Brainport Smart District
by UNSTUDIO in Helmond, Brandevoort, The Netherlands
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Author UNSTUDIO
City Helmond, Brandevoort
Country The Netherlands
Year 2023
Program Smart District
Technical Info
Site area 1500000 sqm
Gfa 0 sqm
Density 0 far
Population density 3200 inh/ha
Home Units: 1500
Jobs 0
Streetsroad: 0 %
Buildup: 0 %
NonBuild-up: 0 %
Residential 0 %
Business 0 %
Commercial 0 %
Civic 0 %
Description

    Responsive Urban Vision

     

  • A flexible, responsive urban vision designed around the inhabitants' needs.
  • Residents play a central role in shaping their living environment.
  • The project follows a step-by-step development process guided by users over the next 10 years.
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    Development Goals

     

  • Construction of 1,500 homes and 12 hectares of business premises.
  • Focus on building a sustainable, circular, and socially cohesive neighborhood.
  • Key features include joint energy generation, food production, water management, digital data management, and revolutionary transport systems.
  • Utilizes the latest technologies and knowledge, creating a 'living lab' for innovation.
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    Community of Innovators

     

  • Seeking early adopters for experimentation in living and working practices.
  • Encouraging communal resource schemes like shared energy generation and land cultivation.
  • Businesses in the area will focus on innovative research.
  • A technology universe will serve as a framework for data sharing and seamless connectivity.
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    Urban Vision

     

  • Aiming to establish a new relationship between buildings and landscape, where both strengthen each other.
  • The site features north-to-south strips dividing the area into different zones.
  • A Central Park spanning 12 hectares will be at the heart of the district, including gardens, natural landscape, and sports grounds.
  • The neighborhood will consist of mixed residential spaces around the central park, surrounded by business spaces and nature reserves.
  • The landscape will be used for food production, energy generation, water management, waste processing, and biodiversity enhancement.
  • A flexible framework will allow for incremental density growth.
  • The site is divided into ten parts with varying urban and landscape densities and uses.
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    Sustainability Framework

     

  • The project translates its high ambitions into a framework focused on climate adaptation and circularity.
  • Early incorporation of circular economic strategies in materials, energy use, climate adaptation, biodiversity, human health, and economic opportunities.
  • The goal is to harness synergies between innovative solutions across multiple scales.
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