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The grand transformation of the monumental Stationspostgebouw (Station Post office building) and the realisation of the new adjacent Postpark are the first steps of the urban redevelopment HS Kwartier in The Hague. Sebastian van Damme The former industrial and port area of Laakhavens will be transformed in the coming years into an attractive area for living and working. HS Kwartier, the area around Hollands Spoor station, is part of this development. In addition, as one of the three poles of the Central Innovation District (CID), the new HS Kwartier will contribute to economic growth in and outside the region. The development of the HS Kwartier will give an impulse to both the area around Hollands Spoor station and the connection with... More

On the eastern side of Amsterdam's Zuidas district is Terrace Tower: an iconic building designed with the ambition of radically greening the typical stone office district and making it liveable. DELVA's terrace landscape has an integral role in the architecture of BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group.  Sebastian van Damme Lush greenery on the terraces dramatically increases the well-being and productivity of employees. The positioning of the terraces provides that all outdoor areas are directly connected to each other, making the abundance of greenery visible from every point on the terraces and enabling much more interaction between colleagues. This is how we turn greenery from an expense to a revenue model in the long run: not an ec... More

HOLT is a high-quality, green ensemble on the outskirts of Groningen, at a location where the polder landscape enters into a relationship with the urban area. The design is a collaboration between DELVA, Powerhouse Company, Houben / Van Mierlo architects and Vector-i. Proloog Central to the design is a radical green plan in which the lush arrangement of trees and plants provides a pleasant place of total tranquillity. The greenery stimulates the water balance, provides cooling and space for recreation for residents and visitors, and contributes significantly to the high circular ambitions of Groningen. Proloog We are strengthening the existing ecological structure, which is based on ditches and surface water. We are adding wadis... More

On the site of the former Van der Meulen-Ansemsterrein in the centre of Eindhoven, Join The Stage is being created, a new urban area where living, working and inspiration from nature come together. The 75,000m2 development provides space for a highly urban ensemble of five circular buildings. Central to the design is DELVA's unique, secure urban forest, which, at 140 metres long, covers a third of the site.  Proloog With this first city forest in Eindhoven, we are adding a large piece of nature that will be planted in the full ground, making it resistant to development for hundreds of years. In combination with the heather roofs on top of the building volumes, we are creating a spectacular green space that contributes to the phys... More

With the start of the construction of De Puls, the first urban forest at height in Amsterdam is welcomed to the Zuidas. De Puls is a high-quality, circular building, a place where people can live, learn, work and relax in comfort. De Puls is completely self-sufficient and is an icon for liveability and sustainability. The municipality of Amsterdam has set high standards for the quality of the housing, circularity, sustainability, urban nature, mobility and public facilities. Use, biodiversity and water form the three main themes for the landscape design. These themes form a coherent whole and, moreover, make a connection with the economic model of De Puls. Green as an inseparable part of the entire plan. The green plan integrates ecologica... More

DELVA’s radical transformation of the Bogaardplein is the kick-off for the development of Rijswijk's city centre, In De Bogaard. From the plan's goal of structural greening, we are interweaving the new urban nature with the function of the park as a central meeting place for sports and play. Sebastian van Damme With the green metamorphosis of the Bogaardplein, we are making a strong contribution to the sustainability ambitions of the city by providing shade and cool spots, delayed collection of rainwater, and promoting biodiversity, health and welfare. Sebastian van Damme A sloping surface provides space for a wide variety of greenery, such as multi-stemmed trees with flowering undergrowth and grasses. Playfully meandering... More

Ringdijkpark is a robust ecological landscape park for humans and animals in the Haarlemmermeer. Our design enters into a powerful dialogue with the three existing, typically Dutch landscapes in the context: ring canal, dike and polder. Sebastian van Damme The area is an elongated zone between the historical residential area along the Ringdijk and the economic activities of Schiphol Airport. With the Ringdijkpark, two different functions – pleasant living and economic activity – can exist at a short distance from each other. We not only place a buffer between the two zones, but also give the park a social, aesthetic and ecological added value. At neighbourhood level, the landscape park offers a new place to relax in nature... More

DELVA's Thuishaven, or Homebase in Dutch, is located on the site of the former De Gekroonde Valk brewery. We have developed the Thuishaven entirely by the DELVA philosophy: the creation of an inclusive city, a mix of living, working and accommodation under one roof, with sustainable energy generation and use of circular materials.  Sebastian van Damme In the design, the original building from the 1960s was largely preserved and transformed into a place where people work, live and where also guest rooms are accommodated. The different functions together form the DNA of the place and the various activities in the building bring life to the neighbourhood.  Sebastian van Damme As a new ecology in the middle of the city, th... More

De Ceuvel is a former shipyard in the docks of Buiksloterham Amsterdam. Because of the economic crisis, the polluted and abandoned shipyard was not remediated or further developed, but the City of Amsterdam and Noordwaarts made the area available for ten years for the most innovative plan.  The winning plan, 'Zuiverend Park De Ceuvel' by DELVA, Space&Matter and Studio Valkenier, proposed an organically growing incubator. Abandoned houseboats that have been restored and reused as temporary accommodation for innovative businesses are central to the design. Around them lies an ingenious green park that purifies the soil and prepares it for future redevelopment. Caption The pollution in the soil and water will not be solved in a... More

With Het Oog, DELVA is creating an innovative (underwater) landscape park that connects the two islands of Strandeiland in Amsterdam IJburg. With 8,000 homes, the second phase of Strandeiland is one of the largest future districts in the city. Het Oog is the 'green-blue' living room of the new area, a place that promotes water ecology and offers space for recreation in nature.  Winding water edges in the new topography create ideal conditions for a mix of rich reed beds, natural banks, shallow areas with semi- or fully submerged aquatic plants, grassy meadows and more densely wooded areas. The area naturally purifies the rainwater collected and variation in soil depths creates the possibility of a self-purifying water landscape. ... More

Both inspiring and principled, venue building Silt Middelkerke is an asset to the Belgian coast in several respects. With great love of the sea and the dunes, this new eye-catcher combines coastal reinforcement, liveability and sustainability. The extraordinary design is a creation of architectural studio ZJA and DELVA landscape architects, in collaboration with OZ and Bureau Bouwtechniek and a wealth of experts who together make up the Nautilus Consortium.   Reinforcement sea embankment and enhanced public space The requirements for a new venue building in Middelkerke encompassed a wide array of objectives. The design had to accommodate a reinforcement of the sea embankment, a plan to enhance the quality of the public space by remo... More