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URBAN DESIGN CHASSÉ SITE
OMA, WEST 8 I.S.M. DIVERSE ARCHITECTEN, 1994-2004, Nonnenveld, Het Bolwerk e.o., Breda
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ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Diverse architecten
URBAN DESIGN:
OMA
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT:
West 8
BUILDING TYPE:
Urban plans
RELATED BUILDINGS:
Municipal Office Breda
Pop Centre Mezz
Park Apartments Chasséterrein
Chassé Theatre
Housing Block Het Paleis
The release by the Dutch Ministry of Defence of this large plot of land after many years’ use opened the way to realizing a high-grade urban development bordering on the old town. OMA masterplanned the area as a campus, siting urban blocks freely in the space, each with its own typology and designed by a different practice. The whole sits atop a large underground parking facility. The ground plane between the blocks is virtually car-free, with the car park roof fitted out as a public plaza interspersed with semi-public gardens. Altogether, the plan comprises some 650 housing units, 1500 parking spaces and 8000 square metres of commercial premises. OMA went on to design the underground car park and a quadrangle of housing in the centre of the site. West 8 did the landscaping.