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Dommelbeemd, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

The regeneration of a postwar neighbourhood to a sustainable urban cell

---- Dommelbeemd district in Eindhoven as case studyUrban Design and Planning

Master Graduation ProjectSupervisors: dr. ir. Doevendans, C.H.

ir. Rutgers, R.A. d.p.l.g. Rousseau, S.S.S.

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Heesterakker

Vaartbroek

Ecarkt

Luytelaer

MORPHOLOGY LOCATION

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The issue of achieving neighborhood sustainability is linked to the neighborhood regeneration. The transformation aims to enable the neighborhoods or districts to be more livable, sustainable and adaptable in the future. Four typical postwar neighborhoods in Eindhoven are selected as one district named Dommelbeemd as a case study. This research will study the district’s limitations as well as the potentials on the physical, environment, social, design and economic aspects. To achieve that, the main focus will be on possible interventions from a sustainable point of view. Based on the thorough literature study and site analysis, a pack of strate-gies and designs are developed for the district’s sustainable future. The general goal for Dommelbeemd is achieving sustainability. This goal is achieved through several methods: 1. Local mobility is largely based on public transportation and cycling. 2. Dommelbeemd becomes carbon neutral. 3. District input and output are mini-mized. 4. Local economy is largely self-sufficient. 5. The residents enjoy a healthy and happy community life. For each method, a pack of approaches are proposed which can always answer the questions: “What” “Why” “How” “When” and “Who”.

radial structure

neighborhoods

neighborhoods+ countryside

landscape

New green system*local based eco-cycles*more environmental awareness from residents

Input

Input

(food, water, energy, goods, clean air) consumption

reduce, reuse, recycle

(non-local produced food, water, goods, air)

(local produced food, clean water, energy, left waste, clean air)

(food, water, energy, waste)

(waste, wastewater, heat, CO2)

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Output

Scenario: Eckart shopping centre

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Before After

road structure parking lots bus line transformation of parking space transformation of road green

transformation of lake green

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urban built area

housing in countryside

Trees

greenhouse field in Vaartbroek park

greenhouse field close to Eckart com-munity centre

greenhouse field between the district and countryside

transformation of backyard spaceGreen structure of Dommelbeemd

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Scenario A: Eckart shopping centre

transformation of supermarket squaretransformation of neighborhood road

transformation of collective parking lots