GROEP 16 LENNERT BRION KAAN CAKIR JASON GILBERT RUBEN DORME 2020 RCHITECTURE A LONG THE BELGIAN COASTLINE DE PANNE KOKSIJDE MIDDELKERKE OSTEND ZEEBRUGGE MAPS INCLUDED Set off along Belgium's coastline and discover places that tourists pass by WITHOUT this book. There is only 1 way, follow the coastline. BUT there are 1.000 ways to experience it. WE pick by tram and on foot. The pace is in your hands. ALWAYSALWAYS OPENOPEN OPENINGOPENING HOURSHOURS NOTNOT FORFOR PUBLICPUBLIC ON YOUR WAY HEIGHT TRAVELED DISTANCE /DAY INFO EN TIME ① 0km DAY 1 (11KM) +8m DE PANNE Villas’s in brick architecture ①Arrival De Panne Market 10u00 5 minute walk 5 minute ② 0,45km ②Arrival De Panne Dune Park 10u05 +10m STARTS FROM THE MARKET Walk around ③ 1,45km Watchtower De Panne Dune Park 10u15 +25m FREE ENTER ③ The park is a sand dune with typical dune vegetation. The walkways and benches that have been installed make it a very pleasant place for a walk! The icing on the cake is the viewing platform at the top with a beautiful view of the historic Dumont Quarter and the Dumont Quarter 10u30-12u00 ④ Start your walk in the Dumont quarter quarter Dumont the in walk your Start The architecturally interesting and listed Dumont quarter refers to the typical cottage style but also contains a distinctive regional character with brick architecture. The district gives an impression of residential tourism in the 19th - 20th century. ④ 3,45km +6m TRANSPORT: HOP ON: TRAM TO KOKSIJDE-BAD HEIGHT TRAVELED DISTANCE /DAY INFO EN TIME DAY 1 (11KM) +9m ① 5km KOKSIJDE Modernism along the coastline ⑤Arrival koksijde-bad 14u00 20 min walk around/walk walk 20 min ② 7km +6,5m ⑥City hall koksijde 14u45 Openingshoures: STARTS FROM THE DYKE Monday 09:00-12:00 Thuesday 09:00-12:00 Wednesday 09:00-12:00, 13:30-16:00 Thursday 09:00-12:00 25 min walk 25 min Friday Located in the heart of 09:00-12:00 Koksijde. The outside Sathurday view, which fits perfectly 09:00-12:00 with the surrounding Sunday public space, is given a Closed +6m ③ 9km very open and inviting character due to the glass construction. In the center of the building, the council chamber stands as a spherical volume on large steel legs. ⑦cemetery koksijde 15u45 This concrete construction, 25 min walk 25 min which is an extension of a finely composed path and a restful space in front of the water, has a symbolic significance both for the fallen soldiers and a function, for ④End the day at koksijde-Bad- the current cemetery beach 16u15 +9m ④ 11km TRANSPORT: HOP ON: TRAM TO MIDDELKERKE HEIGHT TRAVELED DISTANCE /DAY INFO EN TIME ① 0km DAY 2 (6km) +6m MIDDELKERKE Heritage walk holiday homes Optional. Neorococo en neogothic ② 0km Furnitureshop TORP Oostduinkerke +10m Dierendonckblancke Architecten ① 15 min walk 15 min STARTS FROM THE DYKE TORP is your meeting point for all quality design ③ 1km furniture at the Belgian coast. +9m TIP: Pass by here if you travel with a car ② Arrival Villa Les Clochettes Westende- Bad 9u00 Protected as a 15 min walk 15 min monument, Villa with Anglo-Norman character, rebuilt in the 1920s. ④ 2,5km Three storeys under +10m varied slate roofing, including a bent gable roof and climbing dormer windows. ③Arrival tractiestation 9u30 5 min walk 5 min ⑤ 3km The Middelkerke traction station +11m was designed in 1920 by Georges Vivenoy (Brussels pupil of Victor Horta). The design (art deco) was selected from 44 entries for an architecture competition. The Building consist of 2 20 min walk 20 min parts. The factory andthe caretaker’s ⑥ 4km house.Electricity is generated in a traction station to +20m drive the trams. Before that, trams where powered by steam. ⑦ 6km +10m TRANSPORT: HOP ON: TRAM TO OOSTENDE HEIGHT TRAVELED DISTANCE /DAY INFO EN TIME DAY 2 (6km) +6m ① 0km MIDDELKERKE Heritage walk holiday homes Optional. Neorococo en neogothic ② 0km +10m ④Arrival Garage Omnia 10u00 15 min walk 15 min Art Deco-tinted garage with residential accommodation above, designed by the Middelkerk architect E. Deleye from 1924. It is a good and rare example of garage construction, according to ③ 1km the then current ideas regarding architecture and +9m workshop design (including electrical power). The apartment above for the manager indicates the close relationship between living and working, in particular the operation of the pumping station. 