vincent de veirman michal janak ella vervecken jene van den abeele

sub urban upgradevol.2

the big deal:combine

suburban sprawl should be followed by the culture,

retail and office sprawl to achieve walkable city

how to achieve the desired goal by as less as possi-ble? building on green field solves nothing. we

have to start INSIDE of the city

the quality of street spacethe quality of current sub urban private space

suburbia: (imported) design...

...or (imported) desire?

desire? singlesfamily

why are we rejecting “smart european” collec-tive housing in favour of “american” suburbia?

beside other significant factors, whole genera-tion of mid class was “raised” on american tv

shows

desire? singlesfamily

I heart new jerseycity vs suburbia

I heart new jerseycity vs suburbia

I heart new jerseycity vs suburbia

board games? suburbs are really “fun”

I heart new jerseycity vs suburbia

I heart new jerseycity vs suburbia

“i hate new york! that city never

sleeps. guess what, i love to sleep!”

I heart new jerseycity vs suburbia

“new york is danger-ous for raising a

kid”

I heart new jerseycity vs suburbia

“i will move to new jersey”

the big deal:combine

suburban sprawl should be followed by the culture,

retail and office sprawl to achieve walkable city

how to achieve the desired goal by as less as possi-ble? building on green field solves nothing. we

have to start INSIDE of the city

the quality of street spacethe quality of current sub urban private space

where to build?

where?

where?peninsula

where?

where?possible densification axes

waterfrontthink trondheimly

waterfrontthink trondheimly

boulevard

boulevardsocial and communal hub along with new housing

crossroad / squareactive corners

crossroad / squareactive corners

thank you