In the eighties the residential neighbourhood ‘de Bosschen’ was developed. A good link with the Parkwijk and the city park on the other side of the ‘Steenweg op Tielen’ was unfortunately not realized. The development of the site between the road and the neighbourhood is the chance to conceive this link. In this plan 50 new houses around a new green public space are carefully positioned within the exiting situation. The program consists of family houses in different typologies, group housing for people with special needs and a new public space that links the existing neighbourhoods and the city park. The development of De Bosschen is a good opportunity to design the integration of the two residential areas. When this connection is made, also the spacious city park is within reach for existing and new inhabitants.
De Bosschen
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50 new houses integrated in the existing neighbourhood
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Status: Start construction 2016, completed in 2018, 1st place competition 2010
Team: Johan De Wachter, Patricia Mata, Kim van den Hoven, Marieke van Hensbergen, Rik de Vooght, Rutger Boydens, Maria Cànoves
Client: SHM De Ark
Location: Turnhout, BE
Team: Johan De Wachter, Patricia Mata, Kim van den Hoven, Marieke van Hensbergen, Rik de Vooght, Rutger Boydens, Maria Cànoves
Client: SHM De Ark
Location: Turnhout, BE
Photography: Milena Villalba
De Bosschen
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Patricia Mata Mayrand
I have always been an aesthete, critical and curious person, which led me to the interest of how Architecture impacts on people’s daily lives.
The obsession with simplifying complex processes in order to achieve a recognizable solution that applies naturally across the different scales of a project, has come to define my practice. These solutions weave together efficiency, sustainability, comfort, and identity for the end user.
After completing my university studies, I moved to the Netherlands with a scholarship from Fundación Arquia to work at MVRDV. I later returned to Spain, where I worked as an independent architect and contributed to a project on the coast.
Back in the Netherlands, I worked on large-scale projects at EEA; and with a clearer vision of my professional goals, I decided to join Woonwerk Architecten, where I continue to develop my career.
In addition to my professional work, I participate in volunteer activities that allow me to experience firsthand life in residential care centres that offer rehabilitation services, cognitive stimulation, and medical care.
I am committed to sharing and promoting my experience at both a local and international level.
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