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CENTRAL PARK, Recreational City-Centre

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Why | To add value to a post-industrial site at a city centre
What | Multi-analyse + quick concept (golf)
Where | Longwy, France
With | COLOKi + Wisma + HBC
Who | For city of Longwy

Longwy has a rich and industrial past. Unfortunately it became few by few a sleeping city and a cheap place to leave for people working in Luxemburg. Indeed is the banks city just a few 30 kms away. Therefore and not only, the place has a huge potential. It has a historical citadel from Vauban registered at the UNESCO and a know-how in pottery internationally renowned. It has a huge former industrial site that is now a natural area very close to the centre. Continue reading

BYE BIKES, Shared Station Square

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Why | To solve bikes parking problems + unlock the square’s potential
What | Multi-analysis + process design + placemaking inspiration + masterplan sketch
Where | Amersfoort, the Netherlands
Who | For One Planet

I have been asked, together with partners from Zooow! Building Formats and Hogeschool Utrecht to help start the integral and sustainable improvement of the station square in Amersfoort. Very typical issue in the Netherlands: bike parking. There is not enough and it is not leaving any space on the square for other activities like dwelling, sitting, meeting, relaxing, waching performances or eating and drinking.

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COWORKING, Concepts for New Work

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Why | To advise dolte + network about a common co-working space in Utrecht
What | Benchmarking + market research + inspiration
Where | Utrecht, the Netherlands
With | dolte
Who | For dolte + network

Dolte is a small modern urban planning company. It functions within a network of complementary companies and agencies with whom it has several years of experience. What about finding a physical place to work easily together? The goal of this study was to analyze the local market of clusters and incubators and to offer a new perspective on urban coworking. I analysed the current situation in Utrecht, the vision of Dolte’s network, potential strategies and tools and inspiration cases. Continue reading

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