Heemstede Hageveld Estate - HOSPER

Heemstede Hageveld Estate
Landscape Design: HOSPER and Stijlgroep
Design Team: Berrie van Elderen, Marike Oudijk
Morden Style
Location: Netherlands
Culture and Education
Photography: Pieter Kers
Area : 730 m2 (pond), 14 ha (estate)
Hosper drew up the urban and landscape master
concentric shells, each with an individual character.
feet in the grass' for as much as is possible. Land
plan, a design for the land of the Hageveld estate and
The main building forms the core, which is
on the west side of the estate was bought to restore
the (detailed) design of the ornamental pond on top
surrounded by the lushly-planted estate and, outside
the severely neglected planting. Trees were planted
of the underground car park.
the estate, farmland. The two outer shells function as
on this land. The circuit of paths and views has been
The estate had previously been a seminary, and
a (landscape) park.
restored and expanded.
part had been used as a secondary school. Although
The implementation of the master plan resulted in
The quality of this representative side of the estate
Hageveld still had allure, the vegetation has been
the restoration and improvement of the structure
has been retained and enhanced by the construction
neglected and the Voorhuis (front section) was
of the greenery and water system of the entire
of a large new ornamental pond that is ‘invisibly’
vacant. In 2002 the new owner wished to transform
Hageveld estate (140.000 m²). The green character of
bisected by the entrance to the underground car
the Voorhuis into a block of (luxury) apartments.
the estate has been enhanced, in particular around
park.
The spatial design of the estate is based on three
the main building. The buildings now stand ‘with their
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side of pond
10 mm thick Cor Ten steel
large radius 19737 mm
small radius 13326 mm
radius ratio 0.6752
pond
bottom aquafin and pebbles
depth of water 60 cm
surface 726.7 m2
content 436 m3
surface mist fountain
cloud of delicate drops under
high pressure
cloud section 3.5 mtr.
amount of installations 3
distance to front door ca. 32 mtr.
content 436 m3
scale 1:150
definitief ontwerp vijver Hageveld Heemstede
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