Proeftuin Erasmusveld in The Hague is winner of the SKG Award! The foundation Stichting Kennis Gebiedsontwikkeling presented the award for sustainable area development to the durable residential area of Erasmusveld. Flux won a competition for the urban design for this project in 2017, together with Ard Hoksbergen and Bura. After that Flux designed the public park-landscape, a watergarden, a new pedestrian bridge and communal courtyard which will be realised in 2021.
Gerwin de Vries has given a lecture at the TU Delft, about designing with nature and landscape in urban developments. The lecture was to give an inspiring start for the design atelier about the A12 zone in Utrecht, where students in urbanism and landscapearchitecture will work on the upcoming months.
The design of the new green urban housing project Greenville in Utrecht is in progress. It includes two gardens, designed by Flux. Commissioned by Heijmans and in collaboration with Diederendirrix, Bedaux de Brouwer, HilberinkBosch and Arup.
The results of the Stadsrandenlab are published. Jonas Papenborg of Flux has, as member of the guidance committee, been part of the team Stadsrand Noord. This project, Stadsrandenlab Amsterdam, has been organized by BNA. The student atelier that Jonas Papenborg and Gerwin the Vries have given at the Academie van Bouwkunst Amsterdam, is also part of the publication.
Gerwin de Vries in the NUK with Werkspoorkwartier as most beautiful place in Utrecht
Gerwin de Vries, owner and landscape architect at Flux, gives a short tour in the Werkspoorkwartier. The movie is part of the section which shows a selection of the most beautiful places of Utrecht, organized by the NUK (New Utrecht’ Paper). The Werkspoorkwartier, traditionally an industrial site, has an undiscovered and rough look, with which it is of great value for the city of Utrecht. In 2018 the Werkspoorpath has been realized, an initiative of Flux. This path forms a walking tour of 2,5 km through the Werkspoorkwartier and offers space to pedestrians and cyclists.
Commissioned by Synchroon and AM and in collaboration with KCAP, Nauta and Monk architects, Flux is working on the design of a sub-area with 4 building blocks in the Merwedekanaalzone. The Merwedekanaalzone is an important location for densification in Utrecht and is an exemplary project in terms of climate, green and mobility. Flux has worked on a study for a climateadaptive design of the Merwedekanaalzone before, commissioned by the Province of Utrecht, Waterschap and the municipality of Utrecht. The urban design has been made by Bura urbanism.
Jonas Papenborg of Flux landscape architecture, can be seen in the documentary Groene Golven. The documentary is about climate change in the Waddenlandscape. Jonas tells about the plan The Eatable Waddencoast of Flux, whereby the Waddencoast is transformed in 2100 into a broad coastal zone with room for flora and fauna and a rich food production. The project is part of the exhibition Sponsland in Groningen.
Flux will start working on the Holtland project in 2021. Holtland is a research by design into new forms of productive forest in the Netherlands. Flux sees a high level of abstraction in existing research on forests and therefore considers it valuable to further investigate the planting of forests in the Netherlands, with a focus on a diversity in forest types, a strong relationship with current major transitions in the Netherlands and a concrete spatial design. The project consists of three parts: a forest book with forests of the future, a number of case studies and an alternative forest vision for the Netherlands. Four case studies have been set up with specific locations and the stakeholders of the Province of Utrecht, WWF, Synchroon and Staatsbosbeheer. The project was financed by the Stimuleringsfonds and made possible by co-financing from several parties. The sounding board for the research consists of Berno Strootman (Government Advisor Landscape, involved in the forest strategy for LNV), Kees Hendriks (researcher Alterra Wageningen forest) and Martijn Boosten (researcher and advisor at the Probos foundation).
There is still room to add case studies to the project! For more information about the project please contact us at info@fluxlandscape.nl
Project Edible Waddencoast part of exposition Act& Adapt Groningen
Nine landscape architects from the Netherlands and abroad took up the challenge to design the future landscape of Groningen. They sought for climate adaptive solutions at several locations in this unique landscape. All locations are located in a proverbial slice of cake between Schiermonnikoog and Zuidlaren. Roughly located in the flow valley of the Drentse Aa and the Hunze: the rivers that have largely formed Groningen. Flux has been working on the coastal zone of the Waddensea, all plans can be seen in the exposition of Sponsland
Participating offices: Bureau B+B stedebouw en landschapsarchitectuur, MORE landscape i.s.m. VE-R, Flux landscape architecture, LAMA landscape architects, Agence Ter, Hanzehogeschool, Tredje Natur, West 8 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture, LIST
Partners and casushouders: Gebiedscoöperatie Westerkwartier, gemeente Midden-Groningen, Waterbedrijf Groningen, Het Groninger Landschap, Waterschap Noorderzijlvest, Programma naar een rijke Waddenzee, gemeente Het Hogeland, gemeente Schiermonnikoog, Wetterskip Fryslan, Vitens, Rijkswaterstaat, Natuurmonumenten, gemeente Groningen, provincie Groningen
Design and implementation: Studio de Ronners, Lambert Kamps Art & Design
Flux is working on project ‘Nieuwe Hallen’ The Hague
In collaboration with MEI architects, Flux is working on the design for the Nieuwe Hallen (The New Halls) in The Hague. The characteristic industrial halls in The Hague district De Binckhorst, that have been proclaimed in 2018 to be industrial heritage, now will be transformed into a dynamic and healthy living- and working space. A network of public squares and streets connects various places in the area and characterizes itself by a green design with high quality to stay for pedestrians or cyclists. The programme of De Nieuwe Hallen will be supplemented with horeca and small creative activity, to increase the liveliness of the area. Commissioned by Duijnstede Beheer BV and in collaboration with the municipality of The Hague.