GHENT NEW LIFE IN THE OLD DOCKYARDS Tom

GHENT: NEW LIFE IN THE OLD DOCKYARDS Tom Baltazar // City of Ghent // Vice-Mayor of Environment, Urban Development and Housing Didier Nachtergaele // AG SOB Ghent // CEO

GHENT: NEW LIFE IN THE OLD DOCKYARDS

LOCATION Antwerp GHENT Brussels

REVALUATION OF WATER IN GHENT

ASSETS OLD DOCKYARDS - near the city centre - near the Dampoort - in the immediate vicinity of the motorways - perfect for ‘living on the water’ - perfect for ‘living near the water’ - area with an exceptional openness

CHOICE OF LIVING Ghent: approximately 8. 500 extra houses will be needed in the next 10 years. - to meet the existing need for housing - to stop the city migration (young families, senior citizens) - to encourage living in the city (sustainability) Old Dockyards: approx. 1. 500 extra houses (with garden or terrace, apartments, houseboats…) Social housing (20%) + modest housing (20%) + free market housing (60%)

AMBITIONS The Old Dockyards should become a full-fledged new part of the city, nearby the historical centre of Ghent. - Create a sustainable new living area - Build various types of modern and affordable houses - Provide different functions: housing, offices, recreation… - Attract different groups of people: young people, households with children, senior citizens… - Reach high quality of urban planning and architecture - Reach high quality of public domain and green

SPATIAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Timing - February 2011: City Council - Mid 2011: Deputation of the Province of East Flanders - Fall 2011: Final approbation

OLD DOCKYARDS IN FIGURES Total surface Spatial Implementation Plan: 41, 4 ha Water: 13, 6 ha Quays: app. 4 ha Green: more than 5 ha > total surface public space: 23, 1 ha Footprint new developments: 7, 45 ha Minimal Gross Floor Area (GFA) for housing: 188. 350 m² Maximal GFA for other functions (offices, services, municipal amenities, retail, recreation…): 109. 150 m² Total max built-on surface 297. 500 m²

MOBILITY New infrastructure > Old Dockyards become part of the inner city 3 pedestrian and bycicle bridges 1 road bridge (including one more pedestrian and bicycle bridge)

DEVELOPMENT IN PHASES ZONE AZIESTRAAT ACHTERDOK HANDELSDOK WEST ZONE HOUTDOK HANDESLDOKBRUG ZWAAIKOM PHASE 1 : HANDELSDOK OOST

PHASE 1: HANDELSDOK OOST

PHASE 1: HANDELSDOK OOST • 380 dwellings • 850 inhabitants • School, day nursery, sports hall

PHASE 1: HANDELSDOK OOST Handelsdok Oost as the first step in the development of the Old Dockyards: app. 50. 000 m² (without public services and former concrete plant). WHY START HERE? • • • Property of AG SOB and City of Ghent Remediation by OVAM Pedestrian bridge as the first connection with the city centre New quay wall with 34 mooring places for houseboats Important effect of attraction Well defined area with mixed functions, private and public, which can be an example for the total development

PROGRAM HANDELSDOK OOST 20% ground-bound houses Program: 15. 000 m²

PROGRAM HANDELSDOK OOST 20% ground-bound houses Program: 16. 500 m²

PROGRAM HANDELSDOK OOST Program: 25. 000 m² 20% ground-bound houses

CLUSTER PUBLIC SERVICES - elementary school: 250 places - day nursery: 28 places - sports hall - 12 apartments

SEARCH FOR PARTNERS - STEP 1: find suitable partners on the basis of vision, experience, team composition, financial capacity. . . - STEP 2: find a suitable project which best translates the ambitions of the specifications in the field of: (1) Financial framework (2) Urban development and architectural quality (3) Sustainability (4) Project approach and involvement - Transparent and simple procedure

TIMING HANDELSDOK OOST - STEP 1: mid 2011 > selection of 3 to 5 candidates - STEP 2: end 2011 (approval of Spatial Implementation Plan) > selection of 1 candidate based on specifications - STEP 3: 2012 > conclude contract (public-private cooperation) - STEP 4: 2013/2014 > start of the first realisations

WHATS HAPPENING NOW? - Construction first of three pedestrian and bicycle bridges - Renovation quay wall - Temporary use

PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE BRIDGES Three bridges will connect the Old Dockyards with the city centre Design by Feichtinger Architects First bridge ready by October 2011

RENOVATION OF QUAY WALL AND CONSTRUCTION OF MOORING PLACES FOR 34 HOUSEBOATS - summer 2011: quay wall ready - after the summer: start construction mooring places - ready: start of 2012 - after that: renovation quay walls Achterdok

TEMPORARY USE Pending the development, we offer film, exhibitions, theatre, sports… for the neighbourhood and for Ghent’s inhabitants. > The Old Dockyards already become a part of the city

NEW LIFE IN THE OLD DOCKYARDS