The Eco-Valley is situated in a typical metropolitan periphery landscape: a mixture of new urban de-velopments and traditional rural functions. Between the urban and rural components of the landscape the Eco-Valley offers the best of two worlds.
The final proposal is to use both sides of the site. The side of the freeway for access-oriented functions (mainly the food processing indus-tries; also intensive agro-production). The side of the river for landscape oriented functions (mainly the residential area but also the International Agro-communication centre). In between is a ‘green heart’ containing extensive agro-production and leisure functions.
The green heart should not be closed off from the outside world. Views inside-out and outside-in are important to experience the open landscape and general green character.
The start-up area is the demonstration and learning site for the whole area. So in the first stage different functions will be demonstrated that will be extended in future development.