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