Projected on a site on the edge of De Wielewaal country estate, not far from the centre of Eindhoven, is an urban plan for a residential estate with a 24-hectare surface area. The plan takes its cue from the qualities of both centre and periphery of this city. Housing density within the proximity of the heart of the city is kept relatively low, within the green of the perimeter development is as varied as possible. Certain rules of play obtaining to the constituent projects are to ensure the good quality of public space, the prime consideration being the spatial impact of the streets, public places, gardens and belts of green.

Each of the various house types combines a mode of dwelling with a particular angle on the public domain. The two most extreme types were developed in detail. The extrovert 'cabinets' have double-height sun lounges for optimum views and can be regarded as a variation on Le Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation and Maisons Immeubles. The 'submarines' are an ensemble of introverted terrace houses, each topped with a roofed terrace and sporting a second, quite independent living room in a tower.

Four haiku (Japanese Zen poems of 17 syllables each) reflect the principal subjects of the study:

The impact of the urban plan:
CLEARER THE CADENCE
OF FULL AND EMPTY, EMPTY AND FULL
LANDS/WELL SCORED

The unbuilt belts:
NO STAGE SCENERY HERE
THE GREEN SPACE STRETCHES AWAY
LINED WITH SILVER

The submarines:
DIVING UP OR DIVING DOWN
CLEAVING THROUGH THE ROLLING EARTH
AND JUST LOOK

The cabinets:
WHERE THE CLOSED SILENCE
DEMANDS (AND SUPPLIES) TREES
THERE I CAN TAKE REFUGE

Place of education: Tilburg
Tutor: Herman Kerkdijk
Specialization: architecture