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WissingTuinen and since October 2010 co-owner of Greenm2, has more than 25 years experience of garden design, layout and maintenance. He regularly holds lectures in the Netherlands and abroad, and is viewed by many as a ‘visionary on green’. Design ign Together with his team, Nico Wissing produces concepts, specifications, technical details and presentations for the national and international market. His designs strengthen the architectural properties and enhance the value of the buildings for which they are produced, in combination with a greater sense of easy living and in line with the owner’s lifestyle. Nico Wissing’s philosophy is based on the mixture of a variety of disciplines, from architecture and spatial planning through to urban development, parks, the living environment and gardens. The modification of materials; in other words innovative thinking in respect

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steel, glass, ecoplastics, wood, etc. Green as the guiding principle; not for decorative purposes, but to add value. From the very start of the planning process, green occupies a leading role. Think out of the box. Follow your dreams...

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NL Greenlabel was established by Nico Wissing and TV gardener Lodewijk Hoekstra. Their ambition is to highlight the use of sustainable materials and products, and in that way to popularise the idea of sustainable, living outdoor space. There is often a desire to make use of sustainable products; it is the task of NL Greenlabel to actually put that desire into practice, with measurable results. NL Greenlabel aims to bring together private individuals, the public sector, the private sector and academics in all possible forms of fruitful cooperation relating to sustainable development in the use of outdoor space. On behalf of NL Greenlabel, the company Royal HaskoningDHV has developed a method that at a glance provides a clear insight into the overall sustainability score of a product, material, plant or project for

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use. That score is then converted into a label – from A (most sustainable) through to G – accompanied by a sustainability passport.

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• 1. Added value for man & nature
• 2. Meaningful profit
• 3. Preference local
• 4. No environmental pollution
• 5. Righteous
• 6. Preference bio-based

Products & materials

• 1. Transport/distance
• 2. Composition
• 3. Production
• 4. Durability
• 5. Maintenance
• 6. Energy
• 7. Reuseability

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• 1. Transport/distance
• 2. Origin
• 3. Cultivation method
• 4. Delivery method
• 5. Biodiversity
• 6. Eco value
• 7. Assurance

Arealabel

• 1. Design, construction and maintenance
• 2. Products & materials
• 3. Energy & climate
• 4. Soil & water
• 5. Biodiversity
• 6. Interaction between man & environment
• 7. Guarantees

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With the Dutch Green Inspiration Centre also known as the Ecodome, NL Greenlabel has created a unique, innovative and scalable concept that the Ministry of Economic Affairs will be able to present over the next few years at home and abroad. The Ecodome is the new version of the Hollanddorp concept, that ties in with the vision of Economic Affairs for the Netherlands. The Ecodome, a pavilion in which guests can be welcomed and meetings organised, represents the best of the Netherlands. In the light of the Dutch Presidency of the EU, the Ministry of Economic Affairs intends to let a new sound be heard across

• Europe. To underline that message, the Ecodome will be

‘landing’ in Amsterdam for several weeks. At this temporary location, the Ecodome will be used by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the informal Agricultural Council and by representatives

• f business and industry as a unique location for conferences,

meetings, award presentations and other events. This concept represents the Netherlands putting its best (inter)national foot forward, and presenting itself as an innovative, sustainable and green country, with solutions for sustainable urban deltas.

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Nico Wissing favours more usable green space, as

• pposed to ‘useless’ green. “A lawn may be attractive,

but in a town, you need more than simply a grass field. It is far more attractive to integrate the environment as part of daily life. It is commonplace to see the land surrounding business premises as being completely soul-less. With a few simple interventions, this situation can be transformed. This otherwise useless land can for example be converted into functional green or green playing areas.” “Introducing nature close to a business can contribute to the general wellbeing of the workforce. Create winding paths between beds of wild flowers, or lay out a pond area. These features will as it were enable the staff to ‘go out into the countryside’ during their breaks. These areas can also serve as places of contemplation; places to sit quietly without being disturbed by the

• telephone. Places where people can concentrate on

new ideas or designs. Nico expects attitudes to nature and outdoor living to change, as green becomes more accepted and more

• appreciated. “If you ask me, it is time we got over this

tidiness phobia. Nature should be allowed to smell again, and you should be allowed to leave a muddy trail across the kitchen floor. In building, there is a move back towards the principles of the nineteen twenties, while retaining all the modern conveniences. Concrete will still always be available as a building material, but concrete today can be mixed with fibres, coconut or even ground leaves, to make it look far more natural. Excessively artificial? Not at all; just as with automation, it is simply making use

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new possibilities.”

