Tree-Ways for Water Issues

Urban Forestry as a way to better connect the old and new in Zwolle

Master thesis (2023)

Authors

K.V. Stam Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

J.R.T. van der Velde Landscape Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
W.W.L.M. Wilms Floet Situated Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2023 Kari Stam
Water storage Urban Forestry Healthy Environments Water issues Urban challenges
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Published Date

28-06-2023

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

Before you lies the graduation project ‘Tree-Ways for Water Issues’. This project is made within the Urban Forestry Lab as part of the Flowscapes Graduation Studio of the master track Landscape Architecture at the TU Delft.

This graduation project for Zwolle investigates how the revision of the tree and blue structure, necessary for climate change, can be used simultaneously for a number of future spatial challenges for the city as a healthy living environment.
The motivation for this is the demand for more space for water storage and the improvement of greenery by adding and transforming it in conjunction with landscape and urban challenges.

Based on the morphological analysis of the entire city, current policy documents, research into water issues, and the landscape architectural concept of Urban Forestry, an Urban Forestry Plan has been created for the area enclosed by the city ring road, with a detailed plan for the neighborhood Kamperpoort, where greenery, traffic, urbanization, and water challenges converge.

This report presents a literature study, site research, and a design proposal for a new tree structure in Zwolle. The purpose of this project is to showcase how a potential forested structure in an urban environment can help alleviate waterproblems.