, for be a will site, area the the of for portion plans new the to According waterfront industrial area ontheinnercitypeninsula. an of ‘Kanaalzone’ s’Hertogenbosch, the of development proposal the a for concern will design project The Project and functionalimplications. concept of renewal design and its architectural in order to develop a critical perspective on the etc. process, and recycling history, building’s

5 6 2003 ‘Stadtussenstromen’). ‘s-Hertogenbosch structuurvisie (source character’ ‘Ruimtelijke ecological and green of Dieze shore opposite the the with contrasting and river to overlooking waterfront urban ‘particular a envisioned is area remaining the for activities, ‘cultural’ for reuse their planned is buildings industrial hystorical the for While a broadviewtowardstheErtveldlake. the site ends with scattered buildings and with lots; parking large many and 90’s the to early 40’s the from buildings encounter we city, the of outside towards progressing goods; of area. waterfront the for strategy Design - 3 Phase aspects thateach individualexperiences. perceptive and reading scientific the through Aim: to recognize the multiple layers of the site sizes, visual relationships….) (distance, parameters conventional and material archive historical the on based be also will buildings and context of Analysis place through amodel. the of impressions his/her express to visit, site the after required, is student Each Phase 3-Siteimpressionand Analysis Aim:to develop sensitivityandcriticism. site. design become aware the of similar designs as well as to to affinity shows projects of list such be students; the to indicated will cases Study not). or realised (either and research projects waterfronts’ ‘industrial to some analyse required be will Students Phase 2-Research knowledge amongtheparticipants. and cultures of exchange for opportunity an this project, at the start of the semester, will be students will form the design studio, local and therefore (Erasmus) international of group A Detailed infowillfollow. short a assignment. through Students subject this investigate will infrastructures’. ’water topic the on exercise an with begin will studio The Phase 1-Warming-up activity developed during thedesigncourse. be will phases interrelated Four Method related units) 1:500-1:200 (selected area) and details (water 1:1000 (generalstrategy), A1 Panels 1:100-1:50(water relatedunits) 1:500-1:200(selected portion) design context, concept) the to (relationship 1:1000 be will Models studio design the presented through: of result The Products at leasttwodifferent nationalities. Each teamwork. group (max 3 persons) will include students experience of will assignment, first students the of exception the With spatial form? new the to contribute materials on-site Do • • Whichinventivedesigncanbeproposed? and constructionofthearchitecturalspaces. will be given to the appropriate use of materials on building with/on the water. Special attention design strategy, whileexperimenting Students will develop a selected portion of the waterfront anditsrelationshipwiththewater. urban the is concern of area The - 4 Phase • Whatdoesmakesignificantthewaterfront? be kept? could them of parts or buildings Which • its find elements ofinterpretationandimagination? to where ‘mute’: apparently is Site • from Municipality. for demands personal of analysis critical the through and the memory strategy historical site’s through the of a interpretation site waterfront elaborate the will Students

