UPGRADING SCHORSMOLEN TO A SOCIAL, CONNECTED, AND ECOLOGICAL NEIGHBOURHOOD
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Our ambition for Schorsmolen is to create a vibrant
urban environment that fosters the wellbeing of its
community.
We propose a strategy of focused interventions, aimed at upgrading the current neighbourhood and providing new possibilities for living, working, meeting, moving, and embracing nature. The project develops from the existing social and spatial fabric of Schorsmolen, in an attempt to take the most out of what is available, from building blocks down to single trees.
We propose a strategy of focused interventions, aimed at upgrading the current neighbourhood and providing new possibilities for living, working, meeting, moving, and embracing nature. The project develops from the existing social and spatial fabric of Schorsmolen, in an attempt to take the most out of what is available, from building blocks down to single trees.
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︎︎︎ ARCHITECTENWEB.NL
︎︎︎ BLASt
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The key moves of our plan are:
. Activate public space and realise attractive places to meet;
. Open up the neighbourhood by realising important connections to the surrounding areas;
. Make Schorsmolen a healthy place to live for people, animals, and plants, by improving its ecology and climate-resiliency;
. Upgrade the existing building blocks to offer a wide range of living and working options;
. Provide a flexible framework for implementation, led by an inspiring and optimistic vision.
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. Activate public space and realise attractive places to meet;
. Open up the neighbourhood by realising important connections to the surrounding areas;
. Make Schorsmolen a healthy place to live for people, animals, and plants, by improving its ecology and climate-resiliency;
. Upgrade the existing building blocks to offer a wide range of living and working options;
. Provide a flexible framework for implementation, led by an inspiring and optimistic vision.
Our vision for Schorsmolen can be realised step by step, as it consists in a series of small interventions per block, tied together by public space and key connections through the neighbourhood. Phasing is flexible and can be adapted to the current ownership structure of the real estate assets.
While we believe that the regeneration process should unfold along a coherent trajectory, we envision a feasible strategy that allows for different starting points and development speeds. Cooperation among municipality and local stakeholders, such as owners, housing corporations, citizens, and local associations, is crucial in achieving such shared vision. We hope that our proposal shall serve as the starting point for the discussion on the future of Schorsmolen and provide the inspiring, optimistic image that this neighbourhood deserves.
