WITT Woerden
Project Witt is located between the railroad and the Johan de Wittlaan, next to the former Campina site in Woerden. The site of approx. 100 x 100 meters is crossed with a green bicycle route from the adjacent train station. On the noise-exposed railroad side, three apartment buildings have been placed in an ascending green slope with roof gardens under which parking is organized.
On the other side of the bike path, ground-level housing has been realized around a collective courtyard garden. Here, too, cars have been solved in a built parking facility under the homes. A cohesive car-free neighborhood has been designed with plenty of space for public and collective greenery. A communal gazebo for residents in the courtyard garden enhances neighborhood cohesion.
Apartments: 3 Brothers de Witt
The 74 apartments are divided into three building sections, connected by a rising green deck with space underneath for cars and storage. The three blocks differ in height and position, but are architecturally highly cohesive. The middle and lowest five-story block contains 25 social housing units and is moved forward about 10 meters from the other two blocks. This gives this building a clear address on the green bicycle street and creates a nice transition with the ground-level homes, which have been set back slightly in their neighborhoods. At the urban planning level, a spatial sequence is created and the green embankment with roof gardens is thus connected between the three buildings.
Tough masonry with 'caps'
The ground-level houses and the substructure of the apartments are built in four colors of brickwork with deep, often layered recesses. This provides shading, offers privacy and limits direct sunlight. On the south facades, the facade openings have protruding "caps. These small canopies give the extra depth effect, but are mainly intended to reduce heating. In summer, when the sun is high, much of the solar radiation is prevented, and with low sun in winter, the entry of heat does get a chance.
Margin strip for a chat with your neighbors
The homes along the public bicycle route are slightly elevated relative to ground level and have been given a built margin strip in masonry with planters and steps. This creates an informal additional outdoor space at the front of the house. The other ground-level homes alternately have a small co-designed front garden or a margin strip with planters as part of the facade.
Gardening together in collective inner gardens
The private gardens of the dwellings have deliberately been kept compact to provide space for a large collective garden. By means of a participation project, the garden was designed with space for playing, meeting, trees and a vegetable or herb garden. The gardens are separated with a beech hedge and two storage rooms placed at right angles to the houses for maximum transparency. The deck houses are also connected to the courtyard garden. All deck gardens can access the lower collective garden via a "back path" and a large set of stairs in the green embankment.
Garden house as a meeting space
A collective garden house is designed centrally in the courtyard garden. Here there is space for organizing small neighborhood activities, allowing residents to meet each other. It is a well-insulated space that can be used year-round for parties, a play area for children or the recurring garden day. In contrast to the masonry houses, the garden house is materialized in black and wood and is also different in shape. On the Johan de Wittlaan, the garden house already presents itself and is designed in conjunction with an extension and yard partition of one of the houses as a gateway to the courtyard garden.
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