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VIV’AMSTEL 3, Revitalised Business Park

Why | To revitalize an outdated business park
What | Team building, process management, concept, design, implementation plans
Where | Amstel, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
With | COLOKi + Esther de Graaf (Plein06) + Dennis Hauer (NL Ingenieurs) + Anna Vlaming

Amstel III is an outdated business park. Approximately 30 % of the office area is structurally vacant, ownership is fragmented, investment climate has deteriorated. The area is dominated by cars and is dead at night. I put together an interdisciplinary team to submit a comprehensive proposal to the Europan competition organisation.

We imagined a strategy that will slowly change the area into a full urban district with housing, new types of working places, retail, leisure and local facilities. ‘VIV’Amstel 3’ is the new healthy neighbourhood to live in Amsterdam. Like an organism, it will develop gradually, from its centre to its edges and smartly reach its maturity.

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WOOD GREEN, Town Centre Regeneration

Why | To regenerate a neglected town centre
What | Team management; process and events planning, communication, strategy
Where | Wood Green, London, The United Kingdom (9 ha)

Soundings and Fluid have been commissioned by Haringey Council to develop and deliver the Wood Green Investment Framework [WGIF]. The WGIF is a comprehensive plan for the area that sets out how the Council will deliver a better town centre, housing, and connections including the arrival of new Crossrail 2 stations.

A project identity and visual language applied across various media and a centrally located empty shop unit was turned into an information space, event venue and temporary community hub.

Alongside these street surveys, pop up street events in areas of large footfall took the guise of a mobile lounge with passers by invited to sit on sofas out in the open and talk to the council officers, design team and Soundings staff about their aspirations for Wood Green’s Future. Local resident’s groups led walk and talks around the area, highlighting the positives and areas in need of improvement.

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CLOVELLY ROAD, Better Block Event

Why | To show it is possible to make a place greener, safer and human in one day
What | Tactical urbanism
Where | Clovelly Road, Sydney, Australia
With | Clovelly Road Better Block + COLOKi
Who | For the local community

The Better Block team, famous for their tactical approach, travelled twice to Australia in 2013 to share their method. Australians have been listening! Phil Stubbs, media educator, initiated Clovelly Road Better Block, 4th in the country, 1st in Sydney and made it work thanks to Facebook. The purpose was to transform for a day the shopping strip of Clovelly Road and make it greener, safer and human – by slowing traffic and adding trees, tables, chairs, art, music, food and more life in general. It has been a great success as about 3000 people – both from the local community and civic leaders – attended the event.

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