The second assignment for the Major garden architecture was an assignment for a park on the city-moat of Gouda.
The city is famous for its cheese and stroopwafels. But the public space is not on the same level as these products. That is why the city needed a new modern design.
The location of Gouda within the Netherlands surrounded by the well known places.
Difference in outline of the peatlandscape
L to R. Enterances and route to downtown, Enterance and moat ambiance, formal outer ring and informal innerring
L to R: Greenstructure analysis, entrance and route in project area, sight from surrounding places.
Picture analysis showing the volume of an appartmentcomplex
Concept: accelerate, slowing down, and stopping
The concept comes from the analysis that shows that the inner and outring have a difference in usage. On the outering people move quickly from A to B, while the irregular placement of trees hinders movement and promotes lingering.
The other important aspect is that the blind spot, which can connect the center with the moat. This is an area with great potential, which will vanish if a big apparmentcomplex divides and blocks the space
Masterplan partial city-moat
Cross section acceleration outerring.
Transition from existing pavement
The three zones and their function
Detail design.
On a more detailed level you see that there are three distinctive zones, eacht ment for for a different target groups. The cultural and library zone are connected by a building with a public first floor.
Lazarussteeg
Cross section Lazarussteeg
Pavement detail around the pergola
Pergola construction.
Visual Lazarussteeg.
Koningsplein
Principle section illustrating shape of the
Detail koningsplein
Koningsplein visual
Section Koningsplein and Erasmushof
Walking route.
The walking routes decide where the placement of restaurants will be. These will be placed in the crowded area’s to promote even more lingering.
Koningsplein visual
Lazarussteeg
Detail stairs
Erasmushof visual
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