Zaanstad Wonderland: A Mechanism for the 'Hidden Agenda'

Zaanstad Wonderland: A Mechanism for the ‘Hidden Agenda’

Prinka Anandawardhani - Urbanism 2018

CONTENT OF ATLAS . . .

A. INTRODUCTIONS I. Regional Approach II. Historical Observations III. Research Question; IV. Site Analysis V. First Impression Portrait

B. CITY CONFIGURATION ANALYSIS 2 3 4 5 6

I. City Structure II. Street Networks III. Parcells IV. Density V. Building Year VI. Building Functions VII. Building Typology VIII. Landscape Analysis.

IX. City Structure Portrait

C. THE OLD AND NEW IMAGE 8 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 14

D. FORESEEING THE FUTURE I. Planning Authority: The Hidden Agenda II. Zaanstad as an Open City

a.

Potential and LimItation

Analysis

b.

Boundary Analysis

c.

Proposed Development

of Zaanstad

I. Prominent Maps of the Old Days: De Molens II. Prominent Maps of the Moment:

Tourist Trail III. Theoritical Approach on Urban Tourism IV. Facade Study of Zaanstad V. Paradigm Change Portrait

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E. FINAL PORTRAIT 22

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III. Zaanstad as a Complex System

a.

Base Layer of Zaanstad

b.

Occupation Layer of Zaanstad -Urban Housing -Recreational

Prinka Anandawardhani | Tutor: Marco Lubs | AR1U090 | MSc. 1 , Q1 | Urbanism

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The Growing Touristic City Through a Kaleidoscope Lense (Animation) I. Ingredients and Equipments of Zaanstad II. Experiment Series III. Animation Timeline

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A INTRODUCTIONS

I. II. III. IV. V.

Regional Approach Historical Observation Research Statement and Question Site Visit Observation Portrait of First Impression

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I. INTRODUCTION

HOLLAND PROVINCES

NOORD-HOLLAND MUNICIPALITIES

Having situated next to the municipality of Amsterdam, Zaanstad has a significant role to sustain the existence of the country’s capital. Zaanstad is a conurbation area comprised of seven villages; Zaandam, Koog An De Zaan, Zaandijk, Wormerveer, Krommenie, and Assensdelft--which were only established in the recent January 1st, 1974. With the windmills of Zaanse Schans being the icon of this region, what is exactly the role of the municipality? Whether it is industrial or tourism, has the identity of the place change from centuries ago?

ZAANSTAD MUNICIPALITY

DEMOGRAPHY TODAY

POPULATION : 154,865 AREA: 73.9/KM2 DENSITY: 2,096/KM2 GENDER:

AGE GROUP:

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II. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY Czar Peter 1 of Russia resided in Zaandam during his Grand Embassy. He wanted to learn the Dutch shipbuiilding industry since Netherlandwas one of the most developed country in the world at the time.

During the Dutch Golden Age, Zaanstreek Region produced goods for the enourmous market in Amsterdam. Thousands of windmill were built to process scandinavian woods for the ship and paper industries.

1600

During the period of economic stagnation, almost all the shipyards in Zaanstad disappeared along with some of the industrial mills.

1697

1750

The first railway operation in Zanstreek was opened on November 1st, 1869. With the main station being in Zaandam, it connects route from Amsterdam to Den Helder and Enkhuizen.

Captivated by the beauty of Zaanstad’s rural and industrial landscape, painter Claude Monet stayed for four full months to do paintings.

1871

On the Second Major Industrial Heyday, the windmill were largely replaced by steam, diesel, gas, and electric motors. This cause larger factory buildings to appear along the Zaan river.

1869

1850 WAM Architecten completed a hotel that is composed by overlapping the traditional Zaanstad green wooden houses. Not until long, this becomes a new icon of the municipality.

The first Albert Heijn grocery storein Netherlands was opened in Zaanstad.

In January 1974, seven small villages/ town/city of Assendelft, Krommenie, Wormerveer, Westzaan, Zandijk, Koog and de Zaan, and Zaandam decided to merge as one Zaanstad Municipality.

