Gerwin de Vries
Meer over: Gerwin de Vries
Founder / Landschapsarchitect
gerwin@fluxlandscape.nlGreenvision Eindhoven
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Like many cities in the Netherlands, Eindhoven faces major challenges in the areas of climate, biodiversity and health. In addition, the current housing challenge, energy transition and mobility transition are placing a heavy demand on public space and the landscape within the urban contours. Eindhoven’s green structure can contribute significantly to a liveable and climate-adaptive city if it is given sufficient space and is not threatened with overdevelopment despite future densification challenges. The Eindhoven Green Vision is an elaboration of the green policy plan for a greener city centre in Eindhoven.
The analysis examined various urgent issues such as green spaces, mobility, new housing developments and climate. In response, Flux developed ambition maps for a varied and connected green structure. The important green structures for Eindhoven city centre are formed by green wedges, linear structures such as radials and tangents, and various locations such as parks, squares and courtyards. These green structures do not stand alone but reinforce each other through mutual connections. The green plan distinguishes 12 public space typologies that encompass the entire public urban fabric, allowing the entire city centre to become part of the green plan and giving Eindhoven city centre a phased green boost. The typologies form an approach to greening, whereby each location will be carefully tailored in further follow-up work.
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The green ambitions at the structural level are then represented at specific locations in the city where greening offers opportunities to tackle multiple challenges, demonstrating the urgency of a green living environment in future developments. Not all ambitions can be realised at the same time in one location, which means that choices have to be made. One location may place more emphasis on climate adaptation, while another may be more suitable for recreation or relaxation. This list of “green spaces” is dynamic and can be expanded, providing insight into the green ambitions in terms of diversity of scale, spatial challenges and different typologies. In this way, not only the potential of a roof is visualised, but also that of an alley, city park or square.
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One of the examples is Wilhelminaplein, a lively square with restaurants and cafés that was traditionally used for markets and festivals, but where cars now dominate the relatively stony square. Local residents and entrepreneurs therefore want to make Wilhelminaplein the greenest square in Eindhoven. With a stronger presence of trees, more quality of life, space for water storage and cars as guests. In collaboration with these residents and entrepreneurs, Flux has visualised an initial ambition in which Wilhelminaplein is transformed from a parking square into a park square. The concept was a green and climate-adaptive city square for meeting, cooling off and spending time. A central open space offers room for various lively activities. Soon, people will be able to enjoy a terrace under freely growing trees while Eindhoven residents visit the market and events and children from the neighbourhood play here. The green square promotes biodiversity with varied planting, can store water during peak rainfall and provides cooling on hot summer days. An attractive water feature enhances the cooling effect and creates an impulse for play and sound experience. The ambition is to gradually scale back the large number of roads and parking spaces and create a “car as guest” atmosphere with a shared space design. Given the complexity of traffic flows and layout, a phased transformation will be necessary.
