Golden edge Hierdense Enk The landscape of the Enk is going through some big changes. What used to be the wild lands, became more and more cultivated lands. The Enk was an area what used to be more enclosed by planted higher edges, to prevent the animals on the roads of going into the [...]
Management plan Hof van Rameyen, Berlaar The Hof van Rameyen estate is located on a slight elevation between the Grote Nete and the Gestelbeek in Flanders, next to the village of Gestel. The estate is 72 hectares in size and partly falls within the protected village area zone and is protected heritage. The owner [...]
Shanghai Zhonghe City Landscape Planning The Suzhou River has witnessed the development of Shanghai's industrial civilization 100 years ago, and as the years have passed, the Suzhou River now tells the story of a paradigmatic waterfront lifestyle in a cosmopolitan city. The new city is located near Hongqiao Airport and adjacent to several existing [...]
Revive the river, China Baiyangdian is the largest freshwater wetland in North China, with an area of more than 300 square kilometers at its largest. Historically, a combination of nature and man-made influence has formed a group of 146 large and small lakes connected by more than 3,700 ditches and rivers. This wetland carries [...]
Future Lishui city international urban design competition This international design competition is hosted by Lishui Municipal government, which aims to create a future sustainable Shanshui (landscape) city, to depict scenes of dwellings in Lishui Mountains. The project is located on both riverbanks of Ou River in Municipality Lishui, Zhejiang province. Our design wants to [...]
Park Bataafse Kamp, Hengelo By winning a competition, our team got the project to transform the former school building into a residential building and to create a new design for the park ‘Bataafse Kamp’. Our plan is based on luxurious urban living, in beautiful green surroundings. An integrated design for building and park. The [...]
Expo 2021 Doha, Qatar On behalf of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, our office made the concept design for ‘The Netherlands Garden’ in the International Horticultural Exhibition EXPO 2021 Doha Qatar. The general theme of this Expo is ‘Green Desert, Better Environment’. Our design shows how you can catch and store water [...]
Huangfa Nursery, Beijing The existing Huangfa tree nursery in Beijing has been commissioned to increase the range of colorful plants, and to introduce internationally advanced cultivation technologies to the public. Niek Roozen Landscape and Van den Berk Nursery were invited to make the Huangfa more efficient by implementing advanced cultivation techniques. The design of [...]
Townhall Zuideramstel, Amsterdam The roofgarden of the City hall ‘Zuideramstel’ has a white theme that fits with the surrounding white walls. White paving near a central seating feature, white gravel as base and especially planting with white highlights create a serene garden. A work of art by Marte Röling, a large golden pigeon, has [...]
ROC Laan van Spartaan, Amsterdam The ‘ROC’ of Amsterdam is a practical education institute with the theme ‘Stage for talent’. For the outdoor space there was also a need for an actual stage and a space for events. A grid of birches is integrated in a large stage and in several seating elements. The [...]