The preliminary design (VO) of the Hoefkwartier Amersfoort public space has been approved by the board. Flux is working on behalf of the municipality of Amersfoort on the design for the public space Hoefkwartier Amersfoort. In the coming years, the area will change from an office environment to a lively city district. 3,500 to 4,000 new homes will be built here, in addition to existing educational institutions and workplaces. The ambition is to make the Hoefkwartier a place where living, working and learning come together in a new green and sustainable public space. Now that the VO has been approved, the first sub-areas are further elaborated in a DO.
Flux is working with Rebel on a future perspective for the Goudsesingel. The central question in this assignment is: how will the street be used in 100 years? The future perspective shows how the street will be spatially designed in the future, how it will become resilient to climate extremes and in what way it will contribute to other tasks in the city. Commissioned by the Municipality of Rotterdam.
Stadsdommel Eindhoven in the news!
Commissioned by the Municipality of Eindhoven, Flux has spent the past few months working on a spatial design and implementation agenda for the Stadsdommel in Eindhoven. The river Dommel, now often still hidden in the city, has the potential to become a solid green-blue structure with space for people and nature. By seeing the Dommel as part of a broader stream valley system, a connection can be made between the city of Eindhoven and surrounding landscapes.
Stadsdommel seeks the balance between ecology and the need for quality public space in a densifying city center. It forms a green structure in the city, with space for rest, nature, movement and encounters. Animals find living space, people find a place to stay, walk or play. The area will have a recognizable identity as an urban structure, in which nature and city reinforce each other.
In recent months, the Flux team has grown with 8 new people: technical designer (MSc) Daniela Kleiman, urban designer Oana Paraschiv, landscape designer (MSc) Martijn Bisschops, landscape designer Febe de Niel, landscape designer Junhui Zhang and interns Francesca Antonacci, Bram van Raaij and Vera Vince. Flux is a multidisciplinary firm of 21 people with different design backgrounds.
Photos by Lonneke Buijs
Flux in exhibition NOUS... Le Climat
The design research Edible Wadden coast of Flux is featured in the French exhibition NOUS... Le Climat, which is part of the Architecture and Landscape Biennale (BAP) Ile de France in Versailles.
The exhibition is an invitation to observe, understand and act on the climate challenges of our time through an original and participatory setting. A 300-metre-long table runs through the Potager du Roi, symbolising the need to reflect and discuss climate issues. Divided into seven series, the tools landscape architects use in the face of the climate crisis are examined from different perspectives: territories, ecosystem, water, agriculture and housing. Each table addresses one of these perspectives. The exhibition was designed by agence ter, in collaboration with Studio 5.5 and can be visited until 13 July.
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Completion Highnote Almere
The Highnote apartment complex was completed in 2023, a collaboration with Flux and Studioninedots, commissioned by AM. The building includes a large open plinth followed by a green industrial yard, a green and water-buffering court and a collective roof garden, all connected by the surrounding colonnade.
The three gardens are designed for encounter, relaxing and working in a natural environment. The gardens are designed to be as green as possible, with a planting scheme consisting of a herb layer, shrub layer and tree layer. In this way, diverse habitats are created that form an important role in increasing biodiversity in the city of Almere. Different use of semi-paving and concrete gives each garden its own character tailored to the program within the building.
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.
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.