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New Buildings (densification)
Water Structure
Interplay of landscape and infrastrcuture
Regional WATER Structure
bicycle network
tram + regional bus and local bus lines
proposed tram line
proposed public transport network
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KORTRIJK: Hoog Kortrijk: Strategy for Knowledge Axis South (2012)
Location: Kortrijk, Belgium
Designers: RUA and Leiedal Veerle Cox, Beatrice de Carli, Bruno De Meulder, Steven Hoornaert, Griet Lannoo, Ivan Llach, Kees Lokman, Michael Luegering, Matteo Motti, Takuma Ono, Jeroen Provoost, Paolo Russo, Kelly Shannon, Chris van der Zwet, Eva Vanmarcke
Commissioned by: Leiedal
Period of design: January 2012
BELGIUM
Sustainable Development Strategy for Hoog-Kortrijk
Hoog-Kortrijk Parallax contains a spatial strategy for the further sustainable development of the suburban part of Kortrijk along the E17 highway built 50 years ago and called Hoog-Kortrijk.
The strategy emphasizes the need to complement the completely car-oriented organization of the area with a high-quality public transport system and soft mobility networks (bikes, pedestrians) embedded in a forceful landscape structure. Strengthened water structures and forests form the backbones of this resilient landscape structure that can frame the further urban development of the area.
Modes of Transport
The Concept of “Parallax”
Parallax is a word commonly used by astronomers and used to describe a displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight, and is measured by the angle or semi-angle of inclination between those two lines. The term is derived from the Greek παράλλαξις (parallaxis), meaning “alteration”.
Philosophic and Geometric Sense of Parallax
In a philosophic/geometric sense, parallax is an apparent change in the direction of an object, caused by a change in observational position that provides a new line of sight.
Implications of Parallax for Urban Planning
The use of the term "Parallax" suggests a need to consider multiple perspectives and layers in urban planning, emphasizing the importance of adaptive and flexible approaches to the sustainable development of Hoog-Kortrijk.
Urban Platforms (mineral surfaces)
Green Structure