Hoogland's Comfort Canopy

2.2.8 Morphology
The settlement in Hoogland used to be dispersed
due to the agricultural function of the village. In Figure
xx, buildings are inscribed according to their
construction years. It can be seen that the buildings
along the main roads are relatively old. These
buildings also form a path to the St. Martinus
Church. The former farm areas were opened for
construction, when a rapid development was
needed in the post-war period. This causes the
area to be car dominated and disruption of the advanced
soft transportation infrastructure between
Amersfoort and Hoogland as well as through the
protected landscape. A map showing the building
construction years can be seen in Figure 2.2.8.
The areas of responsibility, Bieshaar Zuid, Bieshaar
Noord, and De Biezen are adjacent neighbourhoods
and confined by main roads. Rondweg
Noord in the West-East, Bunschoterstraat in the
South-North and Zevenhuizerstraat in the South
West-North East direction define their boundaries.
These roads also separate the neighbourhoods
from the surrounding landscape and result in an introvert
settlement.
The main village square is taking place on the drive
of Zevenhuizerstraat and surrounded by a supermarket
and commercial buildings. A local market is
set up every Saturday and the square is used for
car parking otherwise.
Figure 2.2.8: Building construction years in Hoogland (Source: https://code.waag.org/buldings)
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