The Architectural Development of Dutch Parking Garages
A critical review on the embedding in the urban environment
S.A.P. Suijs (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
M.M. Teunissen – Mentor (TU Delft - Teachers of Practice / A)
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Abstract
The car is a demanding mode of transport. The small capacity, the limited daily use and the number of parking spots that are needed on different locations; at home, at work and other locations makes a vehicle a space-consuming object. Especially in cities, the number of cars effects the liveability, because they are prevailing on the streets. To reduce on-street parking, the development of parking garages represents an important role. And because the number of vehicles in the Netherlands is still growing, the amount of car parks will increase. Parking garages are starting to get a more prior place in the urban environment. The last two decades there has been a noticeable shift by urban planners and architects. A parking garage is also part of the urban fabric and needs to get more design attention. This research will show several examples of recently built Dutch parking garages in which the architecture played an important role.