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Analysis of the Zuiderdok in Antwerp for Living+ project

DESIGN SITE Analysis of the Zuiderdok in Antwerp for Living+ project

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Analysis big scale: distance to other cities 3


Analysis big scale: location 4


Analysis big scale: highways
Analyses big scale 5


Analysis big scale: main roads 6


Analysis big scale: trainstations 7


Analysis big scale: parcs 8


Analysis big scale: squares 9


Analysis big scale: facilities 10


Analysis big scale: water 11


Analysis big scale: total 12


Analysis big scale: walking distance 13


Analysis big scale: cycling distance 14


Map of Antwerp in 1883, with “Wijk ‘t Zuid” still as Our direct design site used to be old shipping
a masterplan. docks. A large number of coal and sand barges of-
ten moored here. But because of the dozens of
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sels, the docks were soon called the Mussel Quay.
The activity attracted secondary activities and in no
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rine shops and cafes of course. This beautiful pe-
riod lasted barely 87 years.

History 15


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came to small for the bigger ships used at that ent destination: dwelling blocks, workshops, tav-
time. The city council decided to damp the docks.
In 1967 the last barge left the docks.
an old grain silo at Louvain Street, which leads to
the Waalsekaai and muted Schippersdok and sec-
ondly to Cockerillkaai.

History 16


Analysis small scale: location 17


11m
165m 13m
552m
61m

AREA:

75m
92m
13
m
57.600 sq m
80m

14m
12m

Analysis small scale: dimensions 18


Analysis small scale: other big squares 19


Analysis small scale: reference projects 20


Analysis small scale: reference projects 21


Analyses small scale: reference projects 22


Analysis small scale: elevations 23


Analyses small scale: sightlines 24


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NOISE

Analyses small scale: noise 26


400 1600

1000

Analysis small scale: parking 27


Analyses small scale: facilities 28


Analysis small scale: green 29


A

South-east elevation South-east elevation
North-west elevation North-west elevation

B B
F F

E
D D

E

C C

A

Analyses small scale: sections 30


Scheldestraat Vorstermanstraat Verlatstraat Museumstraat De Burburestraat Pourbusstraat Kasteelsstraat Namenstraat

South-east Elevation 1:1000

Section C-C 1:200

Museumstraat Verschansingstraat

1,800 9,900 4,200

4,000 10,500 4,800

+0.150 +0.150 ±0.00
±0.00

Section D-D 1:200 Section E-E 1:200

Kasteelstraat

Kasteelsstraat

3,300 9,400 4,000

+0.150 ±0.00

Section F-F 1:200
Section C-C 1:200

Analysis small scale: sections 31


3d-model on Blackboard

3D model 32


Solar study 33


Neighberhood 34


Nowadays the “Zuiderdokken” are used as big The docks also house big cultural events like these
parking lots where big events take place like carni- art exhibitions. And the 0110 Antwerp concerts
vals and circuses. Among these events is the annu- where held here as well.
al “Sinksenfoor”, a big fair on the day we call Pink-

current use 35


-re-open the 3 docks The big landmark on the west side of the docks.
-2 for boats and 1 for swimming This will probebly be a hotel and casino.
-squares at both end of the site
-integrated art
-big landmark at the west

Future 36


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with a uniform height and density, collective ele- comodate funcions on the level of the city. They
ments on a local level, which are linearly arranged extend the existing logic of elements in the tis-
whithin the infrastructural network, formed by the sue of the city: Museumsite, park, zuiderdokken,…
quays, the current Singel and the future Green Sin- Whithin the site, they serve as cores for develop-
gel. On the site itself, one set of roads runs straight ment.”
through the site in a Northeast to Southwest di-
rection, always maintaining visual contact with the
river. A subordinate set interconnects these main
roads.

Future 37

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