Archives: Projects

Countryside in Development

Someren-Heikant – 2009-2011 As part of the regional improvement program known as Buitengebied in Ontwikkeling (Countryside in Development) two sites in the rural fringe of the town of Someren were redeveloped for housing. For the two sites, with abandoned chicken sheds and a greenhouse company, a modified zoning plan has been produced. The larger part […]

Animal shelter

Ospel – 2009-2010 A former pig farm in the countryside of the village of Ospel has been transformed into an animal shelter for cats and dogs with additional grooming facilities. P15 was asked to formalize this transformation and to advise on the spatial integration, layout, planting and drainage of the site.

Beach Resort

Nieuwvliet-Bad – 2010-2013 In a polder in Zeelandic Flanders P15 has drawn a parcellation plan for a new holiday park adjacent to two existing holiday parks and a camping site. A plan with themed clusters of holiday houses set in orchards on either side of an artificial lake (reminiscent of the tidal inlet that once […]

New country estates Beusichem

Beusichem 2010-present The new country estates Bloemstuiver and ‘t Rijsbosch are part of an area development on the westside of the town of Beusichem in the Betuwe. Most of the site was designated as a potential expansion zone for an existing industrial estate. In stead P15 has advised the owner to combine a small extension […]

Fiscal facilities country estate

Someren-Heide – 2011 After the completion of the planning process for the creation of a new country estate in addition to the Heihorsten area development plan in 2009, realisation started in 2010 with ground works and planting. P15 was asked in 2011 to obtain the available fiscal facilities for this new country estate. These fiscal […]

New country estate Laag-Heukelom

Oisterwijk – 2011-2018 On the basis of earlier designs for new country estates, P15 was commissioned by the land owners to make a design for a new country estate in the hamlet of Laag-Heukelom near the Voorste Stroom (a small river).  The plan area of over 15 hectares (almost 37.5 acres) is situated between the […]

Ecological Stepping Stone

Someren-Eind – 2011-2013 Near the village of Someren-Eind the Kleine Aa (a brook) rises from several springs. One of these springs feeds an artificial source stream known as Broekveldenloop (Brook Fields Stream). Along this narrow watercourse an ecological stepping stone was designed with a pool, flower meadow and bushes. P15 drew up the (planting) plans […]

Barnyard conversion

Leusden – 2012 The historic country estate De Boom (the Tree) covers over 1,100 hectares (2,719 acres) and comprises mostly of small-scale country side with scattered farms. The farm De Grift on the westernmost edge of the estate has been converted from agricultural to residential use. Buildings with heritage status have been retained and repurposed; […]

Restauration plan historic country estate

Klein-Zundert – 2012-present In 2012 P15(urban)landscapes was commissioned by the Province of North Brabant to make a plan for the redevelopment of the historic country estate of Vrede Oord (Place of Peace). The aim was to relocate the nursery that was there and repurpose the land for restauration of the historic structure, rewilding and improving […]

Cool Coleus

Kalmthout [B] – 2013 The Kalmthout Arboretum is a world class botanic garden. After P15 had previously participated in an exhibition on Camelia, the garden curator asked for explanatory texts for the 2013 summer exhibition on Painted Nettle. The Painted Nettle (Coleus or Solonostemon) is a tender perennial with colourful leaves that originated in Indonesia, […]