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Figure 6.48: removal of the blind walls (own image).
REMOVAL OF BLIND WALLS
The third step is to get rid of the majority of the blind walls. This done by the insertion of new volumes that are placed in between the backyards and the park, and by giving them a residential/commercial function they will bring some activity. The plots concerning are nowadays part of the park or belong to the day-care. Obviously the day-care is reallocated in the new volume and is able to use a part of the park for their outdoor activities. The new builtings will mainly have a residential function, but there is also space for small retail or cafĂŠs. The entrances of the buildings will be situated on the park side of the volume, so that it activates the edge of the park. Some part of the profit that is made by the development of the buildings should be used to finance the other interventions in the park. Besides inserting new volumes, the wall that separate the karting from the park will be removed, which makes this often used amenity part of the park (see figure 6.48).
4. ADDING AMENITIES
Figure 6.49: addition and reallocation of amenities (own image).
Because of the improvements of the entrances and the insertion of the new volumes, some amenities need to be reallocated. This are for example the outdoor space of the day-care, the Petanque court and the terrace space of the cafe. All those element are placed in the edge of the park, so the central zone remains open. In addition, a lowered football court is placed in the central area. During the site visit became clear that the people who play sports in the central part often hinder people who are doing more passive activities. By providing a fixed place to play football, other users of the park can anticipate on this and because the field will be lowered, the chance that the ball is leaving the court and disturbs other users of the park is smaller (see figure 6.49).
5. ADDING PLACES TO SIT One of the most important interventions is adding places to sit because nowadays the park lacks sitting possibilities. The elements that can be used to sit will be located in places that people nowadays use to sit, as analysed in figure 4.86, because this indicates what places people prefer to sit. Besides this, sitting opportunities will be created close to amenities that attract many people, like the playground and the football courts (see figure 6.50).
Figure 6.50: adding places to sit (own image).
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The five interventions mentioned above are integrated in a more detailed map that indicates the location where elements are located (see figure 6.51).