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park supermarket by van bergen kolpa architects
rotterdam firm van bergen kolpa architects have developed 'park supermarket', a spatial
development model for a landscape supermarket situated in the metropolitan parks of
the randstad. the dutch polder landscapes, which were once the icons of the country's
food production, are now situated in inner city locations and are under pressure of rising
water tables and climate changes. the architects posed the question - 'can these areas play
a new role in food and recreation needs for the randstad population, which today knows
170 different nationalities, food and culinary traditions?'
the park supermarket balance has been set up around food and its randstad consumers
and is projected in the agrarian park landscape of the city. on good accessible locations like
midden delfland and based on underlying soil types (peat and clay), new climate zones
(moderate, mediterranean and tropical) and raised water levels an entirely new landscape
is introduced where the contents of a contemporary supermarket are cultivated and sold.
each department knows its characteristic growing conditions and product types such as
pandan-en risotto rice on water terraces, tilapia fish in basins and kiwi's and avocados along
undulating fruit walls. the climate household of the outdoor supermarket is supported by
old techniques such as warmth accumulating snake walls and more contemporary solutions
as insulating water spray 'roofs' and floor heating on the basis of thermal warmth.
because of its set up in small plots of one hectare each park supermarket is able grow
with the need for diversity of food of the consumer and the renewing insights in
agrarian techniques. randstad inhabitants will in this way be able to consume and recreate
in a new park landscape for the 21st century.
'park supermarket' is part of the exhibition 'architecture of consequence' opening
today at the netherlands architecture institute and will be on display until may 16, 2010.
meat dairy department
fruit department
fruit department
rice department
rice department
fish department
fish department
aerial view of park supermarket
model of park supermarket
existing landscape
supermarket concept
park supermarket location
how each crop can grow
floor plan of park supermarket
project info:
client: stroom den haag en provincie zuid holland
project: foodprint 2009-2010 'voedsel voor de stad'
location: midden delfland
programme: 1600 hectares of landscape supermarket
landscape and ecology advice: alterra wageningen UR, vincent kuypers
model: werkplaats vincent de rijk
planning: research 2009, design 2010, construction 2011
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