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III. ZAANSTAD WONDERLAND: A Mechanism for the ‘Hidden Agenda’

The tracked-record of Zaanstad showed that this place was a significant region of industry. Although with the changes of technology, there has been a decline in the amount of bulky industries in the last centuries. And if you google Zaanstad right now, it appears that the stains from the factory has been washed away by the Inverdan town planning that begins in 2003. The start of this Atlas would show how the author perceived the city today. Does it still contain traces of the industrial identity of the place? Or has it changed?

Zaanstad Villages - A diagram showing the significance of the village as it gets closer to Amsterdam or the port of Zaan.

Inverdan Development Area, Zaandam

‘Zaanstad is a complex of 7 villages who were not ready to cooperate,’ addressed the Inntel Hotel Architect, Sjoerd Soeters.

Proven to always be fully booked, he also argued that ‘Zaanstad can only compete with other places if using its own language, so the new buildings should reflect the Zaanstreek heritage.’ Being the biggest town prior to the merge, it has been accepted that Zaandam is the centre of Zaanstad.

The refurbishment of the Inverdan area within this architectural style did created a ‘bilbao effect’ to the region. But what is exactly the continuation of this ‘Disney Parks’? Will it have more ‘rides’ on the other parts of the municipality? What is the vision of the city and how will it change?

The analysis of this atlas aims to discover the future plans of the city by looking at the current state.

‘The Elementary Windmill Project’ - A model showing an early interpretation of the municipality; how the old industrial image is being ‘coated’ with fantasy.

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IV. VISITING ZAANSTAD

[INDUSTRIAL]

[ARTIFICIAL]

[GREEN]

[INVISIBLE BIG RIVER]

[RESIDENTIAL]

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Humour, shall this city needs!

Of the tremendous dirt caused by industries, At least Verkade’s one gave a (strong) chocolate smell.

Of the polluted skyline the chimney blow, Soeters came piling the green wooden houses to cover it.

And so it became, A playground to advertise!

B CITY CONFIGURATION ANALYSIS

I. City Structure II. Street Network Configuration III. Density Analysis IV. Building Year Analysis V. Building Use Analysis

VI. Landscape Analysis VII. Building Typology VIII. Portrait of City Configuration

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1869 - Coming of Railways

The first station opened in Zandaam on November 1st, 1869.

Connecting Amsterdam, Zaandam, to Alkmeer. At this time Zandaam is still located behind Amsterdam with reference to where the ships enter.

1882 - The North Sea Canal

The opening of North Sea Canal gave ships easier access to Amsterdam. At the same time reclamating Zaandanmer Polder, Westzaner polder, and Nauernas Polder of Zaandam.

1900 - Heading Towards 20th Century

The population starts growing along the river of Zaan.

I. THE CHANGES OF STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF THE REGION

1925 - The Dam of Zaan

The second period of Industrial Revolution after its stagnation in the 18th century allow Zaandam to enlarge their port for mobility purposes.

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1982 - Highway, Extended

The further development actually follows the line of the railway. Therefore the highway is build such that it intersects the centre of Zaanstad.

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The fact that the railway was built adjacent to the river intensifies the development along the Zaan river.

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The early growth of Assendelft indicates the development of Zaanstad might go along the loop of the water body.

2017 - Zaanstad Today

Having to grow futher through the line, a new centre point is seen tobe developed around Wormerveer.

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II. STREET NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS

Tebelin jalan Koog An De Zaan; strictly housing units of mid 20th century

Zandijk; a suburban extension surrounded with remaining industrial areas

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B-Type (Bilateral):

Mainly grid with crossroads. Streets are of high connectivity, mainly on central locations.

Krommenie; mixed urban housing with public buildings

C-Type (Conjoint):

Could be any village or suburban extentions. It is a mixture of regularity and irregularity with moderate connectivity.

Assendelft; majority mid 20th century housing units

D-Type (Distributory):

Low connectivity road for private pods. Loop roads with many branching routes in tree-like formations.

Wormerveer; mixed urban housing with public buildings forming another centrre

Westzaan; straight-line village due to nature reservation policy

Zaandam; continuous street with mixedsize grid and various type dwellings

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III. DENSITY ANALYSIS Legend

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Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Type 4 Type 5 Type 6

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Conclusion Area: 73.9 km² Density: 2,096/km² [2018] The area is denser on the ribbon of the Zaan river--especially towards the mouth of the port.

