GWL Terrein, Amsterdam - KCAP
An urban landscape precedent by KCAP demonstrating how pedestrian circulation and layered planting integrate diverse housing blocks within a sustainable masterplan.
- What we like about this project
- A prominent industrial landmark water tower visually anchors the end of the neighborhood green corridor.
Materials
- brick
- timber
- concrete-pavers
- glass
- planting
Visual identifiers
- pedestrian-pathway
- lush-landscaping
- brick-facade
- timber-cladding
- landmark-structure
Style tags
- contemporary
- ecological
- masterplan
Visual tags
- urban-masterplan
- public-realm
- landscape-architecture
- mixed-use
- residential
- Geometry
- Curved brick-paved path guides the eye through layered planting beds toward a distant landmark structure, framed by mid-rise housing blocks.
- Facade system
- Combination of exposed red brick masonry and horizontal timber rainscreens with punched windows.
- Structural guess
- Load-bearing masonry and post-and-beam residential construction.
- Spatial scale
- Pedestrian pathway scale opening up to neighborhood scale with multi-story residential buildings.
- Lighting
- Bright midday sun casting crisp shadows and highlighting foliage and brick textures.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and green, contrasting dense urban housing with calm, pedestrian-prioritized nature.
- Environmental context
- Urban residential masterplan area featuring mature greenery and diverse multi-family housing typologies.
- Spatial experience
- A human-scaled residential landscape unfolds gradually, balancing intimate garden paths with distant urban scale anchors.
- Composition rhythm
- Diagonal movement of the pathway juxtaposed with vertical building facades and rhythmic window openings.
- Style reading
- Contemporary ecological urbanism
- Program
- Residential masterplan public realm
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- urban
- Materials
- brick, timber, concrete-pavers, glass, planting
- Visual identifiers
- pedestrian-pathway, lush-landscaping, brick-facade, timber-cladding, landmark-structure
- Style tags
- contemporary, ecological, masterplan
- Visual tags
- urban-masterplan, public-realm, landscape-architecture, mixed-use, residential
- Geometry
- Curved brick-paved path guides the eye through layered planting beds toward a distant landmark structure, framed by mid-rise housing blocks.
- Facade system
- Combination of exposed red brick masonry and horizontal timber rainscreens with punched windows.
- Structural guess
- Load-bearing masonry and post-and-beam residential construction.
- Spatial scale
- Pedestrian pathway scale opening up to neighborhood scale with multi-story residential buildings.
- Lighting
- Bright midday sun casting crisp shadows and highlighting foliage and brick textures.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and green, contrasting dense urban housing with calm, pedestrian-prioritized nature.
- Environmental context
- Urban residential masterplan area featuring mature greenery and diverse multi-family housing typologies.
- Spatial experience
- A human-scaled residential landscape unfolds gradually, balancing intimate garden paths with distant urban scale anchors.
- Composition rhythm
- Diagonal movement of the pathway juxtaposed with vertical building facades and rhythmic window openings.
- Style reading
- Contemporary ecological urbanism
- Program
- Residential masterplan public realm
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- urban