Industrial canal waterfronts in The Netherlands : heritage values in transforming the canal zones of B5

Industrial canal waterfronts in The Netherlands : heritage

values in transforming the canal zones of B5

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Curulli, G. I. (2013). Industrial canal waterfronts in The Netherlands : heritage values in transforming the canal zones of B5. In World Canals Conference 2013 (WCC), Tulouse, 16-09-2013

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Industrial Canal Waterfronts  in The Netherlands 

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INDUSTRIAL CANAL WATERFRONTS IN THE NETHERLANDS

H e r i t a g e V a l u e s i n T r a n s f o r m i n g t h e C a n a l Z o n e s o f B 5

Industrial Canal Waterfronts  in The Netherlands 

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BREDA EINDHOVEN TILBURG HELMOND ‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH

B R A B A N T S T A D

O R

B 5

•  5 cities

•  Cooperative

network

•  Former leading

industrial area

in NL

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Length of the circuit: 122km/76mls      Ships class III and IV‐capacity: 500‐1300tons 

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Zuid-Willemsvaart

•  123km/ 76mls to Maastricht •  16 locks

•  Den Bosch- Helmond: 38km/24mls

Eindhoven Kanaal

Wilhelminakanaal

Markkanaal

Beatrixkanaal

C A N A L C I R C U I T

Industrial Canal Waterfronts  in The Netherlands 

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Dismissed canals

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Timeline of construc:on and uses 

1825  1860  1920  1970  1990 

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B5 CANALS -

Similarities and differences

Eindhoven canal

•  Ring road slides the canals •  No connection with water •  Almost full demolition of old

factories

•  2 large imprints of factories •  Sharp edge between industrial

and urban fabric

Helmond Canal

•  Ring road slides the canals

•  Partial access to water •  Extensive presence of

old factories

•  Fragmentation (4 parts)

Tilburg canal

•  Smooth transition from urban to landscape

•  Extensive presence of old factories

•  Decay

‘s-Hertogenbosch canal

•  Hidden place from the city

•  Limited access to water •  Head of the canal:

factories pole •  New by-pass

Breda canal

•  Hidden place from the city •  No access to water •  Large scale industrial buildings 2 3 1 4 5 Breda Tilburg Eindhoven Helmond ‘s-Hertogenbosch

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• Fragmentation of area

• Demolition: Loss of identity/heritage values

• Standardization of open spaces

• Privatization of the water edge

PROBLEM FIELD

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Parties

•  B5 cities

•  Province North- Brabant

•  Ministry of VROM

Aim

•  Understanding space qualities

•  Potential elements of B5

Results

•  Canals are the ‘

golden chances’

•  Cooperative investment

MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH

‘research-through-design’ as operative methodology

(Atelier BrabantStad1, 2006). 2 3 1 4 5 Breda Tilburg Eindhoven Helmond ‘s-Hertogenbosch

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Parties

•  Province

•  Municipalities

•  University

•  Guest advisors

Aim

•  Full scale dialogue

•  Enhance values of industrial canal zones

•  Search on complementary regeneration

•  Methods and tools

Activities

•  Seminars, workshops, development projects

MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH

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Industrial Canal Waterfronts  in The Netherlands 

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ELIR, European Laboratory Industrial Reuse, 2011

ELIR BOOK/students at

work

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METHOD

Analytical

•  canal

•  Canal and city. Past and Present

Operational

•  Identification of a key site/building

•  Projects developments

Filtering

Industrial Canal Waterfronts  in The Netherlands 

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DEN BOSCH –Big image canal 

Industrial Canal Waterfronts  in The Netherlands 

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Analytical

•  canal

•  Canal and city. Past and Present

Operational

•  Identification of a key site/building

•  Projects developments

Filtering

•  Concepts of design

METHOD

Industrial Canal Waterfronts  in The Netherlands 

IRENE CURULLI |WCC13 TULOUSE|16 09 2013

Analytical

•  canal

•  Canal and city. Past and Present

Operational

•  Identification of a key site/building

•  Projects developments

Filtering

•  Concepts of design

METHOD

Industrial Canal Waterfronts  in The Netherlands 

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Analytical

•  canal

•  Canal and city. Past and Present

•  Industrial history

Operational

•  Identification of a key site/building

•  Projects developments

Filtering

•  Concepts of design

METHOD

www.bhic.nl

Gemeente Atlas van Nederland-’s-Hertogenbosch 1866

Industrial Canal Waterfronts  in The Netherlands 

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Analytical

•  canal

•  Canal and city. Past and Present

•  Industrial history

Operational

•  Identification of a key site/building

•  Projects developments

Filtering

•  Concepts of design

METHOD

Industrial Canal Waterfronts  in The Netherlands 

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Analytical

•  canal

•  Canal and city. Past and Present

Operational

•  Identification of a key site/building

•  Projects developments

Filtering

•  Concepts of design

METHOD

Industrial Canal Waterfronts  in The Netherlands 

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Analytical

•  canal

•  Canal and city. Past and Present

Operational

•  Identification of a key site/building

•  Projects developments

Filtering

•  Concepts of design

METHOD

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RESULTS

Re-composition

unity

Re-generation

strategies

Recovery

history

Criteria of design

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•  Identify elements of historical value

•  Consider water as an active design

component

•  Provide access to water

•  Grasps the interface between old and

new

•  Appraise qualities of landscape and

collective spaces

•  Encourage waterborne transport

RESULTS

•  Quality of experience by the traveler

•  Quality of use of the canals

•  Quality of life

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Dr. Irene Curulli

TU/e Department of the Built Environment