Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Trekvliettracée: Versailles-style high speed road

Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) announces the completion of a research study for a new masterplan in The Hague. The study, undertaken on behalf of BPF Bouwinvest, Rabo Vastgoed and the city of The Hague, considers the 125 hectare site known as Binckhorst.

The project for the new masterplan is the proposed Trekvliettracée, a tunnel facilitating faster connection between Rotterdam and The Hague.

Complete redevelopment for Binckhorst is expected by 2020.The project is lead by OMA partner Floris Alkemade, whose previous work includes the Zeche Zollverein Kohlenwäsche building and masterplan in Essen; as well as masterplans for Almere, Orchard Road in Singapore, Euralille and the Universal Studios Headquarters. Alkemade is joined by OMA project architects Joshua Beck and Mark Veldman.

Take a look at the project: a Versailles-style park with a road that comes into it and disappears under the water alley. (click to enlarge) Wow! Those towers are really weird though...

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