LOLA Landscape Architects

Hamburg Bahrenfeld has it all: a diverse history, a renowned university and the impressive Volkspark, the city's largest park. LOLA Landscape Architects vision for the Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld design competition seamlessly integrates science with nature. In partnership with Mandaworks, we crafted a proposal that enhances the connection between the new district and the natural environment, while establishing strong links to surrounding areas. As one of Hamburg’s most ambitious projects, Science City Hamburg aims to become a central hub for scientific academia and housing. Our proposal connects existing and currently separate areas, and creates a new acceleration point for Bahrenfeld. On the site of the former trotting track, science, neighborhood and landscape merge into a new urban identity. The space for the university offers room to grow, brings the Volkspark into the district and creates new residential qualities and meeting places for the neighborhood. Our congratulations to Cobe on winning the competition, as well as to the other finalists. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ewcSeDA6 Client: HafenCity Hamburg GmbH, D&K drost consult GmbH I.c.w.: Mandaworks Team LOLA Landscape Architects: Eric-Jan Pleijster, Artur Borejszo, Giulia Repici, Nerea Febré Diciena, LIN MU, Roberto Coccia, Simon Johannes Verbeeck, Victor Hugo Faustino, Sanne Francissen Renders: dot.viz

Archello has revealed their longlist for the second annual Archello Awards program, and we are happy that the LOLA Landscape Architects designed Meelfabriek garden made it to the longlist for Park of the Year!   For the design of the garden of De Meelfabriek Leiden, LOLA worked closely with garden designer Piet Oudolf. Together we created a green oasis at the heart of the of the industrial heritage setting of former flour factory, a landmark complex in the city of Leiden and the Singelpark. The garden is a lush planted and peaceful place. Carefully framed, it is designed as a large ‘nature painting’. Every season reveals a new beautiful colors and shapes, utilizing the seasonal dynamics in its best interest.   With the Archello Awards, Archello celebrates the very best landscape and architecture projects, building products and firms. For the 2024 edition there were over 1,000 entries. Read more: https://lnkd.in/edMriCDN Client: Van der Wiel Bouw     I.c.w.: STUDIO AKKERHUIS | ARCHITECTS, Piet Oudolf, Pieters Bouwtechniek, Modular Lighting Instruments, Civilink, Escofet 1886 Team: Peter Veenstra, Austin van beek, Roberto Coccia, Mikel Orbegozo Iñurritegui, Agostino Bubbico, Raf Rooijmans, Joost van de Ven, Leela Leelathipkul, Sara Vignali Photo: Patty Beuk

Last chance! Visit the Nieuwe Vroenten presentation at the Architecture Biennale Rotterdam. The IABR exhibition at the Nieuwe Instituut is open for the public till the 13th of October. Nieuwe Vroenten breaks through the inertia of the Dutch rural landscape, particularly in regions dominated by industrial farming. The project envisions transforming 1,000 hectares of rural land into healthy, sustainable landscape that combines food production with energy generation, nature and living spaces. This shift will increase calorie productivity, which in turn will free up a third of the land for conversion to nature, creating space for 2,000 homes of various types. Next stop is the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven that will be held from 19 to 27 October 2024. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eJSbWesz I.c.w.: Jaap Korteweg (Those Vegan Cowboys ), Gezond Boeren & Wonen - Rabobank, P2, Arcadis Team LOLA Landscape Architects: Peter Veenstra, Giulia Repici, LIN MU, Simon Johannes Verbeeck, Giulia A., Nora Gmünder, Martin Garcia Perez, Pasha Vredenbregt

“De Groene Kaap is een project dat, hoewel het al enkele jaren geleden is opgeleverd, nog steeds actueel en levendig blijft,” zegt Eric-Jan Pleijster van LOLA Landscape Architects tegen Greenpro Magazine. Vollgedige artikel Greenpro Nederland: https://lnkd.in/eKNN6VYq Foto's: EBBEN trees since 1862 Tekst: Armand Landman

De Meelfabriek Leiden is nominated for the Gouden Piramide 2024 award. Ab van der Wiel talks about how the project came about. After being inspired by the raw industrial buildings in New York's Meatpacking District developer Ab van der Wiel bought a vacant flour factory in Leiden. Van der Wiel set out to preserve and redevelop the monumental buildings, a long-term process. The program includes multiple functions that add to the city, including a public garden, student accommodation and affordable workspaces. Client: Van der Wiel Bouw Landscape design: LOLA Landscape Architects I.c.w.: STUDIO AKKERHUIS | ARCHITECTS, Piet Oudolf, Pieters Bouwtechniek, Supermodular, Escofet 1886, Civilink

