Masterplan Kapel Ter Bede
Kortrijk
To the east of the city of Kortrijk, clamped between the E17 highway, the Bossuit-Kortrijk canal, and the ring road, lies the opportunity to transform an as of yet untouched landscape into an industrial area. ATAMA has developed a plan for approximately 100,000 m² of industrial development in relation to this landscape.
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The plan is structured around three zones. Along the E17 large-scale commercial buildings are proposed, accessible via an existing industrial area and occupying a prominent position next to the highway. Behind this strip, a periphery forest will be planted to significantly enhance the ecological value of the area.
The third zone is primarily a construction-free area surrounded by a framework that provides pedestrians and cyclists with comfortable circulation.
On the outer side of this framework, businesses are situated, accessible via a surrounding road. At the heart of the framework, employees and passersby find a landscaped park and space for recreation. As a common thread throughout the park, a regional bicycle route will be established.
1000 trees and a park
Space for (manufacturing) economic activity is under pressure, both in cities and increasingly in the surrounding periphery. Industrial sites are gradually filling up. Too often, these environments are approached purely from an infrastructural perspective: How can we maximize the number of businesses with minimal road infrastructure? The landscape is often relegated to buffer zones and exiled into less efficient areas of the site that are deemed unsuitable for construction.
The master plan draws on concepts from current practice case studies and recent research into stacking industrial buildings as a legitimate alternative to space-devouring horizontal developments. This results in a much more dense plan that accommodates not only 100,000 m² of industrial space and offices but also room for park structures, water buffering, and nature interaction.
