Het Nieuwe Water

Het Nieuwe Water, between the towns of Naaldwijk and ’s-Gravenzande in the Netherlands, is a unique area development project that combines living by and on the water with recreation and leisure in an unprecedented way. On some 80 hectares of reclaimed land in a region formerly devoted to greenhouse horticulture, Europe's first neighborhood on the water will take form between 2010 and 2019, offering a variety of apartments, stilt homes, mound homes, townhomes, semi-detached homes, floating private islands and private lots.

ONW bv

Project developer

ONW, a public-private partnership between Westland County, South-Holland Province and the Delfland Water Authority on one side and private-sector company BNG Area Development on the other, is the organization responsible for implementing the Integral Westland Development Plan (IOPW) and is helping to shape the Greenport Westland 2020 vision statement. www.onwbv.nl

WATERSTUDIO.NL

Supvervisor

Architects Waterstudio NL in Rijswijk collaborated with civil engineering firm Van der Waal & Partners to develop the urban plan on behalf of ONW. Koen Olthuis at Waterstudio NL is also supervising Het Nieuwe Water on behalf of ONW and is the architect for the Traverse homes, among others. www.waterstudio.nl

Van der Waal & Partners

Civil engineering firm

Civil engineering firm Van der Waal & Partners in Naaldwijk collaborated with architects Waterstudio NL to develop the urban plan on behalf of ONW. The firm has been involved from the start with the engineering and development for this innovative project. www.waal-partners.nl

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