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As the use of concrete and asphalt gives way to a more inhabitable Green City, landscape gardener Wissing continues to closely monitor developments. He has recognised the emergence of a positive shift in the world

• f architects, spatial planners and project developers.

“They are picking up on the signals that we need to treat nature differently. You cannot keep on covering the land with concrete and stone. In urban residential districts today, trees are still planted randomly. With no underlying plan, there is no coherence. In other words, trees should be planted in locations where they can grow unhindered, without their roots being crushed when a road is built or a sewer laid.” In Nico Wissing’s opinion, we need to bring significant levels of green back into our towns and cities. “Stop mucking about with small patches of green. Lock cars away in underground car parks. Lay out extensive parks and plant much larger areas. Make marking and driving secondary functions to greenery, and try to bring a more rural environment into every new building project.” Nico believes that in the future people will be willing to pay more to have nature close at hand. “It has been scientifically proven that people become less stressed and more resistant to illness, and their happiness levels improve if they live in a green environment. A green zone surrounding housing areas should be as self- evident as having shops and roads nearby. Although it may make housing slightly more expensive, it will also be worth more.”

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Sustainable Garden (NL Greenlabel) The Floriade 2012 was the stage for our ‘Garden of the Future’. Together with popular TV gardener and presenter Lodewijk Hoekstra, Nico Wissing created a very special

• garden. Their aim was to demonstrate to the public and

professionals that a wide range

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sustainable alternatives are available for use in gardens. To promote these alternatives, they launched a new label under the name NL Greenlabel (the Letters NL refer to the Netherlands but also the first names of the

• rganisation’s founding fathers, Nico and Lodewijk).

In its Garden of the Future, NL Greenlabel presented a variety of elements, some based on regular features in any garden, like fences or a carport, but here in the form of vertical green, solar panels or a structure supporting edible plants. Other elements were entirely new inventions including a down-scaled wind turbine for use in a garden, a tree employing kinetic energy and solar elements in the shape of a floating leaf in a pond.

Nico and Lodewijk’s intention with this garden was to show the public the possibilities for their gardens. At the same time they wished to challenge garden professionals and manufacturers to develop and propose new garden features. Some of the developments exhibited at the the Floriade 2012 were prototypes, but a number of the materials are already widely available, including olivine, (see the picture next to this text), an ecologically sound mineral that is capable of reducing the CO2 footprint by converting CO2 into harmless bicarbonate. Olivine can be used as as an element in garden soil, as sand, in the form of pebbles or gravel, for potting soil and as a roof covering.

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The Floriade 2012 was the stage for our ‘Garden of the Future’.

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In 2005, Nico organised the special event, ‘the Corn Field’. The vision behind the event was the inclusion of agricultural crops in gardens and landscape design. The event combined nature, art, cooking, music and culture, in a cornfield close to his home. The format of the event included mown areas and paths in the cornfield, where visitors were invited to discover the chairs and hammocks laid

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visual art. Special features included a seven metre-high female figure carved from wood, entitled ‘the Wanderer’, and a specially built treehouse. Visitors could enjoy the natural elements, in completely stress-free surroundings.

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At the Singapore Garden Festival 2008, Nico Wissing won a bronze award in the category landscaped gardens for his design Touched by Tulips, a remarkable and yet functional concept that offers the possibility of applying a green, colourful facade to existing buildings. “It is all about bringing concrete into bloom. A concept that ties in with an era when people are increasingly

• pting for a lifestyle in which pure nature – back to our

grassroots – occupies an important position. Feel the nature in the living space around you!” With his design ‘Touched by Tulips’, Nico Wissing recreated a typically Dutch manmade and poldered landscape with a playful reference to the tulip, the symbol of Dutch pride. In a space of 100 m2, he produced a garden over several levels, rising to a height of 4 metres, with at its base a series of wadis, hemmed in by colourful borders. The philosophy of Nico Wissing is focused essentially on the use of sustainable, honest materials. The choice of corten steel for this construction was therefore a logical

• decision. By entwining this material in a net of sea

grass, a perfect mat-like structure is created in which the aerial plant Tillandsia can take root and grow to produce an attractive, enclosed roof. The mineral

• livine also features in the garden. This mineral has the

remarkable property that it absorbs and filters out CO2, a very welcome feature in a city like Singapore. Together with the internally-directed wadis, the vertical green walls ensure a refreshing and pleasant atmosphere.

