1:500 competition model of Lincolnpark Hoofddorp: a long neighbourhood plan with coloured housing blocks on a wooden base

Lincolnpark Hoofddorp

Project
Lincolnpark Hoofddorp
Client
Timpaan and Blauwhoed
Architect
White Arkitekter, DS Landschapsarchitecten, SEARCH, Atlas Architects, Space and Matter
Location
Hoofddorp, NL
Materials
Multiplex wood, 3Dprint (biobased PLA), mixed media
Competition Model
1:500

For their project for a new neighbourhood in Hoofddorp, Timpaan invited us to craft a piece that illustrates how landscape, architecture, and mobility intertwine and are connected to form a plan that is energy-neutral and designed to grow over time. The key challenge of this model was showcasing the diversity of the plan, the different architectural designs and how the landscape carries its own identity while binding all elements together.

  • The whole plan seen from the corner, small in the frame 1/6
  • White apartment blocks and a pavilion between orange trees 2/6
  • Timber-coloured blocks and pitched roofs along the green paths 3/6
  • Aerial view of the Lincolnpark model with wooden blocks and red-orange buildings 4/6
  • Aerial view of the Lincolnpark model with red-orange apartment buildings and houses 5/6
  • Three-quarter view along the length of the plan 6/6

Each architectural design was carefully modelled and printed to showcase the concepts set by the architects. At the same time, the landscape character and different types of greenery were important to be clearly visible and show their growth in between the buildings, without compromising their access.

Low view along the canal, with the red blocks in front and the plan behind

Small in scale but big in meaning, this maquette was a part of the competition entry of Timpaan. The team ended up winning the proposal, and we are proud to have helped in that conquest!

  • Blocks and green strips laid out on the workbench 1/7
  • A trial section of the model with the coloured blocks on a layered base 2/7
  • Printed blocks in the colour palette of the plan 3/7
  • Six small 3D-printed house models in colours from pink to dark grey 4/7
  • A finished section of the plan on top of the plywood samples 5/7
  • The base of the Lincolnpark model being cut from layered board on a cutting mat 6/7
  • Untinted white prints placed on the base during assembly 7/7
1:1000 model of the NDSM wharf: amber acrylic volumes among timber blocks along the IJ