Orchid City the Woods is situated in a former 'polder' area. The masterplan consists of a rewilding strategy combined with regenerative production, agricultural innovation and greenhouses. Its core has an urban vibe, surrounded with satellites in diverse landscapes such as wetlands, forests, and fields.
The landscape mirrors a core objective of this plan, developing knowledge in agricultural production, climate adaptation, generational inclusion, and senior care.
Specific features
Research & Higher learning
Regenerative nature
Climate adaptive solutions
Trans-generational living
Affordability
Project info
Inhabitants: 5,000
Total area: 1,845 ha
Built / Open: 33 ha / 1,812 ha
Development IRR: 20%
ORCHID CITY WATERFRONT DOWNTOWN
Located next to the forest, on the fields and in the center of Orchid City, the Downtown has an urban vibe, with a high density of different housing typologies for students, families and elderly. Different functions like sports and meeting spaces are integrated within the public space. The roofs of the buildings are used for food or energy production, and the lake is used for rain water retention and leisure.
Apartment buildings with diverse typologies, Row housing
R&D Laboratory
Offices & co-working spaces
Schools & healthcare center
Restaurants, shops and entertainment
Green terraces
Community spaces
“We need to be able to answer not yesterday’s challenges, but tomorrow’s challenges.”
– Frans Timmermans
NEIGHBOuRHOOD ON THE wetlands
Situated in the west of Orchid City, this area represents a neighborhood built around and on the water. A living lab for the future of the Netherlands, experimenting with water management, wet cultivation and a habitat for birds.
Semi-detached and detached houses with gardens
Wet cultivation and aquatic vegetation
Forest of wild vegetation
Bird watching areas & fish ponds
Community living spaces
Family greenhouses and nurseries
Leisure areas, sailing and fishing facilities
farm village
The area is located in the central-south part of Orchid City and it represents a Farm Village in the middle of nature, with various types of inclusive agriculture, such as a food forest, open fields and greenhouses. The Farm Village is a habitat for biodiversity and a food producing landscape all in one. The houses are spread over the landscape for the ultimate farming experience that facilitates a farming community.
Villas and semi-detached houses with gardens, and row housing
Various production types: food forest, open field agriculture and greenhouses