For MTD landscape architects, this addition is particularly special. Commissioned by the Municipality of Oisterwijk, the firm worked on the Layout Plan for the public space of the KVL site; an involvement dating back to 2014. From the outset, the industrial past served as an important source of inspiration and a starting point for design, both for the urban structure of the plan and for the layout of the public space. The preservation, strengthening, and making tangible of the area's industrial identity has always been central to this process. Not by literally reconstructing the past, but by giving historical structures, materials, and stories a contemporary place and meaning within a new residential and working area.
In this sense, the firm was also involved in the selection of the visual artist and the conceptualization for the artwork on the central square by Martijn Sandberg. An artwork project made possible to a significant extent by the BPD Culture Fund.
The central square forms one of the most important public spaces and meeting places within the area. The new artwork aligns seamlessly with this significance; a place where residents and visitors can linger, meet each other, and at the same time come into contact with the rich history of the site.
It is precisely in area transformations that strength often lies in such additions. Not only do buildings, streets, and squares give meaning to a place, but also the stories that are made visible and tangible within them. With Volgende Velleke, the past of the KVL site is given a voice once again — right in the midst of the daily life of the new residential and working area.
