ecology
‘Lomans Holt’ wins tender in Spiegel, Bussum
Together with Heren 5 architects, G&O, Hamlet Design+Build Technology, Merosch and Slokker Bouwgroep, Amsterdam branch, we won the tender for Slochterenlaan Noord in Bussum. We chose the name ‘Lomans Holt’ for the development of this location; a tribute to P.J. Loman, one of the founders of Het Spiegel. ‘Holt’ is old Dutch for ‘a grove…
Read More“A New Peace of Münster” documentary now on screen abroad
After the exhibition “Plan D” at the University of Münster and a series of workshops organized by Simon Richter and Patrick Nederkoorn, a documentary directed by Maria Kolossa has now aired internationally; it is following these initiatives and showcasing large-scale concepts and ideas developed by landscape architects and climate experts on their cross-border visions of…
Read MoreNext step for BLOOM, Haarlem
The BLOOM residential development in the old Sonneborn terrain in Haarlem is making the next step towards realisation and we are excited to be part of this project in our home town. On behalf of the developer VORM and In collaboration with Architect VAN AKEN part of Sweco, who were responsible for the design of…
Read MoreLMUP to be presented at IWA, Kigali
VE-R has been selected as a Platform Presenter at the upcoming IWA Water and Development Congress 2023, taking place from December 10th to 14th in Kigali, Rwanda. The congress focuses on crucial topics like water, sanitation, and climate resilience. We are looking forward to introduce the Msimbazi Upgrading Plan as a best practice for integrated…
Read More‘Het Wad verdrinkt’ study for the Wadden Sea
The Wadden is drowning. At 15cm sea level rise per century the Wadden can grow along, but with today’s knowledge of an average sea level rise worldwide of already 50 cm per century the most realistic situation is the Wadden Sea won’t fall to dryland with every low tide and the natural ecosystem gets lost…
Read MoreNL 2300 in Haus Der Niederlande, Münster
A while ago we made this vision for the Netherlands in about 300 years for Blauwe Kamer. Now there will be an exhibition of different visions of this kind in the Haus der Niederlande in Münster. This is where the international recognition of the Netherlands as a sovereign state began 375 years ago. Before that…
Read More++Water Heritage featured in Blauwe Kamer 2022 Yearbook
Our project ++ Water Heritage (++Watererfgoed) together with MORE Landscape is featured in the Blauwe Kamer 2022 Yearbook as part of the Sponsland design project. Eight proposals were created to adapt the area from the Hunze Valley to Schiermonnikoog to climate change looking ahead to the year 2120, but also to enrich the landscape and highlight its…
Read MoreRoof park design for BLOOM, Haarlem
We are delighted to have been commissioned to work in ‘our home Town Haarlem’ as well. For developer VORM, and in collaboration with FieldFactors, we will be working on a design for the roof park in the BLOOM residential development on the Spaarne. A key challenge is the design of the water supply for the…
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