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Garden of inner peace World peace starts with inner peace! The garden

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world peace can be viewed as representing a seed – a pine cone – that is starting to

• pen up and grow. Seeds can survive even the fiercest

fires and other disasters, by closing their shells. When the danger has passed, the seed demonstrates its capacity for recovery, by starting a completely new life. In other words, a green promise growing in a world that is still blackened or broken. Although this garden has symbolic value, the curved rising lines enhance the shape, thereby also giving the garden a contemporary character. The oval shape of Nico Wissing’s garden reflects the

• pening up of the tough shell to reveal a peaceful inner

side, once peace has been re-established outside. The walls of the shell cone are hard and blackened as if by fire on the outside, but soft and green on the inside. The green plants used on the wall vary in leaf colour from shades of silver/white via green to dark purple and black. As you walk along the wall, the perspective

• n the inside shifts. Moss and stepping stones are laid

in the openings between the walls, allowing visitors a glimpse of the inside of the mysterious shell structure.

The garden within the outer oval is a green and lush

• asis revealing a world of inner peace. A naturally

shaped island of plants is placed in a gravel-paved area

• pening up the moving water feature as the heart and

soul of the garden. The calming movement of the water surface transmits the message of water as the source

• f all life. By reflecting light and colour, the water

symbolises (self) reflection, a key aspect of retrieving (inner) peace. Multi-trunked trees, visible from outside the shell, complete the garden. The promise of green encourages people to take a closer look. The garden, then, is a promise of better things to come in hard times, and a real treasure to be discovered when it flourishes and blooms in a time

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peace! Suspended on poles, above the trees, V-signs created from tree branches wave in a gentle motion. Anyone looking for peace can see this V-sign reflected at the point where tree branches meet the tree trunk. In this garden, the V-symbols are marked in the colours of peace and serenity. The symbolism of the V-sign brought to us by nature can be seen all over the world, every day!

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The multi-stemmed Pine tree, arise from a seed of the deceased old tree, is the centerpiece of the garden and gives life to new pine trees. The garden symbolizes the lifecycle of a Pine tree. The old stump and dead Branches from the ancestor of the multi-trunked tree give the multi-stemmed Pine tree the power to develop further. The seeds of the multi-stemmed Pine tree fallen of and sprout between a diversity and beautiful set of colorful and lush perennials and can develop further. It looks like that the perennials are celebrating the birth and growth

• f the new pine trees. The seeds are flown and

sprouting, the cones (the empty shells) form paths through the garden. The lifecycle of a Pine Tree. The beauty of live and let live, and its celebration.

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Nico Wissing named this garden in Nagasaki ‘Hachi’, and the design also reflects the shape of the figure eight. For Nico, the ‘Hachi’ serves as a symbol representing happiness and good fortune. He continued with this entry in the spirit of last year, ‘World peace starts with inner peace’. Inner peace can bring you joy and happiness. This year, the Gardening World Cup was held in honour of the Japanese recovery from the devastating Tsunami. The lying figure 8 also symbolises infinity and new

• beginnings. In the design of his garden, Nico Wissing played with the

daily cycle of the sun and the changing of the seasons. The curved lines

• f the figure eight created a structure, unifying the two sections of the
• garden. At the crossing point, the steel line opens up to form the two

parts of the Japanese figure Hachi. At the curved ends, higher volume elements shape and shelter two terraced areas. At the eastern end, the naturally filtered morning sunlight passes through curved steel panels

• nto a warmly coloured floor. The panels are an example of a new shape

for vertical walls, as an inspiration for use in private (urban) gardens. The branches of a pine tree stretch above the other wooden platform, located within a planted earth bank.