IV. BUILDING YEAR ANALYSIS Legend < 20th Century

1601-1700 1701-1800 1801-1900

20th Century

1901-1910 1911-1920 1921-1930 1931-1940 1941-1950 1951-1960 1961-1970 1971-1980 1981-1990 1991-2000

> 20th Century

2000-2015 Conclusion The early development started along the water bodies, and expanded outwards rapidly on the 20th century.

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V. BUILDING USE ANALYSIS Legend Residential

House, Apartments, Accomodations

Essential Public Facilities

Hospitals, Schools, Officies

Commercial

Multifunction Halls,

Industries

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Sport Centres Shop Centre, Mixed Used Building Engineering/Chemical Factories

Conclusion On the last century, Zaanstad is seen to be growing as a residential area. Five nodes of commercial area is observed along the line of the river. Potential exposure of identity could be executed on these areas.

VI. LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS Legend Recreation

Public Park, Sports Park, Golf

Pedestrian Walkways

Urban Pockets

Plaza, Urban Natural Greenery

Grassland

(Peat Polders) Forests

Agriculture

Arable Land, Farm, Vegetation

Conclusion Zaanstad municipality is composed of a greater amount of landscape to its built area. With frequent parks around the neighborhood, a rural area could easily be reached from the city.

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VII. BUILDING TYPOLOGIES

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Bordering the cities are machines: Bulky, smoky, and dirty But once you are on the other side you see, The gems inside are finding its way out Portruding the walls of the old image

C THE OLD AND NEW IMAGE

I. Prominent Maps of the Old Days: De Molens II. Prominent Maps of the Moment: Tourist Trail III. Theoritical Approach on Urban Tourism IV. The Old and New Comparison Sketches VI. Portrait of the Changing Paradigm

I. PROMINENT MAPS BEFORE THE 20TH CENTURY oil mills

peel and flour mills

wood-saw mills

paltrok

chocolate, mustard mills

led and snuff mills

paper mills

water mills

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Map of Windmills on the First Industrial Revolution, 1650-1750 (Holsyushen, 1971)

Movement of people in Zaanstad before the 20th Century the map shows the daily flow of people from the houses to the mills, the Zaan river as the main transport route, and the transport flow of goods to Amsterdam.

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Map of Industries on the Second Industrial Hey-Day, 1850 (Holsyushen, 1971)

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Apart from the iconic factories belonging to, amongst others, Lassie, De Adelaar and Boon the walk also features two early examples of social housing in courtyards.

The public cemetery (a municipal monument since 2017) is worth a visit because it contains the oldest trees in the area, where herons nest in great numbers.

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Starting point: train station Wormerveer HAARLEM Wormerveer is the only Zaan village with an open waterfront. The front doors to the properties all face the Zaan so that the residents their factories on the opposite side. The Zaanbocht (‘Bend in the Zaan’) is home to a range of different specialist stores and restaurants. The Wandelweg (‘Strolling Road’) runs parallel to the Zaan and although the name may suggest otherwise, it is now a busy main road. Between these two thoroughfares there is a public park which was opened in 1899 by the young Queen Wilhelmina and named after her. It is one of the few Dutch public parks in private ownership.

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Starting point: car park at Zaanse Schans (paid) HAARLEM Directly BOON opposite the windmills of the Zaanse Schans in Zaandijk lies TOREN named after a hulling mill set up there in 1669. Ever Gortershoek, since it has been a neighbourhood of the welltodo and is now HISTORIC WAREHOUSES WORMER referred to as ‘The pearl of the Zaan region’. You will find beautifully decorated merchants’ houses, a museum, a former town hall, a sculpture park near an old paper warehouse and a charming church converted into flats.

Wormerveer There are also plenty of places to get a drink or something to eat along the dyke.

The Domineestuin is an original neighbourhood where a private initiative has led to renovation of the old properties, the preservation of the pattern of ditches and the construction of new wooden buildings in the historical style. Around the aptly named Karl Marxstraat you can see fine examples of social housing from the early 20th century.

NB: In the summer a passenger ferry runs from the lock on the Lagedijk to windmillBEZOEKERSCENTRUM De Bonte Hen and in the opposite direction.

This reduces the walkDEconsiderably.

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At the Zaanse Schans have a look round the Zaans Museum or in the compact ‘Zaanse Tijd’ Clock and Watch Museum. Or visit a windmill and discover how timber is sawn, how chalk is ground, spices milled and oil pressed.

