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Maankwartier / Moon Quarter Heerlen NL
New construction of 90,000m2 homes, shops, commercial units, hotel and public parking garage. Towards the design of artist Michel Huisman, a new district is being built as a connecting element across the railway yard. Wauben Architects is responsible for the translation of the spatial concept into an architecturally and technically feasible plan. The unique inner-city location on top of the rail infrastructure is very complex and has high performance requirements for logistics, safety and sound insulation. The gigantic complex has many user functions, many of which are delivered as a hull. An accurate integration of escape routes and installations ensures maximum flexibility and adaptability.
Attempts by the Dutch Railways NS around 1995, in close cooperation with the municipality to redevelop the station and expand it with shops and offices, ran aground, even in times when commercial property in the Netherlands was still doing well. When everyone in Heerlen had resigned themselves to the inevitable, a local artist - Michel Huisman - came up with a plan through the media. Huisman was and is not an architect, but with his passionate drawings and ditto stories he managed to get a majority of local politics on a par with the project, renamed it Maankwartier / Moon Quarter. The Maankwartier must connect the center of Heerlen to the north side of the city via rail. The implementation consists of large-scale retail trade (12,000 m2), shops (2,000 m2), hotel / catering industry (7,500 m2), offices (13,900 m2), owner-occupied and rented housing (99 units) and two underground parking garages with 1,175 parking spaces at north and south side and a bicycle parking for 800 bicycles. Weller Property Development develops the offices, the large and small-scale retail trade, the parking facilities and rental apartments. The municipality of Heerlen is responsible for the physical overhang of the railway and all public infrastructure. The municipality has also realized a new bus station. Furthermore, the municipality has issued a guarantee for the purchase of 4000 m2 of office space. NS Stations is the developer of the new train station and associated shops. Building development Jongen participates with a parking garage, 6200 m2 of space for a supermarket, 4000 m2 of office space and a number of owner-occupied apartments. The concrete slab that comes over the railway is the basis for a hotel and some shops, because legislation does not permit living above the railway.
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Maankwartier / Moon Quarter Heerlen NL
New construction of 90,000m2 homes, shops, commercial units, hotel and public parking garage. Towards the design of artist Michel Huisman, a new district is being built as a connecting element across the railway yard. Wauben Architects is responsible for the translation of the spatial concept into an architecturally and technically feasible plan. The unique inner-city location on top of the rail infrastructure is very complex and has high performance requirements for logistics, safety and sound insulation. The gigantic complex has many user functions, many of which are delivered as a hull. An accurate integration of escape routes and installations ensures maximum flexibility and adaptability.
Attempts by the Dutch Railways NS around 1995, in close cooperation with the municipality to redevelop the station and expand it with shops and offices, ran aground, even in times when commercial property in the Netherlands was still doing well. When everyone in Heerlen had resigned themselves to the inevitable, a local artist - Michel Huisman - came up with a plan through the media. Huisman was and is not an architect, but with his passionate drawings and ditto stories he managed to get a majority of local politics on a par with the project, renamed it Maankwartier / Moon Quarter. The Maankwartier must connect the center of Heerlen to the north side of the city via rail. The implementation consists of large-scale retail trade (12,000 m2), shops (2,000 m2), hotel / catering industry (7,500 m2), offices (13,900 m2), owner-occupied and rented housing (99 units) and two underground parking garages with 1,175 parking spaces at north and south side and a bicycle parking for 800 bicycles. Weller Property Development develops the offices, the large and small-scale retail trade, the parking facilities and rental apartments. The municipality of Heerlen is responsible for the physical overhang of the railway and all public infrastructure. The municipality has also realized a new bus station. Furthermore, the municipality has issued a guarantee for the purchase of 4000 m2 of office space. NS Stations is the developer of the new train station and associated shops. Building development Jongen participates with a parking garage, 6200 m2 of space for a supermarket, 4000 m2 of office space and a number of owner-occupied apartments. The concrete slab that comes over the railway is the basis for a hotel and some shops, because legislation does not permit living above the railway.