How to make green more effective for urban streets? Together with experts from various cities, universities (Wageningen University and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences), and research institutes, we propose templates for four typical neighborhoods in the Netherlands: Stedelijk bouwblok (urban blocks, dense housing built around 1900), Bloemkoolwijk (cauliflower district, diverse and green housing from [...]
de Tippe, Zwolle De Tippe is located in a young neighborhood in Zwolle, where there was an competition for a new development of housing. We collaborated with a developer and architect to make an integrated design, where we were responsible for the landscape design of the total plan. We created a spacious public space [...]
WTC tennispark, Weesp The Weesper Tennis Club (WTC) is renovating its courts. As landscape architects we were asked to create an integrated landscape design for the entire area. The idea of the design is to make the area more appealing, accessible for the visitors (with paths and seats), nature inclusive, conducive to biodiversity and [...]
Greenfluencer 2022! 2023-02-09 Now you may vote your 'green' for the 'Greenfluencer' 2022 that Vakblad Stad + Groen has created. We are of course very proud that Niek Roozen has been selected as the nominee! And let it be clear that we have a slight preference and are subjective in the choice to all [...]
Qingpu agroforestry concept design After proposing our conceptual plan for the green ring of Qingpu, our team was invited to make a detailed design for the area in the northwest. This part is rich in water resources and we used this as base for our design. From a small scale traditional agricultural area, it [...]
International Consultation on Cultural Tourism and Renovation Planning of Fushan Forest Park Fushan is the largest urban mountain park in Qingdao, it has rich natural tourism resources. However, in recent years, the mountain has been severely damaged due to mining activities and city expanding. As a result, our plan focuses on ecological restoration and [...]
Qingpu new city green ring Qingpu New City, as one of the five new cities in Shanghai, is located at the west end of the development axis of Shanghai and is an important gateway for Shanghai facing the Yangtze River Delta. Green and sustainable development is an important principle of this project. The interweaving [...]
Central Park Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City We were selected from 122 proposals to make a plan for the Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City Central Park in Sanya, Hainan. The Central Park is about 4.4 kilometers long, and the G98 highway passes under it. The park connects different districts. The design starts [...]
The green thread through 2022! 2022-12-31 Last year was a special year for our agency. After 5 years of designing and preparation, the Floriade Expo 2022 in Almere was festively opened on April 13, 2022. Niek Roozen was part of the green team (together with Jaap Smit, Jacqueline van der Kloet and Gert Wassink), [...]
Visiting the Bataafse Camp project! 2022-11-04 It is always very interesting to see how projects grows. Judith van der Poel, Nan He and Andrea Iva Pašić recently visited the Bataafse Camp project and were able to see how well the further developments after more than a year the official opening of the park. The [...]