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The plant ball is a symbol of the power of living green. Its aim is to stimulate and retain valuable biodiversity at micro level, where birds and insects can live in the green spaces it

• provides. The ball protects the water source inside. Beneath a

starry sky, the water feature is a symbol of the strength of new life. The philosophy and general idea behind the concept are based

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the need for increasing biodiversity in

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• environment. By offering flora and fauna a place in our

architecture and spatial design, we can help fulfil this need. Today, architecture and manmade spaces are often designed in a clear, clean-cut, neat, abstract, restrictive and monotonous way. A different approach to design helps create a totally different, more innovative, greener and more pleasant looking space. The result is a ‘living design’. The plant ball unfolds like a beautiful gift, with a variety of layers, spaces and interpretations. The outside is clearly formed, with a solid and playful character while the inside

• ffers a finer and softer appearance. The single structure

combines two different characters in one image. Within this story, the overriding theme is wonder. ‘The beauty

• f spontaneous emergence’; for example the spontaneous

growth of vegetation in a rain gutter, the beauty of a newly sprouting pine tree, the emergence of the first snowdrop of the season. This is what is known as a social design. The materials used for this design must be both durable and

• biodegradable. The exterior metal is finished with a light

pearlescent colour. The inside is coated with draped fabric behind which iridescence is created in the form of LED

• lighting. The rays of LED light piercing the floating dust

particles are a reference to twinkling stars.

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Before the official state visit to the Netherlands started, the Chinese president Xi Jinping, his wife and king Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima

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the Netherlands brought a visit to the Keukenhof. For this

• ccasion NL Greenlabel gave a sustainable and colorful

accent to the castle-garden. With plants, trees, materials and other products that are not only very durable but also locally sourced The founders of NL Greenlabel, international garden and landscape designer Nico Wissing and TV presenter Lodewijk Hoekstra, are available for an explanation during the visit. They don’t only want to give the Chinese president and his followers and the Dutch King and Queen a sustainable look at the Keukenhof but also Dutch visitors.

The design for Plantarium 2015 is a sustainable, accessible garden, the living and sustainable garden with a modern look! Innovation is reflected in the organic shapes of the corten steel pergolas, the water element that captures rainwater and the choice of trees and plants, all of which make a positive contribution to the world of today and tomorrow. Water is the linking factor and the source of life in the garden. It meanders past a variety of elements and environments, as in nature. The meandering movement in an otherwise relatively clean-lined garden creates contrast and a sense of tension. The waterline transports you to the heart of the garden. The flow ends at the relaxation point or meeting

• place. Here you are invited to grab a seating element, sit back and take in

the atmosphere beneath the pergola overgrown with climbing plants. The living green wall, used as a shelter, guarantees a sense of entering a green oasis as soon as you step inside. The garden has a grid like pattern and each grid has its own atmosphere. The multi-stemmed trees with their

• rganic shapes create a unique atmosphere and a sense of real nature,

achieved with a variety of shrubs and ornamental grasses combined with edible plants; planking made from a selection of Dutch indigenous species such as Larch, Douglas Fir and Oak, contrasted with Accoya and bamboo; several of the larchwood planks have been fire-tempered to extend their useful life. At the centre of the garden is a flowering lawn featuring Glechoma hederacea and Trifolium repens. The concrete slab ExluNatura Pigmento not only reduces CO₂ emissions by more than 50% in its production process, but is also the first concrete paving slab with 100% natural iron oxide pigment, without making any concessions to quality. Olivine semi-metalled surfacing is also used to bond and convert CO₂ into nutrients such as magnesium and silicon, manganese and iron. These nutrients can in turn be released to nourish the surrounding plants. With a ratio of 40% paving and 60% green, water can easily infiltrate the soil. The Living Garden at Plantarium 2015 created by NL Greenlabel and the Dutch green sector organisation VHG is more than worthy of the NLG Greenlabel A label, thanks to the use of sustainable materials and plants! With its environmental quality label, this garden makes a demonstrable contribution to a sustainable human living and working environment.

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At one with nature. An outdoor space in which the advantages

• f nature and sustainable materials are interwoven with

human functioning and wellbeing. In this show garden, I will demonstrate how an environment can be created that offers the ideal environment for plants, animals and people, by using natural, local and sustainable materials, combined with already present factors such as

• rainwater. The entire natural climate is positively influenced if

we take account of biodiversity, climate adaptation and the use of products and materials with a small ecological footprint in our own environment. In this garden, the rainwater not discharged into the sewer system provides the life source for all living elements. Life in all its forms emerges from that water supply. The diversity of colourful perennials, flower bulbs, ornamental grasses, shrubs and trees gives the garden a natural and enclosed feel, creating a true oasis of peace. A decorative object produced from woven willow that wends its way throughout the garden like ‘nature’s DNA strand’ brings the various elements together. All of us can help cut back on the built-up environment, and reconnect our ties with the living world around us, through the use of green, be it in public space or in private gardens.