7 8 Project site 9 10 the site, has offered alternative uses and has and uses alternative offered has site, for the interpretation new indicate has matters- political or money as -such limitations of free students, of creativity the Municipality.fact, In material’ for the formulation of ambitions by the ‘raw the studio this of outcome the consider I to discuss on a ‘real’ topic with a ‘real’ referent. ‘s Hertogenbosch as a challenging opportunity between our University and the Municipality of within the urban fabric; and lastly, the dialogue architecture and the meaning and use thirdly,of and water water relationship municipality; the of exploration the the by outlined the of goals consideration the secondly, identity; and its memory local and the regarding site implications historical this of the reuse on of distinguished issue investigation the Firstly, topics studio. the interrelated Several national borders. transcended that source excellent cultural and language differences provided an University.this and teams in worked Students at program their of part as students exchange was formed by master students from TU/e and studio The Studio). Design (International IDS the by semester one during generated work The pages of this book show a selection of the city fromthewater. active and symbolizes the entrance/exit to the still is which sluice, historical an and buildings unique located are site the on Furthermore, central and plans a of its reuse are urgently demanded. occupies position area in the settled city of ‘s Hertogenbosch an the Zuid-Willemsvaart, Nowadays, the historical canaldated1822. along canal former zone the of transformation the was institutions both of Goal Hertogenbosch. ‘s of Municipality the design and Eindhoven Technology the of University between the the during at Department collaboration Architecture of students process summarizes twenty the of book investigations This Irene Curulli IDS andbeyond projects theydeveloped. the about reading enjoy will you hope truly I this publicationworthwhile. work, dedication, discovery and learning have made intense Their their studio. the for for enthusiasm and interest students the especially all goes to appreciation personal My beauties ofs’Hertogenbosch. architectural the of discovery the in us of all the delineating of for studio municipality’s and demands and, lastly, for guiding the material providing base for the also process. Thanks design the during insight valuable his for Hertogenbosch, ‘s of Municipality the from Oerle, van Hans students. determination the towards and criticism a passionate her bringing Holland, through studio to this van for contribution significant Erna COB-WEB-advisors thank to from like would I of subject the upcomingdesignstudios. the to participating kade be students the by will De investigation etc. then Eindhoven, Tilburg, in in Piushaven the Zuid-Willemsvaart, the After path. research a of beginning the is Hertogenbosch ‘s Then, uses. process of transformation of the canals to new the in and problems similar encounter them zone of all canal industrial former own their ‘sHertogenbosch, like have, Eindhoven and Breda Tilburg, Helmond, of cities the the fact, In of formed byfivecitiesoftheBrabant’s region. transformation is which the BrabantStad, or B5 of ‘kanaalzones’ regards that research of framework a within developed is it Actually, isolated. remain not will work This attentive more process projects andalsoconceptuallystronger. entire the during develop to contributed has advisor, external and member Municipality’s like expertise, by students to given feedback the Furthermore, interventions. for locations strategic pointed

11 12 ra mr otn et s brir hn as than barrier a anything witha positiveexperience. as felt often more area, this in water the within. of aware lies is anybody what Hardly not and known are edges to the medieval city. An area of which only the next just river a and canal a between area an The first site is in the city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch, stone fortheB5. stepping a other, each from learn can cities learn from the results of these studies. And the that not only the students but many others can cooperation with the municipalities the sites are chosen so In areas. industrial abandoned these of future the to insight the us give and areas these on study will students Erasmus and (TU/e) Eindhoven The University transformation. Technical for mode’ ‘waiting a Eindhoven, in are Breda, Tilburg and of ‘s-Hertogenbosch Helmond, cities the ‘canal in industrial zones’ Former those to described. issues above similar encounter B5 The so. proof to 2018 of Capital Cultural the become to applied have national They international. only also not but region, strong a become and together city each of strengths the put wish to the expressed have cities The issues. economical and political own its with area An are forming the so called Brabantstad (or B5). The Brabant cities in the southern waterfronts ofcanalsandrivers. to the transport by ship, these areas are at the in a sustainable way. In quite a few cities, due is it quite a responsibility to redevelop these areas and cities the of secrets the are places the outside but not so well on the inside. These on known well are and The boundaries city the in us. are places of these often Quite abandoned. are ahead lies economies change and challenge former industrial areas big A COB-WEB advies Procesmanager urbandevelopment Erna vanHolland A bigchallenge more curiousofwhatisstillto come. even me made has It future. new a into them translating of ways new and challenges and students. New ways the of looking at the problems see these by plans to to analyses from inspiring made steps very been has It day. every learn too now,I time but some quite for I have been working in former industrial areas well. ware broughttothewater. as people and people the surroundings to brought was Water its to opportunities Other city. new giving the transformed been have to buildings connected now are and place better a given are Monuments peace. for place gives city dynamic water.the Where and plants stone, within can meditate rest, people stop, where are places site the into in transformed Secrets water. place the cross a to just than more much being cities, floating or buildings be can Bridges solution. own it’s therefore and program own it’s spot has every arise, bridges recognizable only the that to mean doesn’t way water dynamics a city.Crossing adding of water way different a as the levels using fabric, in urban machine the a possibilities as the lock A of redevelopment. for overview lovely a a in total but compare, to hard therefore Maybe to given plans. different quite was in resulted students which the scale of freedom The new plans. an more important also give the inspiration for the give analyses but threats, the and possibilities the to insight and investigations found. The were called), are inhabitants the (as etc. Secret spots, only known to Boschenaren the spatial transport, locks, of forms all its for connections with perspective system greater water discovered a the in have historical, layers: students the all of groups of the approaches different The site carefully. the very investigated all have students The

