City around the corner

Strategic design interventions to alter the urban rhythm in the peri-urban areas of Rotterdam

Master thesis (2022)

Authors

J.S. Brouwer Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

B. Hausleitner Urban Design - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
Alex Wandl Environmental Technology and Design - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
W.J. Verheul Urban Development Management - Architecture and the Built Environment (coach)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2022 Juliette Brouwer
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Published Date

24-06-2022

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

In the current era of global warming and urbanisation, it has become imperative to change the urban rhythm. Our current mobility habits make human and nature unhappy and unhealthy. This problem is apparent in sub-urban neighbourhoods, that often experience low connectivity and low local vitality. The 15-minute city is a model that puts focus on vicinity in the city. In the 15-Minute city, all urban facilities needed to live, learn and thrive are within a 15-minute reach by foot or bicycle from home.
In my graduation project, I research how the neighbourhoods in the periphery of Rotterdam could be designed for slow traffic and local activity. I do this by implementing a certain concept, the 15-Minute City, in a multitude of environments, the peripheral neighbourhoods of Rotterdam, which results in an understanding of the stretch of the concept and the meaning for the city. Key themes are accessibility, density and diversity. Through scenario construction, two future 15-minute cities are explored, resulting in a design strategy for the future urban rhythm of peri-urban areas.