Intention agreement housing location Valkenburg

KCAP designed the spatial development framework for the former naval airfield Valkenburg in the municipality of Katwijk. The spatial framework responds to the urbanization challenge in finding a suitable area for residential housing in the southern Randstad. The urban design pays tribute to the past of the area by incorporating the different historical layers, from the former creek landscape to the runways and the landmark buildings of the site in an inclusive and sustainable proposal. KCAP, commissioned by the Central Government Real Estate Agency (Rijksvastgoedbedrijf), has designed the spatial development framework for the northern part of the former naval airbase Valkenburg in Katwijk. The plan provides space for 3000-3500 houses. The full development will be about 5600 houses.  This transformation of the former naval airbase into an attractive living environment is seen as creation of the fifth inclusive core within the municipality of Katwijk in the Dutch Randstad. For the framework and to create a new village with its own identity, the integral approach by KCAP combined the historical layers of the area, from the former Delta landscape to the latest occupation. All characteristics and technical site specifications were integrated into a parametric design process that delivers a flexible and sustainable spatial framework in which the main structures of roads, water and landscape are defined.  Within the framework, flexible development areas are created that can be developed according to time and demand. The former military landscape will be transformed in to a new, inclusive core within Katwijk municipality. A sustainable, navigable creek landscape that allows the clean dune water to flow through the area, forms the base for the reclamation of the former airbase and will shape the new core as the natural legacies play an important role in setting out KCAP’s vision. In addition, the former runways create a connecting crossroads that ...

Today, the municipality of Katwijk and BPD, Bouwfonds Property Development, have signed the letter of intent for the feasibility study for the development of a large number of sustainable and affordable homes next to the former naval airbase Valkenburg. KCAP is are responsible for the urban plan. Read more on www.katwijk.nl (Dutch).