Master Plan for Vathorst in Amersfoort, the Netherlands
West 8 urban design & landscape architecture b.v.
Landsc. Archit. Front. ›› 2013, Vol. 1 ›› Issue (4) : 128 -135.
Master Plan for Vathorst in Amersfoort, the Netherlands
The master plan for Vathorst in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, was developed by Kuiper Compagnons and West 8, highlights that the landscape is not an afterthought or a beautifier to urban development, but is considered a vital entity in itself and an active component of the plan.The master plan was designed in the tradition of old Dutch canal cities, using waterways as organizing elements rather than roadways, allowing Vathorst to be an active water city.
Community / Canal / Water City / Ecological Improvement
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