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Project Bureau IJburg | |
| location | Amsterdam |
| function | urban plan |
| contributed by | Naomi |
The first design for this new-land-neighbourhood dates from 1965, when Van den Broek and Bakema designed a City on the island Pampus, inside the lake the IJmeer. In the eighties the province of North Holland once again saw possibilities for reclaiming land in this former sea, next to Amsterdam. After 1990 the first urban plans were made for (the now still targeted) 18,000 houses. IN 1996 the final decision was made to start the process of developing one of Amsterdam’s largest housing expansions. The city designed the infrastructure and public space and allocated the different plots to all kinds of buildings: private investors, individuals, large corporate housing developers, developers etc. 30% Of all houses will be social rent, another 30% is private property and 40 % will be rented to middle-class incomes. The seven reclaimed land islands are developed in phases and during 2007 the first part ‘Steigereiland’ will not even be finished yet.
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