From the city, into the city, beyond the city
Integrating the historical country estate into the Arnhem city as key components of an urban structure
L. Qian (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
S.I. de Wit – Mentor (TU Delft - Landscape Architecture)
Taneha Kuzniecow Bacchin – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Urban Design)
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Abstract
In urban landscape, heritage is often a complex element. They are the signs of urban colonization, the evidence of transformation of historical social rights, the witness of urbanization process and sometimes even the manifestation of the urban topographical features. The relationship between urban heritage with new-developed urban area –the discussion between past and future, is always an interesting and exciting topic for me. The location, position, attention and many other characters of the urban heritage changes with the urbanization process, which usually cause disconnection, paradox and chaos. There are counter-examples in these cases, but no matter what, they are usually not built to adapt to the current urban environment. However, the urban heritage usually has great potentials for the city development. For example, heritage tourism is seen as a way to bolster struggling urban economies and redevelop municipal spaces (Chang.T.C, Milne.S, Fallon.D, Pohlmann.C, 1996). Therefore, how to turn contradictions into opportunities is what we need to focus on. The initial assignment of this project comes from the recreational and co-using demands of the historical country estates owners in Arnhem, Gelderland. But is this the true issue of these estates? What is hiding behind this demand? What makes the owners felt wrong? Do these estates integrate well with the newly developed urban environment? What are the positions of these estates in Arnhem city today? Since most of the country estates were located outside the city but had now surrounded by the urban area, what kind of contradictions and problems will be produced? And most importantly, what can I do for them?