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1 THE VINEX STORY new Dutch suburbs Barton LLP Dutch Study Tour 23, 24 July

2 Where did we visit? A. Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam B. Utrecht, Hotel C. Houten (8000 homes) D. Vathorst, Amersfoort (11,000 homes) E. Nieuwland, Amersfoot (4,500 homes) F. Almere E. Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam

3 Vinex is a Dutch Ten Year Housing Programme. This has similarities with the previous government s Sustainable Communities Plan however the Dutch have succeeded between 1996 and 2005 in building some 90 new settlements, which have increased their housing stock by 7.5% What is Vinex?

4 Vinex suburbs in the Ranstad

5 Vinex suburbs in the Ranstad

6 Houten the butterfly

7 Vathorst a world of difference

8 Nieuwland solar suburb

9 Self commissioned housing Almere new town

10 COMMUNITY A hub for arts and resident use, Vathorst What we saw...vathorst

11 COMMUNITY Playgrounds = simple in design and materials What we saw...houten

12 What we saw...houten

13 What we saw...houten

14 COMMUNITY attractive lake becomes swimming pool What we saw...houten

15 COMMUNITY Bike and Bin Stores What we saw...houten

16 COMMUNITY School buildings are multipurpose + flexible in design for different usage. What we saw...vathorst

17 COMMUNITY Houten school yards used by community out of hours What we saw...vathorst

18 COMMUNITY School with housing above What we saw...houten

19 COMMUNITY Distinctive looking new shopping centre + market What we saw...vathorst

20 COMMUNITY Housing for elderly forms a central part of the community What we saw...houten

21 COMMUNITY Shared courtyards and individual patios over parking What we saw...vathorst

22 What we saw...vathorst

23 COMMUNITY Shared courtyards and gardens What we observed What we saw...vathorst

24 What we saw...vathorst

25 What we saw...vathorst

26 CONNECTIVITY station Lack of public transport within the development cycle to bus stop or train What we saw...

27 CONNECTIVITY Car is guest What we saw...houten

28 CONNECTIVITY Bike, pedestrian and Rail integration (transferium) This encourages bike use. For the UK this can be translated into on plot cycle storage solutions. What we saw...houten

29 CONNECTIVITY Integrated parking solutions What we saw...houten and Vathorst

30 CONNECTIVITY Tranquil Traffic noise from any high-speed road is screened either by commercial developments, or acoustic barriers What we saw...houten

31 CONNECTIVITY Lack of clutter. Lack of street furniture, minimal signs, road markings, no crash or restraint barriers even where the road bridges over the cycle subway What we saw...houten

32 A good example of how edge to A40 could be treated. Hedging and avenue trees provide green screen but not a barrier. On street parking perpendicular to street. 3 storey residential. What we saw...houten

33 CHARACTER Architectural variety What we saw...vathorst

34 CHARACTER Generous balconies What we saw...vathorst

35 What we saw...vathorst

36 What we saw...vathorst

37 CHARACTER Roof gardens What we saw...vathorst

38 CHARACTER...or private patio + shared garden What we saw...vathorst

39 CHARACTER Effective use of hedges What we saw...vathorst

40 What we saw...vathorst

41 What we saw...vathorst

42 CHARACTER...and water What we saw...houten

43 What we saw...houten

44 What we saw...houten

45 What we saw...vathorst

46 CHARACTER Paving is common throughout and this makes a big difference to the overall character of spaces What we saw...vathorst

47 What we saw...vathorst observed...

48 CHARACTER minimal clutter The lack of signs and superfluous highway furniture gave a clean and uncluttered effect What we saw...vathorst

49 CHARACTER Bin storage worked very well and these were generally out of site or orderly What we saw...vathorst

50 CHARACTER Street lights hung off buildings and contributed to a lack of clutter in the public space

51 CHARACTER Such imaginative ways of organising the parked car...not being frightened of parking courts when designed well or putting parking on the pavement in marked bays or echelon parking. What we observed... What we saw...vathorst

52 What we saw...vathorst observed...

53 What we saw...vathorst

54 What we saw...vathorst

55 What we saw...vathorst

56 CHARACTER Widened high street with parking provides a good example of how Middle Street by retail could be configured. Market enlivens public space. What we observed... saw...vathorst

57 What we saw...vathorst

58 CHARACTER Almere shopping centre with green roof and housing above What we saw...almere

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62 CLIMATE CONTROL Extensive greenery softens buildings and keeps them cool What we saw...houten

63 CLIMATE CONTROL Modern methods of construction and high performance windows helps reduce energy consumption What we saw...vathorst

64 CLIMATE CONTROL Underground Waste storage requires fewer trips for waste removal What we saw...houten

65 COLLABORATION Collaborative model of working between landowner and local authority using a joint venture with local authority funding infrastructure and promoting development What we saw...vathorst

66 COLLABORATION Vathorst development company was chaired by an Alderman; Tom de Man What we saw...vathorst

67 COLLABORATION BNG; the municipal bank, funds infrastructure such as ground source heat pumps What we saw...vathorst

68 COLLABORATION Many different builders are involved appealing to different markets What we saw...vathorst

69 COLLABORATION Self-build where effectively controlled using design codes and high quality design What we saw...

70 COLLABORATION Each Neighbourhood has a mixed population profile. Detailed mapping of social groups before development identifies where demand will come from and can be translated into the type and design of properties provided. What we saw...

71 COLLABORATION Overall set a clear vision and master plan and initial tight constraints which can then be relaxed later rather than too relaxed initially and needing to tighten later What we saw...vathorst

72 CREDITS We would like to give a special thanks to the following people: Han Lörzing for his time and energies spent as our guide. Rolf Wijbrans for his time in cycling us around Houten. Trudy de Mooy at the Vathorst information centre and Mr. Bert van der Werff, member of the City Council for their knowledge and tour of Vathorst. Kees Verschoor from Utrecht planning for his presentation of the social aspects of Dutch planning All photos in this presentation can be credited to N Falk of URBED, Peter Thompson OCS, Michael Crofton Briggs OCC and David Edwards OCC. For more information please see:

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