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Public Space Merwede
Public Space Merwede
Utrecht, Netherlands
Special Mention, 2024 A+Awards, Landscape & Planning - Unbuilt Landscape
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Public Space Merwede
Utrecht, Netherlands
Special Mention, 2024 A+Awards, Landscape & Planning - Unbuilt Landscape
STATUS
Concept
YEAR
2024
SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
BUDGET
Undisclosed
Merwede is to become an inviting, green, and lively high-density urban district of 6000 homes spanned over 24ha in southwest Utrecht. With nature being a precondition for healthy urban living, maximizing urban nature in a car-free public space that prioritizes pedestrians and cyclists is a priority. For the landscape design, LOLA Landscape Architects teamed up with Bureau Stadsnatuur to work in close collaboration with the Utrecht Municipality, BURA, and other stakeholders. The nature-inclusive design goes hand in hand with climate adaptation and the social design of the city.
Brigitta van Weeren of LOLA: “What makes Merwede special is the scale on which we implement nature-inclusive design, climate adaptation, and social design in the city. We approach the public space not just as a collection of streets, squares, and parks but also as an urban nature area that creates an thriving living environment for animals and humans in the city.”
More than mere collections of streets and parks, the urban nature area design enables a thriving living environment for biodiversity and the residents. The diverse Merwede’s outdoor space consists of playful neighbourhood squares, captivating courtyard gardens, the relaxing and natural Merwede Park, the Europalaan, and the meandering trail. Cars usually take up most of the space on standard streets. In the car-free Merwede, that space is utilized for nature, people, and water storage. Paving is only where necessary, making it an exceptionally green district.
The urban city nature area is designed as a home to a succession of diverse biotopes, rich biodiversity, and robust green structures. To respect the important wealth and diversity of species, the design ensures the creation of the right conditions, such as sunlight, wind, and soil quality. The ‘Merwede biotope’ is a sequence of different ecotopes that are linked to the target species. By taking the different biotopes into account, the different biological diverse conditions and landscapes in Merwede can thrive and grow in their celestial elements.
Brigitta van Weeren of LOLA: “What makes Merwede special is the scale on which we implement nature-inclusive design, climate adaptation, and social design in the city. We approach the public space not just as a collection of streets, squares, and parks but also as an urban nature area that creates an thriving living environment for animals and humans in the city.”
More than mere collections of streets and parks, the urban nature area design enables a thriving living environment for biodiversity and the residents. The diverse Merwede’s outdoor space consists of playful neighbourhood squares, captivating courtyard gardens, the relaxing and natural Merwede Park, the Europalaan, and the meandering trail. Cars usually take up most of the space on standard streets. In the car-free Merwede, that space is utilized for nature, people, and water storage. Paving is only where necessary, making it an exceptionally green district.
The urban city nature area is designed as a home to a succession of diverse biotopes, rich biodiversity, and robust green structures. To respect the important wealth and diversity of species, the design ensures the creation of the right conditions, such as sunlight, wind, and soil quality. The ‘Merwede biotope’ is a sequence of different ecotopes that are linked to the target species. By taking the different biotopes into account, the different biological diverse conditions and landscapes in Merwede can thrive and grow in their celestial elements.
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