A city park on top of shops and a dike

Book Chapter (2017)
Author(s)

Peter van Veelen (TU Delft - OLD Urban Compositions)

Mark Voorendt (TU Delft - Hydraulic Structures and Flood Risk)

C van der Zwet (Van Hattum en Blankevoort)

Research Group
OLD Urban Compositions
Copyright
© 2017 P.C. van Veelen, M.Z. Voorendt, C van der Zwet
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Publication Year
2017
Language
English
Copyright
© 2017 P.C. van Veelen, M.Z. Voorendt, C van der Zwet
Research Group
OLD Urban Compositions
Pages (from-to)
170-171
ISBN (print)
978-94-6186-808-4
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Abstract

The Roof Park ('Dakpark’) is
an elevated park on a former railway yard in the Delfshaven quarter in
Rotterdam. The park is located on top of the roof of a new shopping centre,
which includes a parking garage (hence its name, ‘dak’ means ‘roof’). The park
is the largest green roof in Rotterdam and one of the largest in the
Netherlands. The park offers a playground, communal garden and a Mediterranean
garden with an orangery (figure 9). The Roof Park is 1,000 m long and 80 m
wide. The park is situated 9 m above street level. There is 25,000 m2 retail spaces
under the city park, and the structure includes a car park with space for about
750 cars. The gardens bring more nature to the district, and the project as a
whole has provided more employment. The Roof Park is combined with a dike, the
‘Delflandse Dijk’, that is part of dike ring 14, which protects the urban area
of the Randstad.

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