Family friendly neighborhoods

1. mid-term presentation - march 2016
CHRIS STEENHUIS
HEART OF THE CITY GRADUATION STUDIO
Young families in the city
Designing for shifting family life patterns in the modern city

2. starting point
MIRT
2040
MIRT Vision 2020-2040
. Brainport city
. Jump in scale of urban culture

3. to refresh
your mind...
. Times are changing...
. Children less autonomous
. Children play more inside
. Miss out on specific benefits
. Mismatch parents and kids
. Current policy Eindhoven

4. EMMA
QUARTER
DE BERGEN
ELZENT
IRIS &
ROCHUS
QUARTER

5. DE BERGEN

6. key question
. How can we design the public domain for the
shifting family life patterns to increase autonomy of
kids in de Bergen?

7. M
auritsstraat
Edenstraat
Willemstraat
Emmasingel
KleineBerg
Grote Berg
Luciferterrein
W
ilhelm
ina-
plein
Spijnhof
DeRungraaf
Sint-Catherina
Kerkhof
Anne
Frank-
plantsoen
Treffina
terrein
Kerkstraat
Fensterrein
Keizersgracht
W
al
NORTH
SOUTH
De Bergen

8. Anne Frank Plantsoen
Overflow of residual green space
Not so well behaved children
Gallery flats
Cemetary
School
Groeten uit de
Bergen Zuid!!

9. Surpises
Direct link city center
Gentrification
Always activity
Not typical EindhovenSpaces in between
Groeten uit de
Bergen Noord!!

10. KLEINE BERG
SINT CATHERINASTRAAT

11. Keizersgracht
M
auritsstraat
Edenstraat
Willemstraat
Emmasingel
KleineBerg
Grote Berg
Vonderweg
W
al

12. Keizersgracht
M
auritsstraat
Edenstraat
Willemstraat
Hoogstraat
el
KleineBerg
Grote Berg
Luciferterrein
W
ilhelm
ina-
plein
Spijnhof
DeRungraaf
Sint-Catherina
Kerkhof
Anne
Frank-
plantsoen
Treffina
terrein
Kerkstraat
Keizersgracht
M
auritsstraat
Edenstraat
Hoogstraat
KleineBerg
Grote Berg
Luciferterrein
W
ilhelm
ina-
plein
Spijnhof
DeRungraaf
Sint-Catherina
Kerkhof
Anne
Frank-
plantsoen
Treffina
terrein
Kerkstraat
Food & drinks
Offices
Health & care services
Retial other businesses
Retail clothing
Civil services
Retail arts & culture

13. M
auritsstraat
Edenstraat
Willemstraat
el
KleineBerg
Grote Berg
Luciferterrein
W
ilhelm
ina-
plein
Spijnhof
DeRungraaf
Sint-Catherina
Kerkhof
Anne
Frank-
plantsoen
Treffina
terrein
Kerkstraat
Fensterrein
Keizersgracht
W
al

14. M
auritsstraat
Edenstraat
Willemstraat
el
KleineBerg
Grote Berg
Luciferterrein
W
ilhelm
ina-
plein
Spijnhof
DeRungraaf
Sint-Catherina
Kerkhof
Anne
Frank-
plantsoen
Treffina
terrein
Kerkstraat
Fensterrein
Keizersgracht
W
al

15. M
auritsstraat
Edenstraat
Willemstraat
el
KleineBerg
Grote Berg
Luciferterrein
W
ilhelm
ina-
plein
Spijnhof
DeRungraaf
Sint-Catherina
Kerkhof
Anne
Frank-
plantsoen
Treffina
terrein
Kerkstraat
Fensterrein
Keizersgracht
W
al
CATHERINASQUARE
KLEINEBERG
GROTE BERG

16. CATHERINASQUARE
KLEINEBERG
GROTE BERG
ANNE FRANK
PARK
Concept
. The Family tissue
. De Buurtkamer
. De Woonstraat

17. Program of requirements
. Conflict free route
. Safe crossings
. Better visibility traffic and kids
. Attractive for kids
. Connects important amenities
. Recognisable route
the family tissue TARGET AUDIENCE:
10 YRS AND UP

18. PLAYGROUND
DAYCARE
PLAYGROUND
TREFFINA TERREIN
LUCIFERTERREIN
DAYCARE
DAYCARE
SCHOOL
PARK
de bergen

19. de buurtkamer
(the neighbourhood room)
Program of requirements
. Meeting place
. Public space
. Reoccuring events
. For parents AND kids
. Created and maintained by neighbours
TARGET AUDIENCE:
6-12 YRS

20. ENTRANCE
TEA TERRACE
RAIN WATER COLLECTION
POND
ENTRANCE
ENTRANCE
ENTRANCE
SCHOOL GARDEN
TEMPORARY EXHIBITION
PANNA KNOCK OUT FIELD
RAIN WATER COLLECTION
POND
FLOWER GARDEN
TEA TERRACE
COMPOST PILEBBQ
treffina terrein
lucifer terrein
ENTRANCE

21. de woonstraat
(the home street)
Program of requirements
. Meeting place
. New front ‘gardens’
. For parents AND kids
. Soft public-private lines
. Created and maintained by neighbours
TARGET AUDIENCE:
0-6 YRS

22. Heilige Geeststraat
CAR SHARE
SHARED SPACE
FACADE GARDEN
SHARED SPACE
CAR SHARE
BENCH