15 min walk 15 min ⑤ Arrival Villa Doris 11u00 Building with neorococo appearance from around 1899 to a design by architect Albert Dumont (Brussels), cf. ④ 2,5km signature in the plinth. Three bays, +10m raised ground floor and three storeys under mansard roof (slate and zinc covering). ⑥Arrival Warendetoren trough 5 min walk 5 min Warendeduinen 13:30 FREE ENTER ⑤ 3km With its long curved blades, +11m referring to the typical beach grass, the Warande Tower has a striking and slender appearance. From the base (7 meters) you get a nice view of the 20 min walk 20 min Warandeduinen, a very valuable nature reserve with ⑥ 4km special plants and animals. +20m ⑦ Back to koksijde (20 min) ⑦ 6km +10m TRANSPORT: HOP ON: TRAM TO OOSTENDE HEIGHT TRAVELED DISTANCE /DAY INFO EN TIME ① 0km DAY 3 (7KM) +5m OSTEND Ostend from the other side 10 min walk 10 min ② 0,5km +6m ①Arrival Oostende Center 9u00 Today we start at the octagonal music kiosk from the 19th century. The kiosk survived during the Second world war. It is build in eclectic style. 5 min sail 5 min ②Arrival Station Oostende9u15 ③ 2km +7m STARTS FROM CENTER Eclectic station complex consisting of a central entrance hall flanked by two square "tower buildings". Adjacent to the left of the 10 min walk 10 min station is the former "Hotel Terminus Maritime", followed by the former postal sorting center in the tower building on the corner. ④ 3km +6m ③Arrival Oosteroever FERRY 10u00 FREE ENTER monday: closed thuesday: closed Walk around wendesday: 07:45 tot 12:40 en 13:30 tot 18:05 thursday: 07:45 tot 12:40 en 13:30 tot 18:05 friday: 07:45 tot 12:40 en 13:30 tot 18:05 ⑤ 5km saturday: 10:30 tot 12:40 en 13:30 tot 18:05 +8m sunday: 10:30 tot 12:40 en 13:30 tot 18:05 Arrival Havendam/jetty 10u30 ④Walk on the dam towards the new radar tower. 10 min walk 10 min You have an amazing view on the sea. The renovation of the navigation channel was made for ⑥ 6km +7m larger ships.Due the dynamic shape, depending on the time of day, the position of the sun and the walk weather conditions, there is a completely different look and experience. 23 stacked precast elements form the tower. The molds fort he concrete are 30 min 30 min made with a 3D milling machine ⑦ 6,5km +6m NO access with heavy waves 5 min sail + walk ⑧ 7km TRANSPORT: HOP ON: TRAM TO ZEEBRUGGE +6m HEIGHT TRAVELED DISTANCE /DAY INFO EN TIME ① 0km DAY 3 (7KM) +5m OSTEND Ostend from the other side ② walk 10 min 0,5km ⑤Arrival Fort Napoleon 11u00 +6m Fort Napoleon is a fort in the Belgian coastal city of Ostend. The fort testifies to the importance 5 min sail 5 min of Ostend as a fortified city in the past. It is located in the dunes on the east bank of Ostend, within ③ 2km standard:€9 walking distance of the harbor and kids up to 6 :FREE the sea. kids up to 12 : €7 +7m groups starting from 10 pers :€7 per pers ⑥Arrival Nieuw Visserijdok Oostende 13u00 10 min walk 10 min Also known as the Oosteroever project. It is the largest construction project of ④ 3km the years at the Belgian coast. It consists of 5 sub-projects.The complex consists of developing Ultramodern +6m buildings. It is as a big modern city growing from nothing. A new place for tourists and architectural people. Walk around ⑤ 5km +8m ⑦Go back to Oostende Center by ferry 10 min walk 10 min 14u30 ⑥ 6km ⑧Arrival Visserskaai OVERZET (5min. Wandelen) Bezoek aan Sint-Petrus-En- +7m Pauluskerk als afsluiter 15u00-16u00 FREE ENTER 30 min walk 30 min The Sint-Petrus and Sint- Pauluskerk is a neo-Gothic ⑦ 6,5km church (1905) with beautiful +6m stained glass windows. 5 min sail + walk ⑧ 7km TRANSPORT: HOP ON: TRAM TO ZEEBRUGGE 6m HEIGHT TRAVELED DISTANCE /DAY INFO EN TIME ① 0km Make a stop at the tram DAY 4 (4KM) +5m stop De Haan Aan Zee. ZEEBRUGGE TIP: pass by if you Architecture between port area’s travel with tram AND Blankenberge Art Nouveau 5 min walk 5 min ② 0,5km +6m ①Arrival Blankenberge Center 9u00 ②Arrival Belle Epoque Center 09u30 START FROM CENTER 10 min walk 10 min Three Belle Epoque villas from 1894 were restored and converted into the Belle Epoque Center, an interactive visitor center. Discover the most beautiful time we knew in the 19th and 20th century: the belle époque. This period has its glory ③ 2km years between 1870 and 1914, during which the +2m European bourgeoisie experienced a remarkable prosperity. Blankenberge then developed into an important seaside resort with major architectural achievements. ③ Arrival Pier of Blankenberge 11u00 The Blankenberge pier was built in 1933 to a design by Jules Soete. It is made of concrete and protrudes 350 meters into the North Sea. The Blankenberg pier was the first on the Atlantic coast of the European mainland. Hop On TRAM ZEEBRUGGE to ④Arrival quay Zeebrugge and sailing club 13u30 The best way to discover Zeebrugge is to walk around on the quay in search of innovative architecture within this industrial area.