Flux has developed a green vision for Steenwijkerland. The future perspective proposes a green and healthy Steenwijkerland that is more resistant to flooding, heat stress and at the same time offers a healthier living environment for people and animals. The seven unique area types, the DNA of Steenwijkerland, form the basis for this. With a new robust green-blue network, there is room for movement of animal species and to create surprising recreational connections between the cores and the landscape. The result is a complete and attractive climate-adaptive landscape, ready for the future.
The vision has since been adopted by the college as a guiding document when updating the municipal environmental vision. Commissioned by the Municipality of Steenwijkerland.
Water system analysis province Utrecht
Commissioned by the Province of Utrecht, Flux will visualize the water and soil system for the entire province. By means of various cross-sections, the interaction between above and below ground and the impact of long-term drought and flooding will be visualized. Commissioned by the Province of Utrecht.
Future vision Metropoolregio Arnhem Nijmegen and Foodvalley
Flux is working on a spatial vision for the green wedges in the Green Metropolitan region Arnhem Nijmegen and Foodvalley. The region is facing a substantial housing challenge. To maintain an attractive living environment, the landscape will have to gain quality and be able to grow along with the increasing urbanization. The layout of the green wedges plays an important role in this. Commissioned by Groene Metropoolregio Arnhem-Nijmegen (GMR) - regio Arnhem-Nijmegen and Provincie Gelderland.
Park Lecture #5 'Back to Nature'
On Tuesday, April 8, Gerwin de Vries of Flux will give a lecture at Park-NRE in Eindhoven titled 'Back to Nature'. The lecture is part of the Park Lecture series organized by Houben / Van Mierlo Architects. Together with the lecture by Philippe Rol of Volle Grond, this evening explores the changing relationship between man and nature.
Would you like to attend? Then email: events@houbenvanmierlo.nl
Date: April 8, 2025
Time: start 19:00
Location: Park NRE, Gashouder 36 Eindhoven
Travertijn Groningen
Commissioned by the municipality of Groningen, Flux is working in the coming months on a spatial design in the transforming Travertijn neighbourhood in Groningen. The Travertijn district has the potential to become a high-quality, biodiverse and low-traffic neighbourhood.
'The Hive: an example of sustainable urban development in which heritage, ecology and modern living go hand in hand' jury MIPIM-awards, 2025.
Following the won tender by Flux with OZ architecten, ION and Green Development, the design of The Hive wins the MIPIM award for 'Best New Development’. The MIPIM prize is awarded annually during the festival in Cannes. For this edition more than 200 projects from 36 countries were submitted.
The project The Hive was praised by the jury as a project that stands out not only for its energy-positive design, but also for its unique climate forest and an innovative mix of housing, care and culture. Flux is currently working on implementing the landscape in the courtyard and roof garden of The Hive.
Flux has recently been working on several case studies for the design study Stadsflora. One of the case studies is the city centre of Eindhoven. This case study investigated how the soil and water system can form the basis for a new planting strategy for the city. To this end, three unique urban ecotopes were developed that form the basis for future-proof planting. The urban ecotopes offer a new perspective on urban greening.
Stadsflora is a design study initiated by Flux into future-proof planting plans in the city. Among other things, the study looks at robustness of planting, how to deal with future climate conditions, what a natural approach to planting in the city can look like in catchy design principles and how greening the city can go hand in hand with affordable management.
Funded by the Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie and the Municipality of Eindhoven.
Flux was asked to develop a spatial vision for Scheveningen in 2100. In the coming months, Flux will investigate how Scheveningen can deal with longer term sea level rise and how other goals can be linked to water safety. Water safety as leverage for urbanization, improving biodiversity, mobility transition and recreation. Commissioned by the municipality of The Hague.
Bram Willemse associate partner at Flux
We are delighted to announce that Bram Willemse has been appointed associate partner at Flux since January 2025. In his work, Bram has made an indispensable contribution to the office as an urban planner, especially in design research around major transitions on a landscape scale. In his projects, he combines knowledge of complex systems around water, soil, food and energy with strong conceptual and visual power. In addition to his role as project manager at Flux, Bram will have responsibility for general work at the office, such as team supervision and planning.
Flux has recently developed multiple case studies for the design research Stadsflora. In these specific cases, Flux works closely with the designers and green and ecology departments of the cities. Several Dutch cities are involved in the research. One of the researched cases is the Nijmegen Kanaalknoop Zuid, commissioned by the municipality of Nijmegen. In this case Flux examined how flora and fauna can grow together with urban development and which strategy fits best in each development phase.
The Stadsflora research, initiated by Flux, is a design study about future-proof planting in the city. The research examines, among other things, the robustness of plants, how future climate conditions can be dealt with, what a natural approach to planting in the city can look like in compelling design principles and how greening the city can go hand in hand with affordable management.