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GWL Terrein

By KCAP ARCHITECTS
In Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Author KCAP ARCHITECTS

City Amsterdam

Country The Netherlands

Year 1998

Program Residential development

Technical Info

Site area 57000 sqm

Gfa 0 sqm

Density 0 far

Population density 1380 inh/ha

Home Units: 600

Jobs 0

Streetsroad: 0 %

Buildup: 0 %

NonBuild-up: 0 %

Residential 0 %

Business 0 %

Commercial 0 %

Civic 0 %

Description

The Westerpark municipal district council decided to develop the former municipal water board terrain (GWL terrain) in Amsterdam into a residential area in 1989.
The complex was to be a car-free, environmentally friendly residential area.
The plans not only influenced car use but also car ownership - the only parking spaces available were created on the edge of the complex.
The complex includes properties for both renting and buying, with the emphasis on larger houses for families.
There are generous outdoor spaces, apartments with roof gardens, private gardens for the ground floor properties and a green public space intended not only for the residents, but also for those living in the densely built adjacent neighbourhoods.
6 ha, 1,400 inhabitants, 230 persons/ha, 600 residential units
Distance from City Center: 3 km
Cars: 190 cars/1,000 residents. Parking Spaces/Residence: 0.20. Non-motorized Mode Share: 80%. Public Transport Mode Share: 14%. Households with Carsharing: 26%
Developer: Ecoplan Foundation

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