Format
Brief
City
Breda
Country
Netherlands
Metro Area
Breda
Project Type
Planned Community or Resort
Location Type
Other Central City
Land Uses
Mixed Residential
Multifamily Rental Housing
Office
Open space
Retail
Keywords
Bike-friendly
Diverse design
Former military base
Healthy place features
Historic town
Pedestrian-oriented development
Public space
Public-private partnership
Sustainable development
Transit-oriented development
ULI Awards for Excellence 2007 Finalist
Urban infill
Site Size
32
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
1999
Date Opened
2007
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After centuries of use as a military base, a 13-hectare (32 acre) land parcel in the historic center of Breda has been reborn as a public domain. Based on a plan created by architect Rem Koolhas (Office for Metropolitan Architecture), Chassé Park, a multiuse urban infill community has sprouted up where barracks once housed soldiers. It comprises 700 housing units, including 100 units of public housing; 30,000 square meters (322,917 sf) of office space; 2,000 square meters (21,528 sf) of retail space; 1,500 underground parking spaces; and eight hectares (20 ac) of public parkland.
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Format
Brief
City
Breda
Country
Netherlands
Metro Area
Breda
Project Type
Planned Community or Resort
Location Type
Other Central City
Land Uses
Mixed Residential
Multifamily Rental Housing
Office
Open space
Retail
Keywords
Bike-friendly
Diverse design
Former military base
Healthy place features
Historic town
Pedestrian-oriented development
Public space
Public-private partnership
Sustainable development
Transit-oriented development
ULI Awards for Excellence 2007 Finalist
Urban infill
Site Size
32
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
1999
Date Opened
2007
Developers/Owners
AM
Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
Proper Stok, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Planner/Architect
Rem Koolhaas (OMA)
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Architects
Kantoor Kollhoff
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Architecten Werkgroep Tilburg
Tilburg, the Netherlands
Duinker van der Torre Architecten
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Erick van Egeraat
Rottedam, the Netherlands
Grosfeld Architecten
Breda, the Netherlands
Kuiper Compagnons
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Van Sambeek & Van Veen
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Xaveer de Geyter Architecten
Brussels, Belgium
Landscape Architect
West 8 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Principal Author(s)
Julie Stern
ULI Awards for Excellence 2007 Finalist