Antwerp Design Site Research

Analysis of the Zuiderdok in Antwerp for Living+ projectDESIGN SITE

DESIGN SITE Analysis of the Zuiderdok in Antwerp for Living+ project

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DESIGN SITE Analysis of the Zuiderdok in Antwerp for Living+ project DESIGN SITE Analysis of the Zuiderdok in Antwerp for Living+ project

3Analysis big scale: distance to other cities


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DESIGN SITE Analysis of the Zuiderdok in Antwerp for Living+ projectDESIGN SITE Analysis of the Zuiderdok in Antwerp for Living+ project

4Analysis big scale: location



5Analyses big scale


5Analysis big scale: highways


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6Analysis big scale: main roads



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7Analysis big scale: trainstations


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8Analysis big scale: parcs



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9Analysis big scale: squares


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Analysis big scale: facilities


11Analysis big scale: water


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Analysis big scale: total


13Analysis big scale: walking distance


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14Analysis big scale: cycling distance


1515History

Map of Antwerp in 1883, with “Wijk ‘t Zuid” still as a masterplan.

Our direct design site used to be old shipping docks. A large number of coal and sand barges of-ten moored here. But because of the dozens of

-sels, the docks were soon called the Mussel Quay. The activity attracted secondary activities and in no

-rine shops and cafes of course. This beautiful pe-riod lasted barely 87 years.


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-came to small for the bigger ships used at that time. The city council decided to damp the docks. In 1967 the last barge left the docks.

-ent destination: dwelling blocks, workshops, tav-

an old grain silo at Louvain Street, which leads to the Waalsekaai and muted Schippersdok and sec-ondly to Cockerillkaai.


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11m

14m

75m

92m61

m

80m

165m 552m13m

12m

13mAREA:57.600 sq m

Analysis small scale: dimensions


19Analysis small scale: other big squares


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Analysis small scale: reference projects


21Analysis small scale: reference projects


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Analyses small scale: reference projects


23Analysis small scale: elevations


24Analyses small scale: sightlines


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NOISE

Analyses small scale: noise


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1000

1600400

Analysis small scale: parking


28Analyses small scale: facilities


29Analysis small scale: green


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C C

E

ED

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A

D

B B

North-west elevationNorth-west elevationSouth-east elevationSouth-east elevation

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Analyses small scale: sections


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Verlatstraat Museumstraat De BurburestraatVorstermanstraatScheldestraat Pourbusstraat NamenstraatKasteelsstraat

South-east Elevation 1:1000

3,300 9,400 4,000

Kasteelstraat

±0.00+0.150

Section C-C 1:200

1,800 9,900 4,200

±0.00 +0.150

Museumstraat

Section C-C 1:200

Section D-D 1:200

4,000 10,500 4,800

Verschansingstraat

±0.00+0.150

Section E-E 1:200

Kasteelsstraat

Section F-F 1:200

Analysis small scale: sections


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3d-model on Blackboard

3D model


33Solar study


34Neighberhood


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Nowadays the “Zuiderdokken” are used as big parking lots where big events take place like carni-vals and circuses. Among these events is the annu-al “Sinksenfoor”, a big fair on the day we call Pink-

The docks also house big cultural events like these art exhibitions. And the 0110 Antwerp concerts where held here as well.

current use


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-re-open the 3 docks-2 for boats and 1 for swimming-squares at both end of the site-integrated art-big landmark at the west

The big landmark on the west side of the docks. This will probebly be a hotel and casino.

Future


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with a uniform height and density, collective ele-ments on a local level, which are linearly arranged whithin the infrastructural network, formed by the quays, the current Singel and the future Green Sin-gel. On the site itself, one set of roads runs straight through the site in a Northeast to Southwest di-rection, always maintaining visual contact with the river. A subordinate set interconnects these main roads.

-comodate funcions on the level of the city. They extend the existing logic of elements in the tis-sue of the city: Museumsite, park, zuiderdokken,… Whithin the site, they serve as cores for develop-ment.”

Future