Approach
Philosophy of the spontaneous city
In support of openness, flexibility and surprise in urban design
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About Urhahn
Urhahn, an office for urban design and strategy
Urhahn is a leading urban design office with 3 decades of experience in the profession. We are very passionate about transforming both city and landscape.
MAIN Work
Integral vision of the Haarlem station area
Good marriage, good neighbours or good friends? How a public transport hub becomes a high-quality city entrance.
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Development framework De Hoef West
Collaboration creates support in Amersfoort
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FixTheCityMix
Everyone seems to agree: mixed use areas contribute to liveable cities. But why is it so difficult to achieve a mix of functions in urban area developments and transformations? This dilemma intrigues us and forms the basis for our latest research.
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‘Activity scan’ Antwerp
Working on a more healthy, active Antwerp is a brave choice. It requires a strong policy with regard to car use, which does not always lead to popular measures. Then why do we want a more active friendly Antwerp?
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Development vision Overgoo, Leidschendam-Voorburg
Compass for the transformation into a mixed living and working area
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Middelland, Woerden
Focus on organic transformation of an inner city area of employment
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Havenstad-ZaanIJ: coherence in urbanization
How 70,000 homes and 58,000 jobs find a place in an attractive mixed urban area between Amsterdam and Zaandam
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Living in a park in the middle of the city
Urhahn made the urban development plan for Weezenlanden Zwolle together with stakeholders and residents
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The gardens of Zandweerd, Deventer
Urhahn designs the most exercise-friendly and sustainable neighbourhood in the Netherlands
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The Story of Lelystad
Lelystad defines strategic tasks as a prelude to the environmental vision (‘omgevingsvisie’).
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20 million for Eindhoven Central Station area
The city center and the station area of Eindhoven will become ‘brainport-worthy’.
Publication
The active city
A lot has being spoken about healthy, active cities, but how do you make them? We show this in our new book! Now available.
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Organic area development Oostenburg Amsterdam
Oostenburg is being developed into a mixed use area. The design by Urhahn investigates the balance between flexibility for future initiatives on one hand, and consistency and security on the other.
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Economic and spatial vision: Tilburg is ready for the 21st century
Four pillars provide a basis for economic progress: more jobs, more spending, more visitors and more businesses.
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Participation process in Hoofddorp
Development plan and strategy for Hoofddorp Central is attractive and provides guidance for initiators.
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Space-S Eindhoven made by future tenants
Urhahn takes ideas of future tenants seriously and works it out with their own expertise to an urban plan and design for the public space.