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Starting point: car park at Zaanse Schans (paid) BEZOEKERSCENTRUM HAARLEM DE POELBOERDERIJ The Zaanse Schans was officially opened in 1972 to preserve the timber buildings and has since developed into a top tourist attraction.

Go from the hustle and bustle to the tranquil: first past the many wooden houses and windmills along the Zaan and Kalverringdijk, then follow the Enge­ wormer dyke (beware of N246 traffic!) and continue along the waters of the Ring­ vaart. The many house­ boats in the Braaksloot and certainly the hamlet of Haaldersbroek exude the N203 ambiance of days gone by.

There is still no mass tourism here. It is likely that this area has been inhabited since the 13th century and the oldest house still standing, at number 11, is from 1661.

NB: The Haaldersbroeker­ dwarsstraat (longest single street name in The BOON TOREN Netherlands!) is possibly even more attractive even though this is not a through route. The road HISTORIC WAREHOUSES WORMER ditch which every Zaan pathway originally had has not yet been filled in here.

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Statistics on the number of tourists, tourism jobs, and tourism-related businesses in Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, and Netherlands - The collection of graphics show that the tourism business is continuously rising in the municipality each year. It also says that Zaanstad are among the top five tourist destination in Noord-Holland itself. Showing that 70% of the tourists in Zaanstad are international, the municipality needs to brainstorm strategies to portray the impression they want to give to the world about the place--presumably the whole of Netherlands as well.

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The most varied walk of all ten, featuring panoramic views and heritage sites. And as grand finale: the Zaan. Denoted by red arrows.

The Wormer and Jisperveld is the largest connected peat meadow area in Western Europe.

It consists of hundreds of narrow islands bordered by rustling reeds and narrow ditches and canals.

The extensive nature area is teeming with birds. So as not to disturb them you are only allowed to enter the area in whisper boats.

However, there is plenty to see and hear from the edge of De Poel. After this first part you walk along Dorpsstraat in the old ribbon village of Wormer, and then the route goes past an ice rink to the dyke of Enge Wormer. Here you can see very clearly how low some of the locals live! In 1638 the former lake on your left was pumped dry andN203 the land now lies some three meters below sea level. The hamlet of Bartelsluis is officially part of Wormer. Walk to the Zaan via the modern, distinctive town hall, then along the old industrial wall and finally past some modern businesses before returning to the starting point.

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Stories about this colourful world drew Claude Monet to the area and he spent four months working here in 1871.

The famous impressionist created 25 Zaan paintings, including his personal favourite ‘The Blue House’.

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Starting point: Zaandam bus station HAARLEM Architecture, urban design and art converge in this walk. The Zaan tradition of timber construction served as the inspiration for the dramatic alterations which Zaandam town centre underwent from 2010. Over the centuries a remarkable variety of homes has been built here, from the small wooden house where Tsar Peter lodged in 1697 (now preserved as a museum) to the hotel made up of 70 façades and everything in between. There are mainly stone houses because since the Housing Act of 1901 it was forbidden to build in wood. Thankfully this law no longer applies and these days you can see a nice mixture of different colours and designs, in wood and stone.

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The route mostly follows the banks of the Zaan.

Housing complexes similar in form and size to what came before now occupy the places where factories once stood. On the old East and West side river dykes you can still see the capital villas of the manufacturers whilst in the side streets there are many workers’ houses. All these side paths used to have ditches which have nearly all been filled in.

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• Not suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs.

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Het Twiske recreation area covers roughly 650 hectares, one third Wormerveer of which is water. There are six marked walking trails, including the Roemer route. Wooden posts with blue arrows show you the way.

The Roemer route runs through the Oostzaner polder. Grazing Scottish Highland cattle keep part of the area open, preventing trees and shrubs from taking hold. Where they cannot graze a dense polder woodland has evolved comprising beech, maple, ash, common oak, alder and Scots pine. Dead trees remain where they have fallen to allow insects and toadstools to flourish.

Here, you can see typical woodland birds such as the spotted woodpecker, jay, blackcap and sparrow­ hawk. Via a platform you can walk across part of the Stootersplas.

This water formed in a sand extraction pit and in some places it is some 35 metres deep. Consequently, it never freezes over comple­ tely and Scandinavian widgeon spend the winter here.

