Learning Environment Reurba2: Overview: Lifestyle Research

This overview reflects the most important findings on completion of the 10-step process in the ReUrbA² lifestyle learning environment.

Whom are you planning for?

The current and future lifestyles as reflected by the moodboard have been identified as the ones for which this neighbourhood will be planned for in the next decade or so. They have been selected with the general demographic shifts and the specific political ambitions for this neighbourhood in mind.

starting your own life

survivers

nostalgia

What should you plan?

This moodboard reflects the kind of social and living environment that would attract the lifestyles as identified above. Furthermore, people are either looking for a comfortable home with, for example, parking facilities close by, in which case this neighbourhood will have to compete with the suburbs, or a living and social environment with lots of character and a unique identify. Which do you offer?

Living Environment

Neighbourhood orientation

Comfort or Identity

Living Environment

Neighbourhood orientation

Comfort or Identity

Living Environment

Neighbourhood orientation

Comfort or Identity

How should you accomplish this?

In order to create these living and social environments to attract the lifestyles as identified, the following should or should not be done:

Residential concepts

Must do
at least 70 square meters

Must not do
high rise blocks

Public space

Must do
play ground walking place for the elderly

Must not do
we should not mix the elderly and children

Degree/type of differentiation

Must do
new architecture with respect for the old sphere

Must not do
to megalomaan 'doe maar gewoon dan ben je al gek genoeg

Important facilities and features

Must do

Must not do

Where should you start?

A transitional phase is needed in which pioneers from these lifestyles and who are willing to invest are attracted to the area. In order to attract these pioneers some temporary facilities are needed. This is what you start with tomorrow!

Are there people who want to invest money in an area which is indeed developing but which still has a negative image?

yes, social housing corporation are planning to invest money

Are there pioneers who will win other people over once they have been won over themselves?

we should the shopping infrastructure to make more visible the fact that there are living different lifestyles. The services are flat nowadays

Which temporary facilities are required in order to breathe life into the transition? Examples may be studios for artists or small workshops for companies in accommodation that is getting too small.

now but we have to keep running as long as possible the sport facilities (squash) probably the best is to start withbuilding a new squash complex before demolishing the actual building

See the full report for all the questions and answers.