Rural areas

The Dutch landscape is largely man-made. There is hardly any spot in the Netherlands that was not planned by human beings. The character of the landscape emerged in the course of many centuries and was modified again and again. It will keep changing.

A great deal is known about how this country’s soil and landscape were formed. Many reference books describe how human beings put the landscape into use. The development of new plans and the formation of new ideas are often based on the information contained in these reference works.

In rural areas, the landscape’s ecology and ecological structures are relatively frequently factored in. I also take these factors into account in our plans. Consequently, a symbiosis emerges between what is necessary for the economy on the one hand and desirable for the landscape on the other.

Land-use plans largely emerged from surface analysis maps that did not take characteristic landscapes into account. In the last few years, the use of visual quality plans has been on the increase. In any case, we always try to evoke an image of what could come about.