Zutphen_IJsselkade

Zutphen_IJsselkade

Zutphen IJsselkade

Zutphen IJssel Quay

The purpose of the proposal

The approach to the IJsselkade was part of the national Delta Program ‘Ruimte voor de Rivier’ with the aim of making the quay water safe and the old city centre flood protected. HOSPER was asked by the municipality to give a major qualitative impulse to the IJsselkade by means of a redevelopment plan for the public space (including image quality for the civil engineering works and a new restaurant on the quay) with a reinforcement of the quay appropriate to the city, to respond to the cultural history, to improve the connection to the new residential area Noorderhaven and to improve the relationship of the old city center with the IJsselkade.

Description of the project

As part of the Delta Program ‘Ruimte voor de Rivier’, the IJssel River near Zutphen needed to be widened and the quay reinforced. HOSPER designed a green quay to fit in with the experience of the river landscape and the fortified past of Zutphen. An important source of information was a cultural-historical area survey by the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed during the design process. The new quay features elongated grass areas within a sleek and kinked line pattern parallel to the river. The grass areas provide ample space for recreational use and are finished with white seating edges and black benches designed by Studio Carmela Bogman.

Assessment of the finished work

The IJsselkade has undergone a metamorphosis: from a messy area with social and physical wear and tear to a city front to be proud of. This is due to the clear design choice for a green quay as an addition to the historic, stony inner city and because 10 years of solid cooperation by all parties involved in a fixed team and from vision to detail. With robust yet elegant design interventions, a green stage for urban life has been designed. It provides generous living space and provokes dignified behavior. The IJsselkade is a ‘boost’ for the spatial completeness and cohesion of Zutphen.

 

 

Client: Municipality of Zutphen

Partners: Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management + Delta Programme Rivers, Water Board Rijn and IJssel, Province of Gelderland, National Cultural Heritage Agency

Landscape Architecture: HOSPER landschapsarchitectuur
Role of the office in this project: design public space including the main architectural designs for the flood protection walls and bridges

Other designers involved in the design of landscape: Studio DL (lighting design), Studio Carmela Bogman (design benches), IAA architects (design catering kiosk) Roelofs/Nepocon/Orbis (technical design), NTP Groep, De Klerk Werkendam, Platenkamp (builder)

Photography: Pieter Kers

52.1417757, 6.1911417

Year of the project conception
2012
Year of completion of the project
2024
COST (€/m²) ($/m²) (€/ha) ($/ha)
5600 €/ha
Price category
Transition
Price subcategory
Espacio fluvial
Surface
3
Customer type
Administració pública
Customer Name
Municipality Zutphen
U.M.
ha
Construction company
various
Works management
Edwin Koning
Maintenance manager
Municipality Zutphen
Maintenance costs (€/m²)
unknown
Address
IJsselkade 11 d, 7201 HB
Coordinates UTM
52.1417757,6.1911417
City / Place
Zutphen
Region
Gelderland
Country
Netherlands