Kop van het Dok: a landmark for urban transformation

How do you turn a dilapidated, former port area on the edge of the center of Vlissingen into a vibrant new city district? Atelier PRO did it, with a connected and socially oriented residential and care complex for the elderly.

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Over the past ten years, atelier PRO has been intensively involved in the transformation of the former shipyard 'De Schelde' into the Scheldekwartier urban district. Our involvement in the area began in 2013, when WVO zorg commissioned us to repurpose and expand the former Plaatwerkerij into the Scheldehof residential care center. In this complex, however, there is not only space for care homes, but also for public functions: a brasserie, studios, a cinema, a theater, a hair salon and shops.

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With Head of the Dock 180 'ordinary' homes have now also been added to the complex, which are partly arranged in such a way that care can be provided, and which consist of a mix of social rent, middle rent and owner-occupied homes.

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The completion has created a whole new part of the city around the old shipping dock, where all residents of Vlissingen - young and old - can feel at home. The Scheldekwartier offers a diversity of homes for an older target group, in the middle of society.