SUMMERSCHOOL 2009 TU Delft Rotterdam Kop van Zuid
John Westrik Expert Urban Design Department of urban planning, housing and traffic Municipality, city of Rotterdam; may 2005 Manager of the urban design team Feijenoord/Kop van Zuid; januari 2002 - april 2005 Also associate professor urban design, chair prof. dr. ir. Han Meyer, TU-Delft Urban project Rotterdam, the Rotterdam experience in particular: the riverside projects from 1980 up to now (2009) and of course the future
The content of this lecture: - Some general information about the city of Rotterdam and its harbour - The waterfront project: Kop van Zuid - Comparison with the Eastern Harbour District Amsterdam - Design task
City of Rotterdam Network city: Randstad ca. 5 million inhabitants southwing ca. 2.5 million inhabitants The city and it s region: ca 1.2 million inhabitants Distance: Rotterdam - Amsterdam 70km Rotterdam - the Hague 20km
City of Rotterdam river and harbour park residential district business district
History of the City and the Port The port is moving towards the sea. Soon there will be a new port: 2nd Maasvlakte So the harbours in the city are changing into city areas!
Port of Rotterdam Development of the Port of Rotterdam in time
City of Rotterdam City at the river 1998 2010 Projects up to 2010 Projects after 2010
Marginal notes Two important differences between architecture and town planning: 1. The factor time: Masterplan dates from 1991; now it s 2009 and nearly half of the total plan still needs to be build. 2. A urban plan develops into several building plans and public space designs; in other words it s never a blueprint!
Explanation on urban plans Kop van Zuid Design Task: Redevelopment of an outdated harbour area Kop van Zuid, to a urban area near the city centre of Rotterdam. Design: Masterplan (Teun Koolhaas, 1987) Final Masterplan (ds+v, 1991) + zoning plan Design part: Wilhelminapier
Beschrijving van de stedenbouwkundige plannen Historic City, 1840 First harbour development plan, 1850
AIR 1982, Aldo Rossi AIR 1982, Derek Walker
AIR 1984, Kleiheus Urban Renewal Plan for the City, 1984
Masterplan Kop van Zuid, Teun Koolhaas, march 1987 Masterplan Kop van Zuid, Municipality of Rotterdam, 1995
Zoningplan 1991
Mixed program Kop van Zuid / Parkstad Kop van Zuid: - 4.500 dwellings (3.000 realised) - 350.000 m2 offices (180.000 m2 realised) - 80.000 m2 retail / leisure (30.000 m2 realised) - 70.000 m2 non-profit (50.000 m2 realised) Parkstad: - 2.500 dwellings - 65.000 m2 offices - 40.000 m2 commercial - 30.000 m2 non-profit
Districts Kop van Zuid
WILHELMINAPIER
Zoning plan Kop van Zuid, 1991 plan Teun Koolhaas
Masterplan Wilhelminapier, 1995
Gross section Preliminary Design Revision Zoning plan Kop van Zuid, 2002
Evaluation of the urban design Kop van Zuid Issues that are successful and also have a meaning for the city as a whole. 1. City-axis 2. New Public Works - Erasmus bridge - new subway station Wilhelminaplein - Varkenoords viaduct with a connection to the highway 3. 3 new tramlines possible because of the new infrastructure 4. Private harbour areas have become public space, like the quays 5. New skyline 6. New housing districts, like Landtong and Stadstuinen 7. Extraordinary public space
Infrastructure City-axis The Erasmus Bridge
Laan op Zuid Subway station Wilhelminapier
Valkenoordse viaduct, the connection to the highway
New housing districts Landtong Stadstuinen
Public space design of the southside Wilhelminapier by Peter Wilson
Wierdsmaplein / ds+v
Rijnhavenbrug by Quist Wintermans, 2008
Rijnhavenbridge Rijnhavenbrug by Quist / Quist Wintermans, Wintermans 2008
Skyline
Reflection Issues Comparison: Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam 1. Designproces 2. Using the harbour history and identity in de redevelopment 3. Strategic position, spinoff 4. Urban density Planning - Masterplan plan parts - Development of plan parts - Relation town planning and architecture
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Giving the history a place in the future Harbours: - town plan (the harborform) - Details like the quays, cranes, etc - Re-usage of the ports (activity on the water) Harbourbuidings: Kop van Zuid: - Hotel New York - Las Palmas - Entrepot Eastern Harbour District: - Abattoir, veemarktcomplex - Gemeentelijk handelsentrepot - Pakhuis Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Urban Density > 100 dwellings/ha. FSI > 1.5 How is that possible? - a lot of appartmentbuildings (8 floors and higher) - usage of the length van de quays and the surrounding water (the old ports) - parking in garages - low-rise buildings in high densities
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam Java-eiland Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Strategic position of the development area Spatial connections with the city s network Functional: Public transit lines and stations Connections with the car Spinoff: Kop van Zuid Katendrecht Feijenoord Afrikaanderwijk Parkstad Eastern Harbour Disctrict IJburg Diemen Almere
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam
9000 dwellings Gebiedsoverstijgende programma s Spin-off Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam
Design task Summerschool 2009 Connecting the Kop van Zuid development with the old pre-war housing districts Feijenoord, Afrikaanderwijk and Katendrecht.
City Vision Rotterdam 2030 Spin-off Kop van Zuid
Number of dwellings that are planned in the KvZ Spin-off Kop van Zuid
Rich Poor Het spatial contrast between old (poor) and new (rich) is very strong
Gentrification doesn t work, because in the poor housing districts most of the houses are not privately owned Association possession Private possession
Industries Railwaytracks and yard There are many spatial barriers
East west connections are very important to break down these barriers
Landtong Stadstuinen panorama Dillenburg Continue in line with the KvZ success stories: the popular residential areas
Kop van Zuid Spatial and programmatic structure
Kaart productwaardering ism Sandra? pm A lot of designs, plans and studies are made, in different stages of development.