Remote working is rediscovering the fantastic potential of small towns and villages to live and work worldwide. This comes with the expectation of sustainable mobility, a carbon-neutral economy, climate-adapted spaces, healthier lifestyles and a public space that works better for the entire community. REDscape has been selected to develop public space master plans for the towns of Askeaton and Bruff in Ireland. Two communities with a built heritage of 1000 years. Preparing for the future, starting now.
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The history of parks is often a story of the recovery of contaminated or unused sites. REDscape has been selected to transform a former waste site into a community park in Leusden, the Netherlands. Initially the site was intended for a high-rise complex, but with an innovative design solution it will be transformed into a monumental park. We are excited about this opportunity to rediscover spaces and make them accessible to communities.
Healthy, green street trees are often not determined by what is above the ground, but what lies below. A lack of utility policy is often the invisible cause of unhealthy trees in our cities with meager trees and no room to grow. We wanted to address this issue up front in the design of our public realm for a new 250-home residential project in Galway, IRL. In collaboration with OBB architects, we have achieved a growth profile of 30-50 years for all street trees. Out of sight, but not out of mind.
lecture by Patrick Mc Cabe – joins a panel of professionals organized by the Irish Wildlife Trust, to talk about the city’s wildlife and its plans to enhance Dublin’s rivers. March 1, 2021 at 7:00 PM GMT. How you can shape the relationship between city and landscape by exploring the potential of rivers is very topical again.In his lecture, Patrick will discuss the possibilities of flood protection to catalyze new green and red developments at different scales for the city. Based on his study for the Camac River, he shows how these principles can be applied more broadly to different.
REDscape was invited by the municipality of Amsterdam to develop a vision for a 4-hectare park in competition with other agencies. REDscape has formed a team with Dingeman Deijs Architects and Sjef Jansen, Ecologist. The extensive assignment required a rain-proof solution for the adjacent high-density urban development of 2,000 apartments, ecological connections on the scale of the city and a program of new activities and play areas that fit in with the surrounding neighborhoods.
Combining heritage and sustainability Re-use of existing materials is a cornerstone of REDscape’s design for the square and surrounding streets. The plan is to be mainly resurfaced in refurbished Dublin setts. These were originally produced in local mines over a hundred years ago but were considered unsuitable for universal access. The city is currently removing the setts to have their tops sawn off to be re-laid as an even surface. The diorite setts have spectacular multicoloured blue, green, and grey hues. Our team sought to combine heritage with sustainability to develop a unique design with a reduced environmental impact. The.
REDscape and Dingeman Deijs Architects have been selected for the Panorama Lokaal initiative. This national competition was organized by the governmental architectural quality team. The goal is to develop innovative solutions for existing neighborhoods in response to climate adaptation, energy transition, and spatial quality. 120 applicants for 7 locations were received. The team is developing a working design for the Mosterdhof neighborhood in Westervoort. www.panoramalokaal.nl, dingemandeijs.nl
REDscape’s design for the Kerkplein and the Spiegelfontein in Hoogeveen received the royal treatment at the recent opening by the King and Queen of the Netherlands. We are pleased that the square will continue to contribute to the daily vitality of Hoogeveen – the most child-friendly city in the Netherlands. see project for accreditations.
Asia Park in Haarlem has recently been published by the Dutch Landscape Journal, Blauwe Kamer. The design was described as a badly needed quality boost for the district. Its voluptuous lines and curving routes were considered a ‘style break’ from the post war modern park design. Residents described it as a fresh ‘impulse’ for the area, ‘chic’ and a ‘big improvement’. The park was developed in collaboration with the Municipality of Haarlem and residents of Schalkwijk.
REDscape has teamed up with DaF architects to form a winning team to carry out the revitalization of Bastion Gronigen in Willemstad. This famous fortified town in the south of Holland was built in the 1500s to protect the Hollandse Diep. The seven bastions are named after the provinces of the Netherlands. It is a national monument with outstanding urban and landscape quality, and we are thrilled to be working on this exciting project.