‘Wind of Change’

To spread the message of NL Greenlabel, Nico and Lodewijk regularly present eye-catching projects. One recent example was the 'Wind of Change‘ project, created in collaboration with the VHG (the sector association for the green sector). According to the vision of NL Greenlabel, the outdoor world should be fully sustainable. All materials used in outdoor spaces must be of renewable origin, preferably supplied by local businesses, and offer space for biodiversity – with every garden a living garden. In this new, sustainable world, flooding will no longer be a problem as rainwater is able to drain into the soil, and none of the plants will be toxic. In

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space, designed according to the principles of Green architecture. The ‘Wind of Change’ project shows that changing winds bring with them innovative and sustainable applications. This change is reflected in the project based on the blade of a wind turbine, consisting of four parts: the source, the change, the living garden and the throne of the future. On that sustainable ‘throne’, people will be able to sit back and view their green future. The first person to sit on the throne was the Dutch King Willem-Alexander. This took place in May 2014 during the

• pening of the ICER centre, a new public attraction in the

form of a technology and innovation park located at the steel manufacturing industry heritage site in the Achterhoek region

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the Netherlands. The new approaches, technologies and innovations presented at the ICER centre are particularly appealing to young people and boost interest in technology. NL Greenlabel aims to achieve the same for sustainability and was therefore in attendance at the opening of ICER, with its ‘Wind of Change’ project.

King Willem-Alexander, sitting on the ‘throne of the future’, in discussion with Nico Wissing.

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Dutch Green Inspiration Center phase 1

symbol for living, green and sustainable

The centrepiece for the Dutch Green Inspiration Center on the Biofach trade fair floor was a huge

• range flower head, nine metres high and four

metres across. The flower head gives way to a bench skilfully woven from willow branches; the overall composition has something of the appearance of a bird’s nest. Steel wires, several metres long, are suspended from the flower head and attached to them are Dutch-grown Crane flowers that seemingly float in space like butterflies. Characteristic elements

• f the Dutch Green Inspiration Center are the

cushions produced from old Dutch postbags, the tulips and the ancient fruit trees, together with the selection of Dutch organically grown vegetables and fruits including pumpkins, cauliflowers, etc. The green experience is completed by indigenous perennials and shrubs; all in all, a very Dutch calling card at the Nuremberg trade fair. For that reason, a series of official events were organised at the Dutch Green Inspiration Center, including a reception for specially invited guests during which Secretary of State Sharon Dijksma

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her German counterpart a tour of the exhibit. On behalf of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, NL Greenlabel elaborated the design and produced the

• display. NL Greenlabel works in conjunction with a

number of sustainable parties from a variety of sectors.

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The new building of the Rijn en IJssel Water Board in Doetinchem was completed in 2008. To tie in with the transparent architecture, Nico Wissing created a design for a landscaped park-like garden which not only does full justice to the building, but which also enhances the wellbeing of both staff of the Water Board and future

• visitors. On a site of approx. 2.6 hectares, there is

space for art, outdoor workstations, paved seating areas, water and subtly-camouflaged parking spaces. This landscape park has also been produced according to the cradle 2 cradle principle, which means that use is exclusively made

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materials that are either biodegradable or can be 100% used as a raw material for a new product (so-called ‘upcycling’). The choices include loam, sand, gravel, steel and clay. The design of the parkland garden is characterised by its organic lines and its natural integration into the surrounding area. By introducing height variations, an undulating site has been created that emphasises the

• rganic shape of the building. Add to this the work of

art, in which the pages as it were fan out across the park, and you have a basic structure with natural shapes.