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The mysterious Hembrug site is a former military complex where weapons and ammunition were produced. With its 43-hectare park-like grounds it was literally and symbolically the heart of the Defence Line of Amsterdam, the nineteenth century ring of fortifications around the Dutch capital. After World War I, around 8,500 people worked in this industrial site which was unique in the Netherlands. The distinctive buildings are now home to creative and innovative companies and there are regular events and festivals.

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8. Monet Atelier

9. Verkade Complex

10. Zaanse Schans Green Houses

11. Zaans Museum

12. Windmills

13. Zaan Ferry Rides

14. De Adelaar

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17. Pette Complex (ex-cacao ind.)

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Shipbuilding has played a key role in the history of Zaandam.

Numerous shipyards were situated along the banks of the Zaan where many locals earned their living.

Thanks to its favourable location on the North Sea Canal, Zaandam became an important port for timber. Some street names you will encounter along the way are a reminder of the places where the ships collected their goods.

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Frans Mars (1903-1973) painted windmills. Of the many windmills that once stood here only three remain, including paper mill ‘De Schoolmeester’ which is well worth a visit.

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Light industry is found along the Nauernasche Vaart canal. The tin factory from 1897 is one of the oldest buildings, a fine example of brick construction which is still in use today for the manufacture of packaging material.

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Starting point: train station Krommenie-Assendelft HAARLEM Krommenie and Assendelft were originally separated by water – how else in the Zaan region? These days the Provincialeweg and the railway line mark the boundary. Whilst in Assendelft there were many livestock farmers, Krommenie was best known for its sailcloth industry which even­ tually developed into the production of flooring materials. Today, Forbo Flooring is a global leader in this field. The sailcloth traders were known as rolreders at the time and many of their homes are now national heritage sites. The magnificent wooden façades have stood the test of time and you will be astonished at the ingenuity of the wood carvers.

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2015

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The city paradigm through time; Is it what remains throughout centuries Is what then declared, as identity?

Although merely its physical spirits As an object of gaze, not doing its duty?

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Blast of Fantasy from the Past

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D FORESEEING THE FUTURE I. Planning Authority: The Hidden Agenda II. Zaanstad as an Open City a. Boundary Analysis

b. Potential and Limitation Analysis c. Proposed Development of Zaanstad

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a. Base Layer of Zaanstad

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i. PLANNING AUTHORITY: THE HIDDEN AGENDA Anika, Tom, & Markus A young family from Hoogeven wanting to live close to Amsterdam for a cheaper price Joe A tourist potentially looking to open a business in Netherlands Hendrik A freshgraduate employee from Tilburg now working in Amsterdam

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The city is enhancing the quality of public goods on a tourism standard in order to create an attractive place to live.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

The plan is to provide 15.000 to 20.000 houses on the next 20 years. Meaning we have to build a thousand house a year, yet so far this year we managed to build 500.

The boats are now lacking some proper landings to stop.

We need to play with city stories and add more DNA to the city!

There has been a restoration plans for old factories, such as the Verkade Complex, to an educational ground for heritage.

Lex Kruijver

Marketing Department for Zaanstad Development

Joost Kuipers

Human Resource Department & Social Worker

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II. THE OPEN CITY Analysis on How the City Operates the Urban Tourism Mechanism a. Limitations and Opportunity Analysis of Zaanstad The idea of attracting visitors and extending the neighborhood of Zaanstad must first begin with opening the city. This could start by analyzing where should the development takes place; hence the opportunity and limitation diagram.

Assendelft Central

Out of all the potential sites on the outskirts of vicinity, the space between Assendelft and North-Assendelft could be a new node for Zaanstad. This could be a new neighborhood that has its own centre as it is quite a distance from Zaandam and also near the highway.

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The industries are what kept the economy of Zaanstad running from the start. Therefore, the industrial area are regarded as protected areas as the function could not be changed easily.

Wormer as a Part of Zaanstad

Wormer should be seen as a part of Zaanstad as it is currently a small municipality and many of itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s waterfront buildings play a significant role to the landscape of Wormerveer, Zaanstad.

Missing Waterfront

As much as the building vistas lay on the river bank, there are hardly spaces to appreciate the beauty of the river.

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b. Public Access and Borders within the Municipality

5: River Border Womer heritage sites are separated from the municipality by the Zaan river.

