how "water squares" help manage stormwater and improve the environment

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how to make a water square ?

Dirk van Peijpe

New York

Climate Week

September 2016

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our watersensitive portfolio

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the watersquare = plaza + waterstorage

on a sunny day after a cloudburst

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principles

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a very simple idea

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a plaza > 90% of the year waterstorage > 10% of the year

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the watersquare model

model by Jeroen Bodewitz

site > deltacity Rotterdam

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rain

sea river

groundwater

water comes from all sides

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the problem of combined sewers

a 19th century infrastructure reaches its limits

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the problem of combined sewers

Combined Sewer Overflows cause floods and pollute surface waters

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Rotterdam rain risk map

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what if the city just holds it own water?

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clean water from the square

Collection of the Museum of Water

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the watersquare in Rotterdam

photo by Ossip van Duivenbode

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waterstorage spaces

480000 US gal

during + after a cloudburst

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a fine piece of engineering

section of the watersystem

orchestration of rainwater

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water to experience and enjoy

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safety and hygiene = design

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a place for people to enjoy

kleine tekst onderschrift activities

the afternoon break

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a lazy afternoon

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a meeting place for many

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the sunday morning church

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green to enjoy

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create an open design process!

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we didn’t have our design already in the pocket

create an open design process!

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a set of 48 reference cards for every group to pick their own preferences

create an open design process!

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create an open design process!

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the‘no silo’watersquare team

Watermanagement / Construction / Road works / Health Department

Geotechnics / Maintenance hard surfaces /Greenery and Maintenance

Public lighting / Planning Department/ Communication / Design

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a political will to act

the watersquare is embedded in a ‘waterplan Rotterdam’

a watersquare pays off

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a succes to share with others

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more info

Dirk van Peijpe info@urbanisten.nl

www.urbanisten.nl

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