Green Building, now and in the future 2023-08 Special to be part of this beautiful edition of Green Building, now and in the future. As a landscape architecture firm, we have almost 40 years of experience in greening cities and environments, fortunately, it is also a theme that is increasingly playing a role in [...]
Shanghai is part of the alluvial plain of the Yangtze River Delta, its special geographical location gives it a special history and culture. The waterways are quite dense, both for flood protection and irrigation, this creates the identity of this project. Throughout the history of change, many major events have revolved almost around water, such [...]
Kunxiu lake park is a special node on the green ring of Songjiang new city, which is one of the five new cities of Shanghai. The project is on a rich substrate of blue and green natural resources as well as cultural heritage respectively including a lake, forest areas, ornamental trees, tree rows, ancient [...]
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 [...]