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Leieboorden
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Other Projects by Jordi Farrando, architect
Leieboorden
The widening and modification of the course of the river Leie to accommodate larger barges is behind the transformation in recent years of its embankments where it passes through the city of Kortrijk.The city has exploited these interventions to bring about changes at a larger scale than that of traffic along the river, promoting urban renovation in its environs. The objectives of renovation are both local, introducing improvements to the city, and metropolitan, serving to anchor a territory with an influence that surpasses its administrative boundaries.The north side of the river is a loosely residential area with some big plots awaiting reuse or transformation. To the south lies the island of Buda, which is separated from the historic centre by a secondary branch of the river and accommodates various cultural and service activities.Work to date has focused on two significant parts: Diksmuidekaai, on the north bank, and Buda Beach, on the south bank. The roles of the two are completely different.The first, Diksmuidekaai, is envisaged as a backbone to interconnect the whole city north of the river, provide the basis for future settlement and link the city of Kortrijk with nearby towns. The initial implementation of this model, comprising some 800 metres, has been extended to other stretches to the west and will be used to configure the entire urban riverfront.The second part, Buda Beach, is one of the episodes dotting the south embankment to form a sequence of public spaces that provide facilities for the city’s more established areas.The success of the transformation is obvious to anyone familiar with Kortrijk. The banks of the river, once “behind” the city, have acquired new values of centrality, attracting many interested developers and a growing number of businesses and homes that contribute to the orderly development of the city.
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