Station Area
Hoofddorp Stationskwartier
Like many cities in the Netherlands, the Hoofddorp station area faces major challenges in terms 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. The Hoofddorp Station Area vision details the public space of the future Station Area. Characteristic of Hoofddorp is the green framework as the leading grid structure of the Haarlemmermeerpolder. The variation in building blocks in the sub-areas takes the grid as its starting point. In public space, too, this solid structure can be combined with surprise, seduction and a certain sensuality. For the vision, concrete elaborations have been made for a number of plan layers at different scale levels, from large to small, which are part of a series of green outdoor spaces.
Project details
Ruimtelijke systemen zoals de Geniedijk, Geniepark, de polderlinten, tochten en vaarten als verbinding met het omringende landschap
By visualising the scale levels as a series of types, opportunities can be optimally exploited for each type. At the highest scale level, robust spatial systems such as the Geniedijk, Geniepark, the polder ribbons, canals and waterways connect with the surrounding landscape. The lines form a continuous network for ecology and water, but also for recreational activities such as cycling, skating and walking.
On the scale of Hoofddorp, we identify a robust network of through city lines, ecological and recreational connections through the city. The city lines provide stability and connectivity, while the parks and squares are as green as possible and serve as places to meet, play and relax. The identities of the locations vary, but they all contribute to the experience of nature in the city and to increasing biodiversity. The building sites are located on the finely meshed network of public streets with space for more biodiversity, water storage and cooling.
A good and green use of public space can boost biodiversity, climate and health.
At the scale of the construction site, there are immediate opportunities to contribute to nature and climate ambitions, such as green courtyards, nesting sites in the façade, and green roofs where water can be stored. A good and green use of public space can boost biodiversity, climate and health, with opportunities for water storage, cooling, increasing biodiversity, producing food or improving air quality, for example. In addition, green public spaces offer opportunities for social challenges such as health and socialising. Strengthening biodiversity and revitalising public spaces can therefore coexist. Interventions in public spaces offer opportunities for creating habitats for diverse species of flora and fauna, with sheltered areas for animals, but also places with more activity for people in a green setting.