Cool! According to That's Suzhou Magazine our Forest Sports Park red ribbon bridge is one of the locations to make your next stop when you are in Shenzhen. Read more about the project: https://lnkd.in/eemeAFeW Client: OCT Guang Ming Investment Co. I.c.w.: TALLER Architects, Land+Civilization Compositions

Designed by LOLA Landscape Architects, the Stadhuispromenade is a lushly planted oasis in the middle of Almere, where asphalt and bricks have given way to greenery. Read more about Stadhuispromenade: https://lnkd.in/eefBZ3fR Client: Gemeente Almere I.c.w.: BRAND The Urban Agency, Mothership - Jeroen Everaert, Jan van der Ploeg, Pieters Bouwtechniek, Knipscheer Infrastructuur B.V., Wilwy BV Team LOLA: Eric-Jan Pleijster, Giulia Repici, Roberto Coccia, Joost van de Ven, Michael Schoner

Wake-up, it’s about time! Get ready for the launch of ‘It’s About Time, The Architecture of Climate Change’ at the Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam! This must-read book dives deep into the powerful connection between climate action and architectural design, uncovering how our built environment has evolved alongside the challenges of climate change. Authored by Peter Veenstra (LOLA Landscape Architects), veronique patteeuw (Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture et de Paysage de Lille), Léa-Catherine Szacka (PASZA Platform for Architectural Research), Derk Loorbach (Dutch Research Institute for Transitions), featuring contributions from experts like Tom Avermaete and Daniel A. Barber and a foreword by Saskia van Stein. This book is both a source of inspiration and a call to action. Explore architectural innovations from solar houses to earth buildings and discover over 45 key moments in environmental history. Design: Stahl-R Publisher: IABR and nai010 publishers Photos by: Sabine van der Vooren Read more: https://lnkd.in/e6FFPpHY Book presentation: September 22 at the Nieuwe Insituut  (https://lnkd.in/eBfYcNbV)

‘Into the Woods 2024’ is open for registration! Independent School for the City organizes a one-week studio exploring strategies for radically greening our cities by creating a micro forest. The course takes place from 21 - 25 October 2024 and is being led by Peter Veenstra (LOLA Landscape Architects) and Ronald Buiting (Buiting Advies BV). Planting trees has become a popular initiative to combat climate change and increase biodiversity. While expanding, regenerating, and rewilding large natural areas are crucial strategies for creating diverse and healthy carbon-storing ecosystems, there are also many reasons to radically green our urban areas. Trees capture CO2 and clean the air, cool cities, help regulate ecosystems, improve our health, and foster a sense of well-being. With ‘Into The Woods’, Peter, Ronald and Independent School for the City build upon the experiences from the previous edition. Following an ecological and hands-on approach, utilizing nature's reproductive processes by harvesting and replanting seedlings. We will create our own micro forest, employing a layered approach from the soil to the treetops, with a specific focus on the biodiversity of what we are planting. Register before 7 October 2024! More info and Tickets on the Independent School for the City website. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eqb5FZHc

Superbloei takes over the city. The Gemeente Arnhem presented an ambitious vision for a radical greening of the city. Commissioned by the municipality, LOLA Landscape Architects studied the South-East Canal of Arnhem, and made several proposals for greening this area and for steps to achieve an overarching green structure. One of these proposals is ‘Superbloei’ (Super Blossom), a project that aims to remove the pavement and increase the biodiversity. LOLA invited garden and landscape architect Arjan Boekel of Coöperatie De Bloeimeesters to create a temporary planting scheme that evolves from a lush field of flowers to a robust ecological border. Initially, perennials are planted to attract immediate attention, followed by flowering annuals the following season. What started as a temporary public garden to showcase Arnhem’s green ambitions, became a 'growing garden' with a colourful explosion of flowers in the first year, and evolved into a permanent garden that is connected to the local ecology. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eDPkQ_Af Client: Gemeente Arnhem, Provincie Gelderland I.c.w.: De Bloeimeesters, Arjan Boekel Team LOLA: Peter Veenstra, Mark Spaan, Sara Ingignoli, Lucio Fiorentino, Austin van beek, Esther Pellegrom-van Ettinger, Marijn Vreriks Photo's: Arjan Boekel