SUMMERSCHOOL 2009 TU Delft Rotterdam – Kop van Zuid

SUMMERSCHOOL 2009 TU Delft
Rotterdam – Kop van Zuid
John Westrik
Expert Urban Design
Department of urban planning, housing and traffic
Municipality, city of Rotterdam; may 2005
Manager of the urban design team
Feijenoord/Kop van Zuid; januari 2002 - april 2005
Also associate professor urban design,
chair prof. dr. ir. Han Meyer, TU-Delft
Urban project Rotterdam,
the Rotterdam experience
in particular: the riverside projects
from 1980 up to now (2009) and of course the future
The content of this lecture:
- Some general information about the city of Rotterdam and its harbour
- The waterfront project: Kop van Zuid
- Comparison with the Eastern Harbour District Amsterdam
- Design task
City of Rotterdam
Network city: Randstad
ca. 5 million inhabitants
“southwing” ca. 2.5
million inhabitants
The city and it’s region:
ca 1.2 million inhabitants
Distance:
Rotterdam - Amsterdam
70km
Rotterdam - the Hague
20km
City of Rotterdam
river and harbour
park
residential district
business district
History of the City and the Port
The port is “moving”
towards the sea.
Soon there will be a new
port: 2nd Maasvlakte
So the harbours in the
city are changing into
city areas!
Port of Rotterdam
Development of the Port of Rotterdam in time
City of Rotterdam
City at the river
1998
Projects up to 2010
2010
Projects after 2010
Marginal notes
Two important differences between architecture and town planning:
1.
The factor time:
Masterplan dates from 1991; now it’s 2009 and nearly half of
the total plan still needs to be build.
2.
A urban plan develops into several building plans and public
space designs; in other words it’s never a blueprint!
Explanation on urban plans Kop van Zuid
Design Task:
Redevelopment of an outdated harbour area
Kop van Zuid, to a urban area near the city
centre of Rotterdam.
Design:
Masterplan (Teun Koolhaas, 1987)
Final Masterplan (ds+V, 1991) +
zoning plan
Design part:
Wilhelminapier
Beschrijving van de stedenbouwkundige plannen
Historic City, 1840
First harbour development plan, 1850
AIR 1982, Aldo Rossi
AIR 1982, Derek Walker
AIR 1984, Kleiheus
Urban Renewal Plan for the City, 1984
Masterplan Kop van Zuid, Teun Koolhaas, march 1987
Masterplan Kop van Zuid, Municipality of Rotterdam, 1995
Zoningplan 1991
Mixed program
Kop van Zuid / Parkstad
Kop van Zuid:
- 4.500 dwellings (3.000 realised)
- 350.000 m2 offices
(180.000 m2 realised)
- 80.000 m2 retail / leisure
(30.000 m2 realised)
- 70.000 m2 non-profit
(50.000 m2 realised)
Parkstad:
- 2.500 dwellings
- 65.000 m2 offices
- 40.000 m2 commercial
- 30.000 m2 non-profit
Districts Kop van Zuid
WILHELMINAPIER
plan Teun Koolhaas
Zoning plan Kop van Zuid, 1991
Masterplan Wilhelminapier, 1995
Gross section Preliminary Design
Revision Zoning plan Kop van Zuid, 2002
Evaluation of the urban design Kop van Zuid
Issues that are successful and also have a meaning for the city
as a whole.
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City-axis
New Public Works
- Erasmus bridge
- new subway station Wilhelminaplein
- Varkenoords viaduct with a connection to the highway
3 new tramlines possible because of the new infrastructure
Private harbour areas have become public space, like the
quays
New skyline
New housing districts, like Landtong and Stadstuinen
Extraordinary public space
Infrastructure
“City-axis”
The Erasmus Bridge
Subway station Wilhelminapier
Laan op Zuid
Valkenoordse viaduct, the connection to the highway
New housing districts
Landtong
Stadstuinen
Public space design of the southside Wilhelminapier by Peter Wilson
Wierdsmaplein / dS+V
Rijnhavenbrug by Quist Wintermans, 2008
Rijnhavenbrug by Quist
Wintermans,
2008
Rijnhavenbridge
/ Quist
Wintermans
Skyline
Reflection Issues
Comparison:
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Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam
Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Designproces
Using the harbour history and identity in de redevelopment
Strategic position, spinoff
Urban density
Planning
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Masterplan – plan parts
Development of plan parts
Relation town planning and architecture
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam
Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam
Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam
Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam
Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam
Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Giving the history a place in the future
Harbours:
- town plan (the harborform)
- Details like the quays, cranes, etc
- Re-usage of the ports (activity on the water)
Harbourbuidings:
Kop van Zuid:
- Hotel New York
- Las Palmas
- Entrepot
Eastern Harbour District:
- Abattoir, veemarktcomplex
- Gemeentelijk handelsentrepot
- Pakhuis Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam
Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam
Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Urban Density
> 100 dwellings/ha.
FSI > 1.5
How is that possible?
- a lot of appartmentbuildings (8 floors and higher)
- usage of the length van de quays and the surrounding water
(the old ports)
- parking in garages
- low-rise buildings in high densities
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam
Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam
Java-eiland
Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam
Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Strategic position of the development area
Spatial connections with the city’s network
Functional:
Public transit lines and stations
Connections with the car
Spinoff:
Kop van Zuid
Katendrecht
Feijenoord
Afrikaanderwijk
Parkstad
Eastern Harbour Disctrict
IJburg
Diemen
Almere
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam
Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam
Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam
Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam
Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam
Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam
Gebiedsoverstijgende
programma’s
9000 dwellings
Spin-off
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam
Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam
Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Design task Summerschool 2009
Connecting the Kop van Zuid development
with the old pre-war housing districts Feijenoord,
Afrikaanderwijk and Katendrecht.
City Vision Rotterdam 2030
Spin-off Kop van Zuid
Number of dwellings that are planned in the KvZ
Spin-off Kop van Zuid
Rich
Poor
Het spatial contrast between old (poor) and new (rich) is very strong
Gentrification doesn’t work , because in the ‘poor’ housing districts most of the houses are not
privately owned
Association possession
Private possession
Industries
Railwaytracks and yard
There are many spatial barriers
East – west – connections are very important to break down these barriers
Landtong
Stadstuinen
panorama Dillenburg
Continue in line with the KvZ success stories: the popular residential areas
Kop van Zuid
Spatial and programmatic structure
Kaart productwaardering ism Sandra?
pm
A lot of designs, plans and studies are made, in different stages of development.