Fietsznfabriek | Haarlem

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More people live in cities than in rural areas. To fulfill the demands and maintain the living qualities

the authorities will have to embrace the challenges of inner city development.

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Part of that challenge is to incorporate programme for housing, commercial space, public services

and green facilities in often small areas. For city dwellers diversity, spacial and living qualities are

ingredients that make a city an appealing place to live, work and stay.

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BaksvanWengerden Architecten, in collaboration with Hans van Eeden Architect and Burghstone

Projectrealisatie, present a redevelopment study for the Oostvest/Fietsznfabriek location at the east

side of the centre of Haarlem.

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From a sustainable point of view and simultaneously convinced of the historical and cultural

significance of the former Fietsznfabriek building, BaksvanWengerden Architecten chose to transform

this building to the new anchor point of the location. The new mix of programme consists of care

housing for elderly people and a day care centre for children.

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Collective courtyard housing has been a housing concept for many centuries in Haarlem.

By positioning 15 terrace houses around a lifted courtyard, space is generated for secluded private

parking at ground level. At the Oosvest the houses are placed on a commercial plinth; on the west

side the dwellings have a private garden accessible from a garden room. All houses have their main

entrance at the collective courtyard. The collective character is reinforced by the presence of a

communal room; a possible guest house or courtyard party location.

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The new Fietsznfabriek combines diversity, spacial and living qualities in program, form and

in material. An appealing redevelopment in the city centre of Haarlem. Local and relevant.

Client Burghstone Projectrealisatie B.V.
Programme 16 care apartments, a day care centre for children, 15 terrace houses, 36 parking

places, commercial space and communal and private green.
Area 1765m2 Buurthof, 1900m2 housing, 425m2 commercial space

Team Gijs Baks, Jacco van Wengerden, Hans van Eeden, Remko van Heummen

Visuals Filip Zelenka
Status Commenced September 2009, ongoing