I-Lent Riverpark Nijmegen

I-Lent Riverpark Nijmegen

I-Lent Riverpark - 120ha.

The project of the Waal River in Nijmegen takes a key position in the national river safety program ‘Room for the River’. It is the most comprehensive and complex case in a series of projects. Besides the water management measures (construction of a side channel with inlet work, relocating dikes and nature development) the construction of three special bridges and the development of an inhabited island in the river makes this project unique. In Nijmegen the ambition of integrating the twin objective ‘Improving Water safety and Environmental quality’ is really achieved. The design is made up of three different layers: 1. build, 2. grow and 3. fluctuation. The layer ‘build’ is precise and concrete, with bridges, paths and quays. The growth of the green landscape is not precisely predictable. Under the influence of river dynamics, grazing, vegetation development and human use, a varied and variegated landscape will slowly emerge and change over time. The fluctuation of the water levels through the seasons is the third layer. This means the character and appearance of the river park and its accessibility are always different, following the seasons. The construction of the trails at different heights responds to this “water calendar”. One of the bridges "The Zalige bridge" – nominated for the Dutch Design Awards 2018 - is the best example of this dialogue between men, technique and nature.

As landscape architects we had a key-position in all fases of the project and were in charge of the cooperation with the architects for the bridges: Next Architects, Ney-Poulissen Architects, Zwarts&Jansma architects.

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Year of the project conception
2012
Year of completion of the project
2016
COST (€/m²) ($/m²) (€/ha) ($/ha)
126.000.000,-
Price category
Articulation
Price subcategory
Espacio fluvial
Surface
120 ha.
Customer type
Administració pública
Customer Name
Projectoffice Room for the River & Gemeente Nijmegen
Construction company
Dura Vermeer / Ploegam
Works management
Floris Ackers
Address
Soesterweg 300
City / Place
Amersfoort
Region
Gelderland
Country
Netherlands