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Landscaping the connectionWatford conference

oct 17th 2014Ivo Bastiaansen

Helmond

Data● 88.000 inhabitants● 4 railway stations● 1 Intercity station● 13000 travellers / day (2020)● 4 trains every hour to Eindhoven● 4 trains every hour to Deurne / Venlo

Situation 2010Situation 2010A station building the city never wanted

(Corbey, 1987)))

Situation 2010

NS StationSituation 2010

railway crossing on same level, which is not professional

02-03-2005 Herontwikkeling NS-station centrum 4Gemeente Helmond | Ondernemende gemeente | Herontwikkeling centrum | Samen met marktpartijen35 - 29

Situation 2010

NS StationSituation 2010

Square which has no identity

02-03-2005 Herontwikkeling NS-station centrum 5Gemeente Helmond | Ondernemende gemeente | Herontwikkeling centrum | Samen met marktpartijen32 - 29

Situation 2010Bicycle parking which is too small

NS StationBicycle parking which is too small

02-03-2005 Herontwikkeling NS-station centrum 6Gemeente Helmond | Ondernemende gemeente | Herontwikkeling centrum | Samen met marktpartijen34 - 29

Situation 2010Only one entrance

new developments

Connecting city center and new developmentsConnecting city center - new developments

North

South

Ring road

Ring road

AmbitionsDifference

Municipality(no money)

● New south entrance

Railway companies(lots of money, in the eyes of the municipality)New south entrance

● Underpass for ring road● Need for identity

N i b ildi

● ….● everything is oké..

● New station building● Grade-separated rail crossing● Inter district connection

l k f b k● Continuing public space● Bicycle parking● Need for new busstation

● Bicycle parking for 2500 bikes

● Need for new busstation

… and no program …p g

How to find agreement?

● Focus on the common goals

K biti● Keep ambition

● And collect the money

And no program for station building!

New public square to cross the barrier

Design principle =

plateplate

Design principle +

Leashes and landscape

IdentityySquare and train as icons of station

Connecting squareNew public square, green image

Ground level gradually sloping

Long lines; guiding of walking routes

Dwarsverbindingen herstellenRepair cross connections

Repair cross sections

Repair cross sections

Bicycle Bicycle routes

Bicycle routes

Entrance bicycle parking on two levels

Strong identity

Same materialization in square and civil construction

Benches for relaxed stay

Underpass = station area

Wide and light = safe

Daylight allowed

Illumination = night identity

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Work of art

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5m9-Yn0bXE

A A N Z E T : P R O C E S.. and at the end a small station building

How to manage?I tell you in the pause

1. Be the director of your own city, but commit stakeholders as much as possible

2. Provide broad support with attention to everyone's interests , fitting or fit to existing policies and plans

3. Long-term commitment of the project team with roots in principles and decision-making

4. Own financial resources insertion but do not hesitate to commit funding to the project

5 Make sure you know the organization you work with; involve them in the5. Make sure you know the organization you work with; involve them in the preliminary phase, so you know who to and how things are run!

6. Strong project manager with administrative backing, and provide mandate to tie themselves to decide

7 Choose from the beginning for an integrated approach b t illi t7. Choose from the beginning for an integrated approach, but am willing to phasing

8. Use high spatial quality, but stay real and test the feasibility

9. Only involvement prevents errors but clear agreements on responsibilities are essential

10. Choose an integral thinking adviser, and that still may limit supplementing your own organization