The Rampart, The Traffic Artery, and the Park; Designing for the city regions of Antwerp

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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++The NetherlandsBelgium++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++This dotted line marks the historic inundation areas.FortSint-MarieSchansHalveMaanFort LilloFortLiefkenshoekFort vanZwijndrechtFort vanCruybeke++++++++++++++++++++FortStabroekSchansMastvestSchansSmoutakkerNoordkasteelSchansBrilschans++++++To Northen ParkFort ErtbrandThe fortification spiral in the inner-city and Linkeroever is almost entirely gone.FortjeCappellenSchansDrijhoekFortMerxemSchijnFort 3FortBrasschaetFortSchootenvalleyFort 2The Anti-tank ditch is nowFlanders's longest protectedditch, connecting severalecological zones. You cancycle along parts of it.SchansAudaenSchansSchildeFortOeleghemFort 'sGravenwezelFort vanHaesdonckFort 8Fort 5Fort 4FortBroechemSchansLandmolenSchansLauwershoekFort 7Fort 6Fort KesselFort vanSteendorpM ost of the historic inundation areas are still use d as flood areas today.Fort LierFortBornhemSchansTallaertFortKoningshoycktSchansPuersFortLierzeleFortBreendonckFortWaelhemFort vanDuffelFortKath-WaverSchansBoschhoekSchansDorpveldLegendRecreation100 EducationMuseumCommerceOfficeNature/ecologicalDefenceHousingAgricultureCurrent floodrisk areaHistoricinundation area
Inundation system - historic vs.currentInundation system - historic vs.currentbe prevented the shift was made to a wet moat. The ditch has a saw-shapedcourse, with linear tracks of several hundred metres. In its course, the ditchbridges roughly 13 metres of height difference; the water is kept in place viaa system of culverts and locks (Province of Antwerp & Fortengordels, 2014, p.41).Fortification Spiral remnantsFortification Spiral remnantsThe above described defence system is a system based on concentric ringsaccessible via radial roads; a system very familiar to Antwerp. Either by design,but probably by chance, as almost none of the available literature describesthis shape; the total system can – granted with a bit of imagination – be seena spiral structure starting from the inner-city, gradually going outward to theforts of the west flank. The shape is largely possible due to the linear directionof the Scheldt forts. There is one 2014 study by the Province of Antwerp thatshows the spiral in drawing – the Kaderplan, Fortengordels rond Antwerpen(Framework plan, fortification belts around Antwerp) – but does not expandon why the structure is there or what it means, and shockingly does not evenmention the spiral intext.Figure 2.2Drawing of the remnants of Antwerp’sdefensive structure during its time asNational Redoubt. The map used isfrom Google Maps (Google, 2020).Remnants of the redoubtThe drawing on the next page shows how much of the Antwerp’s defencesystem has been preserved to this day. As we can see, almost the entirety of theperipheral and inner fortification belts has been preserved. Due to the massiveurban sprawl during the 1950s and 60s, the Brialmont forts can now be foundwithin the urban fabric of Antwerp’s suburban region. Continuing further inwardto the city, we see that there is not much left of Fort Vlaamsch Hoofd andthe Grote Omwalling; only Fort Burcht, two sconces, and a section of the wetmoat around NoordKasteel bear testament of what once was. As illustratedin earlier chapters, the entirety of the Grote Omwalling was removed for theconstruction of the ring highway, and Fort Vlaamsch Hoofd was buried undera few metres of sand from the Scheldt river. As a result, we see the fortificationspiral observed in the previous section not continuing into the city, but stoppingaround Fort Merxem.Most of the forts have lost their military function, except for the fortbelt of (Fort van Cruybeke through Fort Sint-Marie) on the left bank. The fortshave now predominantly become home to recreational or cultural amenities,with many becoming the base for associations or museums. Interestingly,but perhaps not surprisingly, many of the forts have now become importantecological reserves for the different bat populations in the region. A total of 19forts and 1 sconce have been appointed as bat habitats. These bats and theirliving environment are protected by law, meaning that any disturbance shouldbe avoided or compensated (Province of Antwerp & Fortengordels, 2014, p.101
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Graduation thesis prepared for them
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AbstractAntwerp is currently implem
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Table of ContentsIntroduction 11I E
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still in development. For the ring
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analysis of the region’s past and
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IExploratory Research1.1 De Grote V
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Figure 1.0 - Previous spreadPhotogr
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with the E19 to Brussels, however,
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IIIIIIIIHighway networkHighway netw
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periphery of green areas, or on lar
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Figure 1.5Drawing of the Resilient
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Figure 1.7Image of the four large e
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West; De Urbanisten; Omgeving; COBE
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Figure 1.13A defined urban edge for
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1.2Historical-MorphologicalAnalysis
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Figure 1.15A map of Antwerp in 1573
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1664The map to the left shows Antwe
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Figure 1.17A map of Antwerp around
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dyke has been made to cater to the
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city’s surface by a factor of fiv
