E13 Sites - Leeuwarden (NL)

Leeuwarden (NL), E13

Site Location Leeuwarden, Southeast city centre
Category Strategic - urban - architectural
Site Family How to integrate vacant sites into urban development?

Commision after competition Involvement in local design assignment

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How can the site contribute to the adaptable city? 

As in many other European towns and cities the city centre of Leeuwarden has undergone a transformation, both in terms of use and infrastructure. Both during the daytime and in the evening the lively atmosphere has declined: more and more retail outlets are going out of business − leading to vacancies and deterioration. Leeuwarden aspires to a dynamic development in the city centre, one that anticipates the opportunities that a changing society offers. It envisages a return to a combined residential-work function, with smaller shops, studios and offices among the housing in a way that reflects the needs of the inhabitants as well as autonomous developments.