13 14 municipality of‘s-Hertogenbosch Strategist townplanning Hans vanOerle Through foreigneyes

15 16 1 Ana Filipa Olivera Wesley Lafage Yacemin Hacikura

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2 Peter Vriens Adélie Fantinel Joana Duarte

27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 3 Giulia Salvatori Jort Magré Bernadette Digges

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 4 Pinar Tongal Lisa Fathala

49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 5 Hana Smejkalova Orkan Guzelci Floris Coolen

57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 6 Piet de Wolf Stan Kruijssen Gül Ertekin

67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 7 Ella Yanlu Xue Diletta Vignali Sebastian Forss

77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 Authors’ Note Adélie, Jort,Floris

85 86 and even Europe to get a closer look at the at look closer a get to Europe even and lot of trips to different areas of the Netherlands in particular Den Bosch. All students went on a the for and Netherlands the know to get to important plan good a make WaterfrontIndustrial very Bosch itwas Den in to able be To Netherlands. to the visit first their was this students most For Prague. till Rome Turkeytill and Australia from came and nationalities of variety a had students Erasmus The nationality. Dutch the with students studio TU/e regular 5 the were only contained and studio students design exchange the foreign in students Most students. 15 of out existed studio design The cultures indesigning. ideal new meet and English his improve the to change was and students international of Waterfront Industrial exists it that fact the and interesting very was subject the because studio this choose He Eindhoven Architecture. study to to went and Netherlands Dutch the 5 in the of one students in the studio. He was also born in Heerlen is Coolen Floris by thesubjectIndustrialWaterfront. interested was he because studio design this choose He to Architecture. study went to Eindhoven and Netherlands the in program Groningen in Exchange born was He project. Master Erasmus regular a but an not project was the Adélie Unlike studio. design the in students regular the of one is Magré Jort she because Eindhoven really likestheDutcharchitecture. particular in and Netherlands the choose She countries. new see and English her improve to abroad study to wanted also in She interested Architecture. are which nationalities different from people meet and cultures new learn to was program main The reason to participate Architecture. in the Erasmus exchange study to University Ensat the to went Toulouseand in born was the Adélie in TU/e. the stay at graduate to to like Netherlands woudl She TU/e. the at studio. design Once the the Erasmus period of was over she member stayed a was which Adélie Fantinel is one of the Erasmus students of doingaproject. to ways different seeing and learning cultures new know also but Waterfront Industrial a and project designing the only not with groups the all helping guiding for Curulli out miss goes to thanks Special Curulli. Irene and Holland van Erna Oerle, van Hans public, the All TU/e. the at to presented and shown were panels models, Vertigo in exhibition an in presented was projects the all of result The project there. another do to Eindhoven in stayed even them of Some University. then own their to Eindhoven back go in to stayed rather students family.‘new’Many a of sort became students very was other the family from away being students While tight. Erasmus the between bond the and life for friendships in up ended collaborations the of lot A better. even other each know to got you that Besides cultures. make it a merging of different nationalities and work with people from another country to really nationality allowed. This way everybody had to each of student one only was group every In After this, groups were formed to do the project. got toknoweachotherbetter. everybody town, home your at water the on of doing small assignments like making a shelter way different a designing and thoughts about architecture. By has country each from student Every students. the all know to assignments get to few a with started project The Den Bosch. presentation about the Industrial Waterfront of a He gave and Bosch project. Den in around the us showed up start to Oerle van Hans and municipality the from help of lot a got We Zuid-Willemsvaart. the around parts attractive less qualities and problems it’s also hidden but beauties and sometimes nice, Den Bosch’s across came we of visits the analysis and city profound the a making While well. very city the know to got students all project the During times. several Hertogenbosch city ‘s the and site project the visited also We and people. It environment. was also the perfect way to meet new cultures build and landscape Dutch stay andgo. to area nice a in transformed be could Bosch Den of waterfront industrial the plan design good a and help little a With Netherlands. the makes canal in city unique and characteristic the a Bosch Den especially and water the all of presence The solutions. good different area has a lot of potential in several ways and really canal the that showed It surrounding. it’s was and canal the for It ideas and plans project different such the of developed group every that see to interesting end the In

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