RECYCLICITY by 2012Architecten
preface
This document presents an extensive research that was carried out by 2012Architects in 2009. Its main aim is to investigate the possibilities for a new designapproach for districts, cities and regions to redevelop into a more balanced, metabolistic environment; an urban ecosystem that we call Recyclicity. The approach focuses on the analysis of flows, their potential to be shortcircuited and the spatial implications of their re‐integration. The result is a series of datasources, strategies and tools that can help dealing with flows and to positively integrate them in future plans. We realise that the results presented are yet speculative and in an early stage of development, nevertheless we think they inspire and can help planners, designers and policymakers to take our urban environment to a higher level of sustainability. 2009, the Recyclicity‐team; Jan Jongert, Jeroen Bergsma, Césare Peeren, Marco Zaccara, Frank Feder, Jos de Krieger, Fabienne Goosens, Floris Schiferli, Goran Bojcin, with assistance of Laura van Santen, Laurens IJsselmuiden, Karola van Rooijen, Loes Glandorff & Pascal Hentschel. Waterflow consultant: Paul de Graaf Thanks to our advisoryboard: Frans de Jong, Frans de Haas & Machiel van Dorst (recyclicity foundation) Gerrit Jan Hoogland, Olof van de Wal, Kees Machielse, Sebastiaan Veldhuisen & Hilde Remoy Thanks to fonds BKVB and Atelier Rijksbouwmeester for financial support Introduction by the author This report was written within the framework of ‘Recyclicity’, a concept to connect the loops of different types of streams on a local level and promote various forms of recycling in order to build a sustainable city. Two case studies were done for this purpose; one was about the business park the Goudse Poort in Gouda and one of the living areas Meezenbroek, Schaesbergerveld, and Palemig (MSP) in Heerlen. For those interested in the design methodology of the case studies, it is advised to read Chapter 2, especially Section 2.3.2, and the first case study of the Goudse Poort (Chapter 3). For those more interested in the outcomes of the case studies, it is advised to go to Chapter 4 and 5, which give a short overview of the results of the second case study of MSP Heerlen and show the major issues with the results, respectively. I would like to thank both supervisors for their support during the internship; Ruud van Ommen for the time he found in his busy schedule to give clear and useful feedback and Jan Jongert for the open‐minded discussions we had on the subject and all the practical problems we encountered. Finally, I would like to thank everybody at 2012Architects for the wonderful lunches, interesting meetings and discussions, and their motivation for bringing about a sustainable world that sparkled in me a zest for working hard. Fabienne Goosens 2009