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ARCHITECTURE


By wrapping the building with diamond- cut square panels, the substructure is now within the building and the whole building is covered by a thick layer of insulation.


The post-war neighbourhood ‘Bergwijkpark Diemen’ is being gradually transformed into a future-proof area.


institutions, and parties with a more physical background like housing corporations and the municipalities’ urban development section. Traditionally, the development of a


European city is more a matter of infill development as opposed to city extension. Health care and healthy aging plays an


important role in most cities, where residents are growing old. In order to future-proof neighbourhoods, we need to tackle this question on a very large scale. However large the overall strategy, the physical implementation is a very small, almost chirurgic exercise. Renewal of the ‘Vogeltjesbuurt’ neighbourhood in Tilburg saw the area being completely demolished and rebuilt as a future-proof residential area, which takes the elderly into account – from an urban scale


and in the housing design. There was a demand for large single-family


homes and private elderly homes with gardens and this has been translated in a broad series of housing typologies, with many suitable for the elderly. With an EPC of 0 the dwellings are very sustainable, adding to the neigh bourhoods’ affordability. Everything, including the floor plans, have been designed together with the residents. What they got was broad pavements, cosy residential streets, a spacious central square, enough parking spaces and even a communal ‘neighbourhood living room’ for community activities. Another feature – developed at the


residents’ request – was the creation of a new square that forms the heart of the neighbourhood. This offers old and young a place to come together, on the playground or


on the jeux de boule zone. This is a neighbourhood with very tight


social bonds, something the people value very highly. There are many families that live here; with two or more generations living close to each other. With the Dutch care system ever more depending on volunteer care, such family ties are very important. So in this area transformation, we had to be very careful not to break down these social structures. The residential area was designed in such a way, that people can grow old in their own neighbourhood. The urban planning was done in close cooperation with the residents of the neighbourhood. Through workshops, thematic meetings and questionnaires, the residents were able to set the standards for themes like public space, housing and parking. Look closely and you will find attention to elderly in every aspect of the plan: wheelchair friendly dwellings, very low and broad pavements and plenty of parking lots make the ‘Vogeltjesbuurt’ very accessible.”. 


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