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Integration Amstellaan
On June 30th, Matthijs Bouw presented the new design for the integration of the Amstellaan in the Deventer Rivierenwijk. With this proposal it becomes possible to move forward the urban renewal of the neighborhood, which was halted in 2008. The proposal differences from earlier proposal by explicitly taking the neighborhood and the landscape as the starting point for the design. Through this approach, the quality of the internal connections in the neighborhood is improved dramatically: the different park areas are (re-) connected through a wide underpass, and the internal connections are separated from the main traffic and placed at the level of the neighborhood. The wider approach to the question of integration has, moreover, led to a dramatic cost reduction. Parallel to the design of the Amstellaan, One Architecture have also developed a spatial masterplan for the neighborhood and a new vision on its health care and education services. With this, it becomes possible to be simultaneously constructing the infrastructure, the housing and the facilities from 2013.
See an animation of this project here.
Read more about this project in de Stentor.
This project has also been featured on Deventer’s local TV channel Deventer RTV.
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One Architecture is an Amsterdam based architecture and planning firm run by Matthijs Bouw. One Architecture uses design and strategic thinking to reduce complexity and to bring people together, in terms of process and engagement, in space and in beautiful environments. One’s work includes: architecture, urbanism, planning and more. One Architecture’s approach has resulted in successful projects which include the much discussed design for Les Halles in Paris (with OMA and XDGA) in 2004, urban plans for Gouda, Deventer and Tbilisi (Georgia) and the realization of Health Center Jozef in Deventer. Matthijs Bouw regularly publishes articles on One Architecture’s practice and ideas. Currently we are working, amongst others, on several health care buildings, a number of urban renewal projects and the Olympic Framework for the Dutch bid on the games in 2028.