For Nico Wissing, optimum interaction with the green environment is an essential element. The office space is linked directly to the outdoor space in that the glass facade extends right down to ground level. As a result,

• ffices are as it were absorbed by nature, and you can

imagine your workstation as being embedded in the surrounding greenery. The indoor planting has a grass-like character, emphasising the interaction between indoor and

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environments. In addition, the materials employed inside are also used

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in pedestrian bridges, outdoor seating and (solar-powered) lighting. At the back

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the building, a more enclosed atmosphere has been created with space for outdoor workstations, calm and contemplation. The pond reflects light into the building resulting in a serene and relaxed atmosphere for work and conferences, with plenty of room for the imagination. To further enhance the natural feeling, disruptive elements, such as the view across the car park, are partially concealed from view by the semi-sunk positioning

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the parking spaces, which are subsequently camouflaged with a curved green wall. Features have been located throughout the site, allowing the staff and visitors to stroll, sit or otherwise pass their leisure time. A selection of pictures of the park

As concerns the selection of planting, the preferred choice focuses on representative, flowering species at points directly adjacent to the building. The main entrance certainly needs to be made inviting. The degree of formality lessens as you move from the building: flowering plants gradually give way to more natural, indigenous species thereby slowly establishing an ecological link with the surrounding greenery. The semi-paved and natural pedestrian paths, combined with steel boundary elements, have a natural but simultaneously contemporary look thanks to the choice of material. These paths in the landscaped park link up with the course of the Oude IJssel river and the cycle path to the town, as well as joining the De Huet residential district. All in all, the design means that the park-like garden and building harmonise smoothly, creating a pleasant atmosphere for both users and visitors.

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On the Sperwerstraat, a site is being redeveloped with residential buildings for various different user groups. The site will house student accommodation, properties

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dementia patients and a number of private homes. Although the site is surrounded by various new buildings, this plan has been designed as a single green

• space. The diversity of use of this outdoor space is
• clear. Everywhere a nonchalant atmosphere prevails,

where all the different areas (can) serve as spaces to

• stay. The fact that the boundaries have been made

deliberately vague creates an overall impression of

• space. Take for example the parking facilities. In this

plan, a paving material has been chosen that is also suitable for other uses. The individual spaces are marked out with metal strips for clarity. Around the parking zone, hedges and clumps of grass have been planted. By the side

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the Sperwerstraat, the appearance is formal, with clean-cut hedges. The further you move into the area, the more gentle the shapes become. Three green ‘boulevards’ provide access to the area. These strips of land feature lower- growing, multi-stemmed flowering trees, for an informal

• look. The paving is interspersed with occasional groups
• f grasses and perennials. There is space to include a

number of benches. The centre of the plan features a flower meadow with a sun-swept (sunbathing) mound and a valley area where water can infiltrate. Between the mound and valley, a decked area has been drawn in with a number of benches, where residents can sit to enjoy the evening

• sunshine. This location is not only positioned favourably

in respect of the sun, but is also an ideal distance from the various building types.

The ‘walking strip’ on the right-hand side runs along the site boundary adjacent to the existing playground. The central boulevard includes the access route for

• cars. The route through the central area intersects

with this boulevard. The left-hand ‘walking strip’, positioned between the private houses and the care home, continues past the student accommodation and enters the park area at the heart of the plan The building with the sheltered accommodation units is located at the front of the site by the Sperwerstraat, surrounded by a garden accessible to all the residents. A large (decking) patio will be built by the Sperwerstraat, with a seated garden on the northern

• side. The atmosphere of the space surrounding the

care home will be nostalgic and garden-like, but will still tie in with the overall site. The layout of the site is ready for both present and future use. Sustainability is a key theme. This is expressed in the choice of stony material, for example with semi-paved parking spaces. Rainwater can infiltrate the site at various locations. The planting demands less intensive maintenance. The boulevards with their widely-spaced multi-stemmed trees provide a green element that ties in with the construction plan and contemporary vision. The plan also includes a number of trees for the future, destined to outlive both the plan and its makers. A native tree species that will grow large as it matures. In situating the trees, space has been allowed for future growth. The large trees will set the tone for the overall greenery on the site and for the entire area. By selecting a limited number of materials and laying

• ut large uniform areas, a clean-lined, luxurious

relaxing garden has been created, in which a number

• f spectacular elements enhance user comfort, and

stimulate use of the outdoor space.

The DRU complex in Ulft, the former iron foundry and metalworks, has been given the status of industrial heritage site. The seven monumental factory premises are being restored and prepared for new inhabitants. The Beltman complex was also known as the enamelling factory. The complex was designed in 1911 and 1912 by Gerrit and Arend Beltman. It was in these buildings that the DRU’s cast-iron pots and pans received their enamel coating. The characteristic water tower shares the same building style as the neighbouring building, while the influences

• f 'New Building' are clearly reflected in the rest of the structure.

