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

The high-rise here will
act as a gate to the
yacht club and the
Esmoreitpark.
Along the new Esmoreitpark the buildings will also be higher. This park
simultaneously established a connection to the park across the river.
Here the higher buildings
mark the end of the quay.
This axis is ended to give priority to the city axes.
The high-rise here get a
solid plinth to bridge the
height difference to the
surrounding buildings.
This axis is ended to give priority to the city axes.
The yacht
club also
gets a higher
edge.
The high-rise here near
the yacht club responds to
the high-rise at Eilandje.
In addition, the tower
guides the traffic
along the new road on
the quay.
The new high-rise on both
sides, creates a strong
connection between left and
right.
This orientation
connects the
middle zone.
Here the axis increases
in width to form an
elongated square to
indicate that the axis is
higher in hierarchy
This orientation
strengthens the
end of the
monumental
axis.
The buildings get higher
here to respond to the
scale of the Scheldt.
The middle part will get a quay similar to the
one on the right to facilitate recreational
activities. This difference also makes
Linkeroever more legible.
Ferry
With all the through traffic and
other major traffic going through
the Oosterweel tunnel or the R2,
the Waaslandtunnel can become
a public transport and bicycle
tunnel. The tunnel will have a key
role in the completion of the
Leien.
dually
re.
With this tunnel Antwerp's Leien will
become 'round'. This will increase
the connection between left and
right.
The buildings gradually
The high-rise here also makes a
visual link between left and right.
increase in height here.
The width of the
buildings lines up
with the width of the
warehouses on the
right quay.
This has now become public space.
The new high-rise also
marks the two historic
access roads to the
city.
The quay on the left will be less
generous than the one on the
right. This is to facilitate a
typo-morphological transition
from free-standing dwellings to
(higher) closed buildings blocks,
like the ones on the right bank.
The centuries old
visual axis to the
cathedral will keep its
important position in
the urban fabric.
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