Competition entry by Merten Nefs for the urbanization of the Spier Estate, a vineyard in Stellenbosch, South Africa, 2006.
The program for the masterplan included housing, hotels, a cultural centre, leisure and sports facilities, public space and landscaping. The project proposes a high-density settlement, valorizing the riverbank ecology and the existing colonial architecture on the site.
Competition entry by Marcelo Maia Rosa, Marcio Tanaka and Merten Nefs for the 2007 Shinkenshiku Zoo competition, Tokyo. The proposed Urban Zoo Network occupies vacant city spaces, linked to the public transport system.
This turns the contact with animal life into a daily experience for all citizens, bringing it nextdoor to where people work and live. At the same time it may function as a structural element in urban revitalization and city planning.
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Competition entry by Merten Nefs for Southpoint, from Ruin to Rejuvenation (January 2006, project Jury selected for exhibition at AIA New York). The project foresaw re-use of the abandoned hospital and urban wasteland of Roosevelt Island, located in the East River between Manhattan and Queens. Two wings of the ruin – currently without floors and occupied by trees and other wild vegetation – are maintained as patios of the new Arts Center. A public square is proposed to connect the Arts Center with a future theatre and ferry port. The existing inclined waste deposit is upgraded to amfitheatre for outside events.
www.aiany.org/committees/emerging/competition/Southpoint/
Article about sub culture as a possible instrument for urban revitalisation. Published in Alfa Ibis conference proceedings (2004).
NEFS, Merten. Sub Cultures and Urban Revitalisation in São Paulo. In Globalization Urban Form & Governance 12. Exploring Collaborative Urban Strategies. DUP Science, Cap.16 (p.205-218)
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Artigo sobre estratégias de revitalização urbana através de subcultura.
Article on urban revitalization strategies involving subculture. (Portuguese)
NEFS, Merten. Subculturas e Revitalização Urbana. Experiências recentes em Amsterdã, Berlim e São Paulo. Revista Pós 18 (dezembro) FAUUSP, p.116-132
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