Parkstad, Housing Development Rotterdam, Images, Holland Architecture
Parkstad in Rotterdam
Housing Masterplanning Development in The Netherlands ? design by DELVA Landscape Architects
12 Dec 2016
Parkstad
Design: DELVA Landscape Architects
Team DELVA Landscape Architects / Urbanism – Powerhouse Company wins Parkstad Rotterdam.

Team DELVA Landscape Architects and Powerhouse Company, commissioned by Stevast Baas & Groen and Syntrus Achmea, has won the tender for Parkstad in Rotterdam (the Netherlands). The design for 250 owner-occupied and rental dwellings around three unique urban parks in Rotterdam South, combines urban and contemporary design with the historic charm of the Afrikaanderwijk.

Three new city blocks with a total area of 23,000 sqm on the Laan op Zuid avenue will be realized. Parkstad has been designed as a low-density neighborhood, which will largely consist of dwellings. Parkstad will blow new life into the area and provides a place for young families from the city.
The design introduces a new city block typology for the city of Rotterdam. From a historical analysis and current housing needs of young families in the city a typology arises where safety, collectivism and housing quality are key. On the site three “super-sized” city blocks are placed with major collective parks in the heart of each city block. Dwellings situated around these parks have their own private outdoor space. It thus combines the best of both worlds. The city ...