1, 3, & 7: Industrial Border The bulk industrial building typology on the south, middle, and north of Zaanstad creates sharp edges to the livable sites.

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2 & 6: Infrastructure Border The highway (2) and railway (6) construction stops the development of the living areas to the other side of the track as well as preventing the access of people to the nature.

4: Protected Nature Border The protected nature area in the middle of Zaanstad prevents the development area to the centre of municipality.

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c. Foreseeing the Open City Development With the increasing housing demand, the recreational development must go in parallel. In this case, public-private areas within the municipality needs to be laid out to allow privacy for the locals. By previously learning the opportunity diagram, development growth could also be mapped on the potential expansion areas.

ASSUMING

TARGET

@ House: 116m2 @ Apartment: 640m2

20.000

in the next 20 YEARS

[1000

(4x8)m2 @ unit 20 @floor, 5 story

/ YEAR]

#1: 100% Houses

#2: 50% Houses, 50% APT

I. Initial Zoning (Municipality Level)

Most Public Area Semi-Public

Private Residence

Unaccessible Industries

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II. Expansion Phase

1.The Zaandam core shall first be completed by revitalising its waterfront.

2. The existing Wormer warehouses to be transformed to public and recreational facilities.

3. Priority housing development area at East Koog an de Zaan 4. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Central-Assendelftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to be the next potential core since it is located slightly further from Zaandam and Zandijk--and it is also seen to have a growing residential areas surrounding it.

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#3: 25% Houses, 75% APT

#3 spreaded on expansion area

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III. THE COMPLEX CITY Highlighting the Identity and Tourism Platform Through Complex City Layers a. Base Layer: The Celebration of Zaan Water Body

Recreational Electric Boat Charging Points

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Riverside Pedestrian Continuity

Approximately 2 minutes of crossing the bridges would be the only chance visitors get to enjoy the view of Zaan river.

Many blocked pathways, private sectors, and carparks on the river bank near Zaandam prevent people from walk ing along the side of the river. This contradicts the name of the municipality which begins by adorning the river name itself, Zaan. The visualisation on the side shows how healthy activities of the locals and tourists could be made possible by regenerating the waterfront of Zaandam and several blocked pathways.

b. Occupation Layer i. Dynamics of Urban Housing

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Central Plaza of Central-Assendelft

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Traditional Dutch Green Houses Terraced Houses 3-6 Stories Apartment 7-15 Stories Apartment

With the needs of fulfiling the target of 20,000 houses by 2040, the planning should not stick to the conventional round family housing, as it will not fit the available expansion areas.

The idea is to also prevent the expansion of residential areas to be additive and modular, as it will inhibits the open city system. In the occurence of homogeneity, feedbacks would be more complex than resolvable. Hence, the new development should have a dynamic approach of urban housing typology as well as a central ground for the community to exhange thoughts.

ii. Refurbishment of Abandoned Warehouses Transformed Warehouse Interior

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Further supporting the idea of the local planners in the municipality, abandoned warehouse could also be transformed into hotels, heritage centre, library, or co-working space to allow productive and educational spaces for the coming new residents. Access to the warehouse from the river should also be made possible to integrate the landscape and the dwellings.

E FINAL PORTRAIT OF ZAANSTAD: THE GROWING TOURISTIC CITY THROUGH A KALEIDOSCOPE LENSE

I. Ingredients and Equipments of Zaanstad II. Experiment Series III. Animation Timeline

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I. INGREDIENTS AND EQUIPMENTS OF ZAANSTAD Components of the Municipality

The classification of components below was established through the analysis of building typology, building function, landscape, as well as the aesthetic elements of Zaanstad.

1. Traditional Dutch Green Houses 2. Brick Terraced Houses 3. Apartment 1 (3-6 stories) 4. Apartments 2 (7-15 stories) 5. Commercial Place 6. Tourist Attraction 7. Tourist Accommodation 8. Existing Industries 9. River / Canals 10. Nature

Mechanics to Run the Municipality

Why Kaleidoscope? Like how it indulges children and adults through its uncertain outcome of illusion, Zaanstad must work through its configuration ever-changingly to sustain its fantasy as a tourism city.

