Sustainable building
Terrace houses
Oikos in Enschede
Oikos in Enschede
Terrace houses along the Brink (main square)
Oikos is a small town quarter in the east part of Enschede. The town council made the design of Oikos as one of the highlights in the field of Sustainable Building in the Netherlands.
The site is selected by the Ministry of Housing as a demonstration project.
Main issue is the control of the ground water level. The area is threatened
by drying up.
For that reason the rainwater is kept on site. Gutters and wadi's collect rainwater.
During this process the water can percolate in the ground and the ground water
is supplied with fresh water.
The wadi's are coloured in blue.
The 35 houses designed by BEAR Architecten are coloured in yellow.
Terrace houses along the Veld (park)
Attention has been paid to the relationship between the dwellings and the street, not only in the literal sense but also in the construction of the outside wall we have tried to create a gradual transition. The bay and the eave with the supporting columns, for example, serve as a transition area between the dwelling and the street.