The water tower has been preserved for its characteristic

• presence. The Wonion housing corporation owns the Beltman

complex, and has now completed 15 rented homes in the complex’s southern wing. Wonion has converted the northern wing into its own offices. Inside the factory an outside space was created by opening up the roof. A number of the supporting beams were left in place . They are now a preserved feature in the design of the common garden. The design and materials used reflect those of the original building. The pavement has a repeating rhythm of concrete, gravel and bricks, a reference to the industrial past. Together with box hedges, the paving divides up the different areas. The houses have small front gardens, and the area in front of the offices is set aside for the office staff who can eat their lunch here, seated on the benches provided. Elevated plant beds encased in steel surround the area. The colour and planting scheme reflect the orange colour of the enamel that was traditionally used here. Rows of multi-trunked trees have been planted to create a corridor from one gate to the

• ther. Visitors are free to enter the ‘enclosed’ garden , but do

perceive the subtly created boundary between private and public space.

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HUUS will breathe an atmosphere of warmth and purity. The guests will feel welcome here, and the outdoor space will enhance the feeling created indoors. The HUUS feel will be transposed into the outdoor space by means of a clear functional layout and routing. The use of natural, robust, honest and pure materials, complemented by planting that ranges from evergreen structures through to subtly located seasonal plants for a colourful touch, will tie in seamlessly with the atmosphere of the interior design, and perfectly match the overall atmosphere and experience offered by HUUS. From the moment that guests arrive, the functional layout will make them feel welcome, and throughout their stay will continue to surrender its surprising secrets, allowing them to enjoy the HUUS experience. The pool area, playground and garden lounge will be valuable additions to the park and the terraces and balconies that bound the public areas and guestrooms. The diversity on offer in the outdoor space will make the stay all the more pleasant for the guests of HUUS, while representing an additional layer of activity for the HUUS experience.

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The grounds of the Papendal sports complex cover more than 160 hectares. This location is distinguished by a combination of woodland surrounding the heart

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Dutch sporting excellence, the presence of which is clearly tangible and visible. Corporate social responsibility is far more than just a modern catch phrase at Papendal. The organisation has set an example for itself by reducing food waste in the restaurant and selling local produce as well as by installing LED lighting, the programme of waste separation, the use of hybrid cars and the green business culture. The Arnhem-based football club Vitesse adhered to the same principles. The new facilities at Papendal have been created to the very highest

• standards. Four training fields and the main field

are all equipped with the very latest technology. The new building is four storeys high, with one storey below ground level. The building houses

• ffices, training facilities and a tribune with

seating for 500 where spectators can watch training sessions of the Vitesse teams and the Vitesse Academy. The central theme of the design from Geesink Weusten Architects was sustainability in respect of the techniques and materials employed. The design of the building reflects and ties in with the natural surroundings.

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NL Greenlabel created a garden for the 2012 Floriade, the Dutch horticultural exhibition organised every 10 years, on this occasion in Venlo. NL Greenlabel invited its members to come up with outstanding ideas to put the design into practice. Although innovative, the products employed in the garden are already available for use. As a result, the public was brought into contact with alternatives to a range of commonly used garden

• products. The garden won awards in the categories

‘Green Engine’ and ‘Design’. Doetinchem, a town located in the east of the Netherlands, adopted the ‘Greenlabel garden’, which at the end of the exhibition was transferred to the Amphion site, a former undeveloped plot of land, now converted into a park. The garden has now fully found its place and function within the new park. Local residents and visitors can use the area to grow and harvest vegetables and fruit. The new garden has become a peaceful area that delivers a positive social impulse for the surrounding residential districts. Local residents can either become actively involved in caring for the garden or simply use the park to picnic and enjoy the green surroundings.

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a residential neighbourhood in a small village, involved renovating houses built in a style typical of the mid-20th century, to today’s standards. Prior to the redevelopment project, the gardens were dried out dust traps with a minimum of plant life. In cooperation with the development company and the responsible architect, they have been converted into

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A development of this kind starts with a practical design to create only what is needed and what will be

• maintained. If this design is combined with the use of

sustainable materials, and materials reused from the building site, a new type of living environment is born!

