Sports complex Hogekwartier Amersfoort presented

The city entrance of Amersfoort is being transformed into a green boulevard with remarkable building ensembles alongside. The development plan by KCAP already radically improved the post-war neighborhoods by connecting them safely with a grade separated crossing, with an outstanding swim and sports complex from VenhoevenCS architecture+urbanism. When fully realized, the plan delivers about 820 much-needed residences, of which a large part are affordable. With the recent delivery of 165 houses by de Alliantie and Moke Architecten, the eastern composition of 4 towers is now completed! Along the Valleikanaal an ecological park designed by MTD Landschapsarchitecten is realized which extends onto the green decks between the towers. The project is part of a comprehensive approach by de Alliantie and Gemeente Amersfoort to improve and renew these neighborhoods into vibrant and livable city districts for Amersfoort.  You can find a video on the construction process here.

Our projects Hogekwartier in Amersfoort commissioned by De Alliantie and Science Park Amsterdam, a masterplan we developed in collaboration with Karres en Brands Landscape Architecture and Urbanism, are nominated for the SKG audience award. The audience award is part of the SKG Award for sustainable area developments and organized by the chair of Area Development of the Delft University of Technology. SKG (Stichting Kennis Gebiedsontwikkeling) connects a growing number of public, private, and third sector organisations involved in area development across The Netherlands. The main goal is to promote a professional, reflective area development practice aimed towards a sustainable built environment. That is precisely the topic of the both projects you can vote for: for Hogekwartier in Amersfoort, KCAP proposed an urban redevelopment masterplan for the post-war neighbourhoods of Amersfoort to improve and renew these areas. Concerning the masterplan of Amsterdam Science Park, KCAP used a historical polder layout to provide a straightforward template for this university campus expansion, with flexibility for variation and future developments and great emphasis on outdoor meeting places. As both projects provide a sustainable built environment that is in line with the SKG award’s criteria, they are nominated for the audience award. Do you want to help us win? You can vote for our projects until the 29th of March on the website of Gebiedsontwikkeling.nu. The winners will be announced on the 31st of March.  

Another step in the realisation of KCAP's masterplan for Hogekwartier Amersfoort has been celebrated yesterday: the first stone ceremony for the sport complex, a competition win by Venhoeven CS with partner Olco-Sportsphere, started officially construction. Previously, the viaduct by NIO has been realised and block 1 housing complex by JSA is heading towards completion. Click here to follow the construction via webcam.

The next step in the realisation of KCAP's masterplan for Hogekwartier Amersfoort has been presesented: the winning design by Olco-Sportsphere and architect Venhoeven CS for the sports complex Hogekwartier. The building will be built by 2017. In total Hogekwartier will comprise of 800 residential units and the new sports complex. Previously, the viaduct ‘de Verbinding’ by NIO has been realised and block 1 by JSA is under construction.Click here to view a movie shown at the presentation which also gives a good overview of the area. Click here for the official press release (in Dutch) of the municipality.

On September 25th, the new viaduct and tunnel along Hogeweg in Amersfoort have been officially opened. The tunnel is an important element in the urban redevelopment of Hogeweg area since it enables to create a barrierfree multilevel crossing along the central acces which connects the city centre of Amersfoort with the highway. Find pictures of the opening event on the facebook page of Hogekwartier.

Today construction of Hogekwartier in Amersfoort officially starts. KCAP Architects&Planners is responsible for the urban plan and is involved as supervisor in the implementation of the plan. Hogekwartier is an area development of the postwar neighborhoods of Amersfoort and part of 'Amersfoort Renews' initiative which aimes to improve and renew those neighborhoods. The development includes 800 homes, a sports center with swimming pool and sports hall and the renewal of the street Hogeweg, an urban access road that connects the city center with the highway. Hogeweg as a new city entrance of Amersfoort will be transformed into a green boulevard with a sequence of various residential typologies. Hogekwartier is being developed by the municipality of Amersfoort and housing corporation de Alliantie.