Flux has recently been working on several case studies for the design research project Stadsflora. One of the cases is The Hague: In The Hague, there is a greening challenge at neighbourhood and block level. In streets and on pavements, paving can be converted to green in many places. Often these are residual spots, pavements with excess paving or traffic-driven and paved public spaces. The surfaces of these green spaces are relatively small and fragmented, but the sum of all green spaces together does contribute to improving the quality of life and the climate-adaptive design of the city. The potential of this type of green space in The Hague's compact city districts is the focus of the case study.

Stadsflora is a design research project, initiated by Flux, aimed at developing sustainable planting plans for urban areas. Among other things, the research focuses on the resilience of planting, how future climate conditions can be effectively addressed, and how a natural approach to urban planting can be translated into inspiring design principles. It also explores how greening cities can go hand in hand with affordable maintenance solutions.

Funded by the Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie and the Municipality of The Hague.

Flux is working on a spatial perspective for the young reclaimed landscape east of the Mariapeel. In this intensively used agricultural area, between vulnerable raised bog nature and tourist crowds, we are looking for a robust landscape structure in which nature, agriculture, energy and recreation reinforce each other.
The assignment formulates a long-term vision in which the carrying capacity of the natural system is leading. Climate resilience, new landscape building blocks and a long-term perspective for farmers form the core of the plan. Commissioned by Municipality of Horst aan de Maas

The project is part of the NOVEX area De Peel, for which Flux previously developed a future vision. Read more about the De Peel 2050 

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.

Design Hoefkwartier Municipality of Amersfoort

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.

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.

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Stadsdommel Eindhoven

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

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.

Find out more at BAP! (Biennale d'Architecture et de Paysage)  

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.

Photo's Ferry Streng

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.

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.