Vossenpels Nijmegen
Plant Your Flag
The Nijmegen Waalsprong was in dire straits. A new development strategy was needed, in combination with innovative living concepts. WeLoveTheCity therefore positioned the Vossenpels location as the place for self and collective building. That could be a house, but also a work space, restaurant (yes, even in the suburbs!) or something else entirely. Not just for the priveleged, but also those with a small budget.
We approached future residents through social media, the interactive website www.plantjevlag.nl and an on-location event, all in a very short time. Together we completed the development plan. Very soon afterwards a new zoning plan was created and approved. This was necessary in order to allow the 250 self-builders to begin quickly. Since they not only wanted control over their home, but also over the outdoor public space, responsibility for public space management was transferred to the residents' assocation.
Most buildings are ready now; take a look and let us know what you think!
Details
- Date
- 2011-2015
- Product
- Design vision, marketing, public space design & management plan
- Clients
- GEM Waalsprong
- Project website
- www.plantjevlag.nl
- Contact
- Andries Geerse
andriesgeerse@welovethecity.eu - In cooperation with
- Zinnebeeld
Feijenoord Rotterdam
Resilient Quarter
»Plant Your Flag is sold out!
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view detailsPlant Your Flag website
Around 200 Nijmegen residents planted their flag, on which they wrote their ideas. That was the input for our plan.
view detailsRoadmap
Curious about the steps we took? Download the roadmap here and see if this is also something for your city!
view detailsKasper and Lisa present their house
How do people actually live in our 'Plant Your Flag' project in Nijmegen?
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Summer picnic in the greenhouse
Social media played a major role in Plant Your Flag, but residents also wanted face-to-face contact with us and their future neighbours.
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Self-management in the public space
WeLoveTheCity designed a simple framework following the principles of 'light infrastructure': no more than necessary, green and managed by residents.
view detailsA flexible plan
The urban plan is flexible so that there is space for residents who want to buy a large or small parcel.
view detailsSimple is Better Trophy 2016
PlantYourFlag as best practice for Integrated Planning Law
view detailsWeLoveTheCity and the Integrated Planning Law
What is it actually good for? And for who?
view detailsDo-it-yourself public space
Almere and Nijmegen central to national congress on public space
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Self and collective building in full swing
view detailsParticipation in public space Nijmegen is active!
Almost anything's possible if you do it together!
view detailsFirst pile Plant Your Flag!
Come to Pecha Kucha night in Nijmegen Architecture Centre
view detailsPreparation "Vossenpels" construction site started!
Anne of the project team on the excavator
view detailsInvitation national Knowledge Meeting
WeLoveTheCity presents Plant Your Flag
view detailsZoning plan "Vossenpels" ready
Turbo turbo: 1 year after start Plant Your Flag
view detailsVossenpels Nijmegen enthusiastic
New website proves to be successful platform for the neighbourhood
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