Конкурс посвящен созданию сети общественных пространств на крышах в центре нидерландского города Херлен. В качестве старта для развития проекта выбрано семь зданий, главное из которых – культурный центр SCHUNCK. К реализации планируется приступить в ближайшее время, и уже в 2021 году на этих площадках пройдет «фестиваль крыш».
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SCHUNCK announces an international urban design idea competition for an urban rooftop project in the heart of the city of Heerlen (NL).
SCHUNCK is a multidisciplinary cultural institute that initiates innovative projects and an engaging museum programme in the fields of contemporary art, architecture, design and literature (public library). It acts as a dynamic platform for critical exploration, social interaction and the development of modern urban culture and infrastructure in the broadest sense. As an active player on a local, national and international level, SCHUNCK facilitates interaction between Heerlen and the world, delivering outstanding projects and exhibitions to professionals and everyday visitors. SCHUNCK is housed in the ‘Glaspaleis’, a modernistic, architectural landmark built by the architect Frits Peutz in 1935 as a fashion house and department store called “Schunck”. The Glaspaleis is included in the UIA (United International Architects) index of the 1,000 most significant architectural monuments of the 20th Century.
The city centre of Heerlen is characterised by a dense and diverse urban rooftop landscape.Large grey and sterile roof surfaces dominate the view from the top floors of the SCHUNCK Glaspaleis. The city centre includes several of such high-rise vantage points with stunning views on the urban rooftop landscape. Inspired by a broader international movement to explore urban rooftops, SCHUNCK and Heerlen aim to unlock the unused surface potential – and stunning views! – for gardening, arts, farming, cultural festivals, music, cinema, coffee houses, sports, tiny housing, et c. Rooftop projects in cities across the globe prove that gardens, art, recreation and/or business activity can turn ugly sterile spaces into something special. Previously regarded as unusable space, the landscape on rooftops is being reused for productive and sustainable purposes. Rooftops are a liability in terms of heat loss as well as emitting and reflecting heat into the atmosphere. The y provide many opportunities for improvement regarding climate change; including solar panels as well as (green) compensation surfaces that are now mandatory in new buildings. Recreational/residential rooftops expand opportunities for outdoor living, tourism and (cultural) entrepreneurship. It provides an exciting opportunity for the cultural and economic development of the inner city of Heerlen.
The concept for The Heerlen Rooftop Project has two principal action lines:
stimulate owners in the city centre of Heerlen to make their own rooftops accessible and sustainable.
initiate and co-organise recurring Rooftop Festivals with the municipality of Heerlen and multiple, cultural partners to encourage (local) stakeholders, participants, entrepreneurs and property owners to establish more and more (sustainable) rooftopprojects. The first edition of the Heerlen Rooftop Festival will be in 2021, which is the finishing year of IBA Parkstad Limburg.
The Heerlen Rooftop Project is divided into three phases:Phase 1 – Research & Design (2019). Phase 2 – Realisation & Transformation (2020/21). Phase 3 – Heerlen Rooftop Festival (2021). This idea competition is part of phase 1. The site of the idea competition comprises sevenrooftop locations situated around SCHUNCK, set in the heart of the city. The challenge consists of designing anurban masterplan for seven located rooftops which should partly be designed - where possible - as a rooftop circuit.