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Page 102 and 103: Potential agricultural beltkFuture
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Figure 3.14A plan developed by Labo
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Figure 3.15 - previous spreadThe la
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High densitysocial housingHighdensi
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section, since this area is mostly
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As was already mentioned in the pre
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We can distinguish five sections fo
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I IIIIII II IIIIIIIIIsbaan will end
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Highways and main bus routesHighway
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and Deurne could prevent the urbani
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IndustryShopsIndustryIndustryShopsS
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IIIIIIIDevelopment order.Figure 3.2
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4.1The Green City RingOn the role o
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This is Noordkasteel; theculminatio
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IIThis was thThe inundation had an
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Figure 4.4Fort Vlaamsch Hoofd and t
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I IIIIIThe Grote Omwalling lives on
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The dyke will be raised by 2metres
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The completion and capping of Antwe
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Front facades with buffer zone towa
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This is the Oosterweel tunnel.The r
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This is the Oosterweel tunnel.The r
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road - and the Tunnellaan - the car
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LegendFront facadesRear facadesIndu
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LegendFront facadesRear facadesIndu
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Figure 4.15 - previous spreadsMorph
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Sections - cityQuayStreet width = b
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Block configuration - cityOrthogona
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The drawing to the left shows the p
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Looking at the sections of Linkeroe
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and as a last point of retreat for
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an average of four to five floors,
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public transportridge willwith righ
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Following the Houtdok.Here the Stra
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Hier volgt de morfologie de oriënt
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get a nice urban facade.Morkhoven w
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Figure 4.23 - previous three spread
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Figure 4.25The ring park; a system
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Figure 4.27The concept of the inund
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Figure 4.28Two ring boulevards alon
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The morphology of the ring zoneThe
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The high-rise here willact as a gat
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The high-rise here willact as a gat
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This orientationconnects themiddle
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The left bankThe previous spreads s
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Figure 4.33Drawing of Linkeroever
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Basic principles of Linkeroever’s
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Morphological design principlesThe
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to bring a familiar and natural ext
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Sections Linkeroever - newBlanceflo
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ConclusionThis research set out to
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At the suburban region, the inner f
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earlier notion that this strategy c
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A big thank you to the employees of
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1.19 - Topotijdreis. (n.d.). Topoti
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3.19 - Municipality of Antwerp. (n.
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Appendix IList of highway caps and
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Conclusion morphological analysisMo
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Block configurationCityOrganicOrtho
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‘t NoordAmandus-atheneum, Seefhoe
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SectionsChausseeStreet width = buil
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Block configurationOrthogonal (angu
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ZurenborgCombination of facades, lo
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Sections4,5 x building height = wid
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Block configurationRadialOrthogonal
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SectionsStreet width = building hei
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Block configurationOrthogonal (angu
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LinkeroeverCombination of facades,
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Street width = building heightHalew
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