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THE BREDA EXPERIENCE

THE BREDA EXPERIENCE. Water retention in historical environments: the Spínola entrenchment (Breda). Antwerp, September 11th 2012. Investigation of the assignment Water retention Frame of reference; Overgrown with trees; Restoration; Recreative routing; Management vs Ambition.

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THE BREDA EXPERIENCE

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  1. THE BREDA EXPERIENCE Water retention in historical environments: the Spínola entrenchment (Breda) Antwerp, September 11th 2012

  2. Investigation of the assignment • Water retention • Frame of reference; • Overgrown with trees; • Restoration; • Recreative routing; • Management vs Ambition. DLG Government Service for Land and Water Management works today to shape the landscape of tomorrow.

  3. Eighty Years’ War, 1642

  4. Eighty Years’ War, 1624-25 Eighty Years’ War, 1637 War of the Spanish Succession, 1701 War of the Austrian Succession, 1747 'Tithe War‘ 1831 - 1836 War of the Austrian Succession, 1747 World War II 1944

  5. ´changingfaces of the entrenchement´

  6. Conceptual approach: • We do not aim at a clean restauration of one era, but want to show the different layers of history, including recent overgrow by trees. • Water retention should not obstruct this principle, but contribute to small-scale measures to make (the history of) the complex more visible. ´changingfaces of the entrenchement´

  7. ´coveredroad´

  8. Oak trees on the higherparts of the entrenchement

  9. Marshforest (Alder trees) in the moat

  10. Comparisonoldmapswith detailled contour map (0,5 x 0,5 m)

  11. Tweede supplement Hingman Plan van het fort Spinola bij Breda 18de eeuw

  12. Profiles

  13. Birds-eye view

  14. Birds-eye view present situationwith trees

  15. Birds-eye view futuresituationcutting trees

  16. Birds-eye view restorationouter ramparts

  17. Birds-eye view full retention (avg 80.000 m3)

  18. Routing P

  19. Crossing the moat: Making non-floating bridges

  20. Crossing the moat: adventure

  21. La rendicíon de Breda DLG Government Service for Land and Water Management works today to shape the landscape of tomorrow.

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