Both have an industrial past – Funen as a railway shunting yard, Oostenburg as a machinery production site.
Funen (2000–2013) became a car-free neighbourhood with 550 dwellings set in public green space, without private gardens or screens. Dense variety and careful landscaping make it a coherent whole without feeling like a gated community.
Oostenburg takes the opposite approach: urban, dense, and deliberately rough. Some 1,800 dwellings in 70 buildings are under development, alongside cafés, restaurants and shops. The Van Gendthallen are preserved as industrial monuments; the Werkspoorhal is being transformed into a covered public space and social hub on the waterfront.
On this tour you will visit both new neighbourhoods and get an impression of their very different urban qualities. Hear about the development of the urban plans and the social backgrounds.
Public space design by Landlab (2008)
Urban villas by a.o. NL Architects, Geurst & Schulze, Dick van Gameren, DKV, Claus en Kaan (2008–2010)
Funenhof (Arons en Gelauff, 2019)
Explanations about the masterplan of Oostenburg by Urhahn and Studioninedots
Housing projects by a.o. OZ Architect, Workshop architecten, BETA architecten, Space Encounters, Bureau Fraai, Paul de Ruiter, Bas Jongerius, Ronald Janssen (2021–2025)
Werkspoorhal (1929)
Transformation of an industrial hall into a social hub