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In the Lockhorstpark housing development in Didam, sixteen apartments and six patio bungalows were designed and built in 2013 as sheltered housing for the care organisation Zozijn. The apartments are an addition to the housing facilities already available at the location. The new apartments are intended for elderly clients who are capable of living on their own, but are in need of daily medical care. Rather than a single unit, the building is shaped as a collection of individual blocks. This choice of layout increases contact with the surrounding area. The area of pavement has been reduced. It still leads to the building entrances, but leaves considerable space for planting. The decision was taken not to box in the beds, but to allow a natural flow between flower bed and paving, to create a sense of unity in the design. Natural grasses with waving fronds, more commonly used in a park environment, are combined with attractive flowers designed to appeal to the elderly clients. The resultant parklike environment wraps in a flowing line around the entire building.

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For the home improvement programme on Dutch television ‘Eigen huis & tuin’, Nico Wissing designed a garden for a family of four in Amsterdam. The before picture shows a garden almost entirely out of touch with its surroundings, and overrun with children’s toys and rubber tiles. In his design, Nico Wissing incorporated the look and feel of the surrounding water. Glass walls protect the children from falling in the water, but represent no visible boundary to the garden. The play elements are integrated in the delightful garden

• furniture. The paving material employed is olivine, a

type of stone that captures CO2 from the air. Embedded in the landscape (before picture>)

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For a private property in the middel of a residential area Nico Wissing designed a natural garden with some design- features and up-to-date with modern technology. With maintaining the existing trees around the site a multifunctional garden appeard where there is room for

• nature. Wild flowers, shrubbery and a wadi provides a

habitat for small mammals, insects and birds and infiltrates rainwater when nessesary. Arround the residential building there are terasses, more cultivated plantbeds and hedges and a modern pond. Al the installations are made durable by domotica. Light are equipped with LEDs and dimmers, gates open and close automatically and irigation is ruled by computer. But despite of all modern technology, the characteristic appearance of the house is preserved through the use of CorTen-steel and bricks of klei and natural stone.

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phase 3: symbol for living, green and sustainable

The Dutch Green Inspiration Center (DGIC) is an initiative

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• foundation. SKK, owner of the 230-hectare Keukenhof

estate, has set itself the mission of bringing about a sustainable future by shaping public opinion through such initiatives as the DGIC. The DGIC is the calling card for the Dutch professional green sector. It is the showpiece for (the products of) the knowledge and skills of the sector, and is the ideal backdrop for achieving knowledge transfer and interaction between the players in the sector and visitors to the

• centre. This interaction will increase the opportunities for

(inter)national cooperation within the sector, while also broadening the overall experience and perception of all things green.

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The pavilion consists of a series of innovations based on inventions inspired by nature. The top panels, for example, are covered with moss that provides a 5 to 7% contribution to air purification as the hairs on the moss leaves electrically bond half of the neutrally charged exhaust fumes from automotive vehicles. Below the podium, an active technology device is installed – the ultrafine dust reduction system – that captures 70% of all particulates with a diameter of 10 nanometers or more, in open air, and even achieves 99% purification in semi enclosed settings. As such it captures all exhaust fumes and even elementary carbon for improved health and a better urban environment. A positively charged internal electrode emits electrons that effectively eradicate the electrons on dust particles, causing the dust particles to acquire a positive charge. These dust particles then follow the fold lines from the electrode to the grounded counter electrode. The grounded, charged counter electrode attracts the dust caked positive particulates and uses a chemical bond to fi them. This feed particulate matter builds up over a period of several months, at which point it can simply be scraped of and processed as chemical waste. The laser beams that point up through the pavilion visualize the newly cleaned air! The red and blue LED technology generates the optimum growing light for cropping plants. As well as supplying this pink spectrum light, the LED technology delivers energy efficacy at a factor of 200 times greater than a traditional

• ptimum growth light bulb. Thanks to smart efficacy

measures, water demand by crops is reduced by one third. Furthermore, the Urban Oasis provides an environment for growing crops on at least eight levels in glasshouse nurseries, while taking up no more flor space.

Studio Nico Wissing Julianaweg 22 7078 AR Megchelen (Netherlands) Phone: +31 (0) 88 1001 800 Website: www.nicowissing.com E-mail: info@nicowissing.com