The city of Mortsel is under great pressure to develop more open spaces, which is why there was a need for a clear framework to ensure that compaction takes place in a high-quality manner, in function of a sustainable living environment.

Buur and Endeavour pinpointed the challenges and ambitions for a sustainable Mortsel, worked on a vision of the desired fabric, and mapped priority densification zones.

Together with the city, we built a toolkit to determine which locations qualify for densification, which ambitions the city wants to enforce in specific places, and how to negotiate these quality requirements with developers.

Where
Mortsel
When
2017
For
Stad Mortsel
With
Buur
Team
Tim, Seppe