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

Here, the start of Antwerp's harbour, can,
on the long-term also be densified. The
buildings can then respond to the
high-rise of the Geuzen weel, and guide
the traffic along the new Scheldt bridge.
This is part of the
long-term development
plan for the suburban
belt of Antwerp.
This green radial can also get a lovely defined edge
This dyke structure also defines the long-term expansion plans of this neighbourhood.
In this neighbourhood - Geuzen weel - the
historic ditch structure of the
Borgerweertpolder is beautifully interwoven
with the orthogonal structure of Camp Tophat,
still visible in the structure of the old
Sint-Annebos. This blend caters to creating the
round shape to guide the ring park back to the
other side of the Scheldt, as well as
connecting to the orthogonal structure of the
existing morphology of Linkeroever.
This is the course of
the historic Rot beek.
Along the border of the inundation area the
buildings get a little bit higher. This section is
similar to the section along the quays. Here
the buildings also react to a larger scale.
The building gradually start
to get higher past the yacht club.
This is the ditch structure of the Borgerweertpolder.
A higher end to the
yacht club.
This is the grid of
Camp Tophat.
Here at Geuzen
weel the high-rise
responds to the
high-rise across the
river, and the large
scale of the harbour.
This shape is based on
an old bent in the Scheldt
dyke.
The villas will get
a defined border,
allowing its unique
spatial planning to
persist.
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This section will also receive the
same typological transition that will
give Zwijndrecht a more urban
front.
Buildings
are a bit
higher here.
The access roads are guided by the building blocks.
The agricultural
structure here can
be used as
inspiration for the
expasion plans.
This was the old access road to
Antwerp before the chaussee roads
were straightened. At the end of this
road the buildings are a little bit
higher.
In this neighbourhood - Middenvijver -
the orthogonal structure of Camp
Tophat and the monumental axis from
De Heem and Vanaverbeke still
present in the parcel structure of
Linkeroever are blended together.
This allows the middle section to
connect to the Geuzen weel and
Galgeweel, and simultaneously
connect to Europark.
Buildings also get a
bit higher here to
mark the entrance
of the park.
The horizontal
orientation of the
blocks creates a link
between the park
and inundation area.
Here the
park border
extends to
guide de
recreational
axis.
In the park the buildings are quite tall, about
35 metres. Which is customary in Antwerp,
however, it also serves to frame the park,
and give it a certain monumentality.
The monumental axis from the plan of
De Heem and Vanaverbeke is used to
connect the middle part of Linkeroever.
The axis ends before it gets to the
edge to not interfere with the system
of the quay or inundation area.
This monumentality is increase by the addition
of a lower strip of buildings. Champ de Mars in
Paris, was used as reference for this.
The access roads are guided by the building blocks.
Buildings are a
bit higher along
the axis.
Zwijndrecht en Burcht are
morphologically and typologically
different from the suburbs on the right
bank. In the latter you mainly find
closed (radial or orthogonal) building
blocks with row houses or apartment
complexes. Zwijndrecht, and Burcht as
well, are more rural. Meaning that
there are a lot of semi-detached or
free-standing dwellings. But also, that
the block configuration is much more
organic; the linear development of
these two villages is much more
visible.
Here the buildings can be more beautiful.
With the highway cap building can also be build here.
Because of the green radials scale, this can be a bit higher.
Here at the entrance of
Zwijndrecht the buildings
get a bit higher to create
clear entrance.
The new border that will be built along Burcht and Zwijndrecht roughly fo lows the contours of the historic Suikerdijk and B l o k k e r s dijk
At the access roads the
buildings gradually get a little
bit higher to create the
effect of a gate.
In Galgeweel, Regatta is
expanded using the
historic ditch structure,
and by building next to
the Galgeweel. Allowing
for a continues edge
around the ring parl.
Here along the borders of
Zwijndrecht and Burcht a
typological and morphological
transition is started from
free-standing or semi-detached
dwellings to row houses and higher
apartment buildin. This will give the
borders a more urban feel.
Buildings gradually start to increase in height here to create a link to the right side.
Traces
of ditches
The building gradually start to get higher past the yacht club.
The end of the
recreational axis
holds several cafes.
Here the buildings also
increase in height to
respond to the scale
of the weel.
The high-rise of
Galgeweel responds to
the high-rise of
Nieuw Zuid.
Visual connection between towers.
The buildings gra
increase in height he
Here in Burcht,
existing patterns in
the landscape are
also used to densify.
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