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Kaleidoscope 1: Commercial Villages Zaandam, Zaandijk, Wormerveer, Wormer (new), and Central-Assendelft

Kaleidoscope 2: Residential Villages East-Zaandam, Westzaan, Koog An De Zaan, Assendelft, North-Assendelft, Krommenie, and East Koog An De Zaan

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II. EXPERIMENT SERIES of the Commercial Villages

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III. ANIMATION TIMELINE

THE GROWING TOURISTIC CITY THROUGH A KALEIDOSCOPE LENSE 0:00-0:10 The Expanding Municipality

1:10 -1:24 New Municipality Expansion Zaanstad is undeniably growing due to its location near the capital.

0:10-0:19 Introduction to Existing Villages /Region

(left to right) Central Assendelft, Wormer, and East Koog an de Zaan as analysed in the opportunity diagram.

1:25 - 1:45 The Ever-Changing Configuration

Although officially consisted of 7 villages, the substantial sizes of Zaandam and Assendelft made it significant to break them down to North-Assendelft and East-Zaandam. Hence illustrated is 9 region.

0:20-0:41 The Existing Commercial Villages

This 20 seconds will be filled with changing kaleidoscope outcomes on each city to illustrate the principles of an open city. Here, the new expansion areas show the most changes as they are still gowing.

1:47 - 1:49 The Dynamic Between the Villages Whether the commercial areas have succeeded to attract people to live in Zaanstad, or whether the locals have contributed to the economic growth of Zaanstad, they work together to sustain the municipality.

Zaandam, Zandijk, and Wormerveer

0:42-1:09 The Surrounding Residential Villages Koog an de Zaan, Westzaan, Kromennie, Assendelft, North Assendelt, and East Zaandam

1:50 - 2:08 Outro

REFERENCES ARTICLES & BOOKS • • • • • • • •

Brewster, Chris. “Rethinking Regulations.” Whitespace., 17 Feb. 2016, blog.gouldevans.com/rethinking-regulations/.

Fainstein, Susan S., and Dennis R. Judd. 2017. The Tourist City. New Haven: Yale University Press.

“Historische Vereniging Wormerveer.” Historische Vereniging Wormerveer - Over Wormerveer, hvwormerveer.nl/index.php?page=over-wormerveer.

Holshuysen, C., Research-Instituut voor de Woningbouw, & Sociografisch Bureau Zaanstreek. (1971). Woningmarktverkenning zaanstreek (Vol. Dl. 1, woningzoekenden). Delft: Research-Instituut voor de Woningbouw.

Holshuysen, C., Research-Instituut voor de Woningbouw, & Sociografisch Bureau Zaanstreek. (1972). Woningmarktverkenning zaanstreek (Vol. Dl. 2, bewonersonderzoek /). ‘s-Gravenhage: Staatsuitgeverij.

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Poulussen, Dionne. “Theme Park City Zaandam.” TheProtoCity.com, 9 February 2015, theprotocity.com/ theme-park-city-zaandam/.

Vermoolen, Sarah. “Report City Expedition Zaanstad May 28.” Aan De Zaan | Platform Voor Zaanse Initiatieven En Creatie, 29 May 2016, www.platformaandezaan.nl/report-city-expedition-zaanstad-may-28/

DATA & STATISTICS • • • • • •

“International House Sizes” - http://demographia.com/db-intlhouse.htm “Rijksmonumenten” - http://rijksmonumenten.nl/monument/40079/de-burcht-voormalig-raadhuis/zaandam/ “Provincie Noord Holland” - https://data.noord-holland.nl/Noord-Holland-in-Cijfers “Tourism in Amsterdam Metropolitan Area” - https://www.ois.amsterdam.nl/pdf/2018_fact%20sheet%20 tourism.pdf “Trends in the Netherlands 2018” - https://longreads.cbs.nl/trends18-eng/ “Walking Trails Zaan Region” - https://www.zaanstreek.nl/visitors/

IMAGES • • •

https://www.ghardeman.nl/fotos600p/westzaan.htm Historical Timeline: https://archief.zaanstad.nl/mediabank/zoek-in-de-beeldbank/?mode=gallery&view=horizontal&sort=random%7B1539883420130%7D%20asc Otherwise captured, drawn, and rendered by Author

MAPS • • •

http://www.3dkaartvannederland.nl/ https://www.google.com/maps/ https://www.topotijdreis.nl/

VIDEO •

Youtube. (2018, May 1). Richard Sennett - Designing the Open City - RAvB 13 March 2018 [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8FURa7VBdE