Bureau B+B urbanism and landscape architecture

Bureau B+B and Keizer Koopmans present integrated urban vision for Enschede train station and its urban surroundings. A great deal is about to happen around the train station of Enschede. A continuous railroad connection between Zwolle and Münster will ensure improved connectivity of the region, strengthening each city. The Municipality of Enschede, the Province of Overijssel, Bureau Spoorbouwmeester, the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, ProRail and NS are seizing this momentum to give the train station and its surroundings a much-needed quality upgrade. This includes a new bus station, future-proof bicycle storage facilities, parking garage, a new station entrance on the north side, redesign of the public space, green-blue structure, climate-adaptive measures and new area developments within easy reach of the public transport hub. Within walking distance of the station area, several area developments will be interlinked, leading to the development of a strategic urban hub for the city and its surroundings: Centrumkwadraat Enschede. The urban vision by Keizer Koopmans and Bureau B+B shows an integrated blueprint for the station quarter and consists of twelve coherent components. This vision serves on the one hand as a ‘dot on the horizon’, a possible image of the realization, and on the other hand as a robust framework within which work can continue on this multimodal hub. The overall outcome has been balanced in an intensive iterative process with all stakeholders involved. In collaboration with: Keizer Koopmans

Bureau B+B zoekt een projectleider / senior landschapsarchitect met minimaal 5 jaar ervaring. Gelijkwaardige samenwerking en inhoudelijke kruisbestuiving zijn een constante factor binnen het bureau. Onze primaire missie is verbinden. Van plaatsen, mensen en natuur. Cruciaal is het scheppen van voorwaarden voor duurzaam gebruik en het mogelijk maken van een geleidelijke transformatie. Innovatieve ideeën koppelen we aan een goed ontwerp en bijzondere aandacht voor detail en materiaal. Zo werken we aan eigentijdse oplossingen voor de uitdagingen van vandaag. Voor meer informatie kijk op onze website https://bplusb.nl/office/ .

Introducing Veghels Buiten: Bureau B+B's master plan is an organic growth model designed to gradually establish 2,000 residences, seamlessly integrated into a unique layered landscape of the Old and New Reclamation lands. The task at hand is exemplary of what many villages and towns face today: the high demand for new housing is putting great pressure on rural areas. Veghels Buiten redefines what living in the countryside can mean. Often enough, farms make way for rolled-out housing developments whereby the characteristics and cultural-historical qualities of the underlying landscape are lost. Veghels Buiten shows that different facets can be integrally combined to achieve a future-oriented perspective for the rural area. Bureau B+B's master plan is an organic growth model. Veghels Buiten is conceived as ‘nebula of village enclaves': compact building in new residential areas with around 30 to 250 homes. The landscape with its system of roads, paths, rows of trees, avenues and wooded banks forms the spatial framework. Extensive livestock farms, possibly combined with hobby farming and horse pastures, form the basis of landscape management. In an integral way, urban planning, village planning, ecology, nature management and agriculture are united in a new vision of the Brabant landscape. Credits: Bureau B+B urbanism and landscape architecture and Atelier LOOS van VLIET

Coming Friday, Hannah Schubert and Tomas Degenaar will honour former Bureau B+B director Michael van Gessel during a special ceremony organized by the NVTL. Feel welcome to join! More information in the link: https://lnkd.in/gvYdEuC6

1st prize! Amazing news - Together with FAKT - Office for Architecture and Gustav Düsing, Bureau B+B won the three-phased competition to transform an existing printing facility into the Neue Architekturschule Siegen (NAS) - a new university building in the city center of Siegen. The process started with a participatory summer school with 6 invited offices and many students. The landscape design for the site includes an ecological, regenerative approach for the Weiß, a partly canalized river that runs along the southern border of the site. Our design establishes new connections between the university building and the river and offers inviting public spaces that connect the site to the wider town of Siegen. We are looking forward to continuing the discourse and collaborative spirit and would like to thank everyone involved in the making of the project, the University of Siegen, the jury and our entire team. (c) FAKT + Gustav Düsing

Personal retreat and social interaction in one harmonious setting. Guided by this principle, Bureau B+B designed the two inner courtyards for the residential development Terrazzo. Gentle topography, lush planting and subtle materiality create restful pockets in a charming green oasis. Variety of perennials and multi-stem trees form a natural barrier between private terraces and communal meeting spots. Completed in 2022, Terrazzo is an urban building block with 170 apartments located in the Southern edge of Paleiskwartier in 's-Hertogenbosch. The two South-oriented courtyards are roof gardens constructed on top of a parking garage. Credits: Design: Bureau B+B urbanism and landscape architecture and KENK architecten

This week, we celebrated an opening of a waterway route and four bridges in Zuid-Scharwoude. It marks a significant step in restoring the missing link in the blue network between North and South of the town. The new water route bridges the gap between the historic St. Jan de Doper Church and the Kooger Church. Various docks along the way enhance water accessibility. Existing culverts have been transformed into a family of four bridges crafted by Bureau B+B, a process carefully undertaken in collaboration with local residents. In homage to the town's historic narrow bridges, the new structures feature unique patterns in their railings. Thus, they not only fulfill a practical role but also stand as guardians of Zuid-Scharwoude's rich history and distinctive identity. Credits: Bureau B+B urbanism and landscape architecture Gemeente Dijk en Waard Rod'or Advies BV Pieters Bouwtechniek BV

Friday read recommendation! Check out the latest issue of Stadswerk Magazine, featuring insightful articles on designing with water and soil. Our project Lange Weeren in Volendam is one of case studies illustrating the transformative power of early integration of water and soil expertise. Project credits: Bureau B+B urbanism and landscape architecture, Rene Kuiken Nelen & Schuurmans Gemeente Edam-Volendam Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier

Spring has arrived in Alkmaar! De Laat, a shopping street in the city center that underwent a major transformation last year, is now bustling with life. From 2020 to 2023, Bureau B+B worked on the redesign of De Laat as part of a strategy to green the historic inner-city center of Alkmaar. The street used to suffer from vacancy, low quality of public space and was heavily paved causing heat stress. Additionally, it was prone to flooding. The aim of the redevelopment was to create a sustainable, healthy, and livable city center that is climate-adaptive and responsive to changing shopping needs. Credits: Design: Bureau B+B urbanism and landscape architecture Client: Gemeente Alkmaar, Stadswerk072 in collaboration with Alkmaars Bolwerk Contractor: KWS Infra, Rots Maatwerk bv #bureaubplusb #urbanism #landscapearchitecture #publicspace #alkmaar #noordholland #climateadaptation #greening #urbannature #shoppingstreets

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