Design Parkrand of the Regatta residential area on Linkeroever

Urbanism Design of Regatta

The urbanism design of the park edge of the Regatta Linkeroever residential area was commissioned by Vooruitzicht in 2018 and forms the edge of the residential area and the connection to the park and Lake Galgenweel.

The placement of the volumes follows the undulating movement of the park edge. Three volumes (the periscopes), each at the end of the residential streets, will be built from three to six storeys, giving the perimeter of the neighbourhood a face and a vertical accent. Two elongated volumes (the residences) reinforce the character of the street as a lively residential street. Housing is slightly elevated in relation to the public ground level. The transition between public and private is given shape with garden walls. Bicycles, ramps, stairs and plants create urban cohesion between the front garden and the building. Public connections between the separately situated volumes provide a physical connection to the park. In the middle of the park, two remaining volumes form an urban ensemble as a link between the east and west of the park. The link becomes a beacon in the total peripheral development. The south volume is wide and high and determines the appearance of a strip of facilities between Blancefloerlaan and Galgenweel. The northern volume is wide and low and connects the district with the future school. Restaurant facilities at the base of the complexes lend it a collective dimension as a place to be.