Survey on Cultural Heritage Adaptive Reuse practice
| Project Id | 3383 |
| Project Name | Geofort, Netherlands |
| Description | Fort bij de Nieuwe Steeg was part of the original project of the New Dutch Waterline, a defense system made by the Dutch to protect the country from South-Eastern invasions by means of water flooding. The Defense line was never used due to the introduction of the aviation and the obsolete fortifications were abandoned. This fort, owned by Staatsbosbeheer and run by The GeoFort Foundation, aims at disseminating the values, knowledge and secrets of Geography. GeoFort is an educational attraction on an exciting fort in the New Dutch Waterline in the field of cartography and navigation. On GeoFort the visitor will meet old and new geotechniques in the GeoExperience, the ‘intelligent’ maze and Bat Trail Garden. Also on GeoFort is a restaurant, the 3D Cafe and several meeting rooms. |
| Description of the economic, social and environmental impacts of the project | Geofort should be considered as a good practice for the kind of destinaiton that was decided for it, for the quality of the preservation done and for the circular solutions adopted for its management, in particular: |
| Web links | https://www.geofort.nl/ |
| Country | Netherlands |
| City size | Small town (5.000-50.000) |
| Construction period | 4-Steel and cement |
| Adaptive reuse period | 2005-2010 |
| State of conservation | Medium conservation |
| Vacancy before | Vacant |
| Vacancy after | Permanently used |
| Cultural significance | National heritage|Regional heritage| |
| Typologies | Military| |
| Ownership before | Public |
| Ownership after | Public |
| Management structure | Use concession for a number of years (out of charge)| |
| Managing body | Private non-profit| |
| Funding full answer | Public funding (National)|Private Foundation|Private donations (e.g. company, tax credit donations)| |
| Barriers and bottlenecks | Physical (e.g. accessibility, morphology, structure)| |
| total investment | 1.000.000 – 3.000.000 € |
| Residential | yes |
| Cohousing | no |
| Hotel accommodation | yes |
| BnbHostel accommodation | no |
| Commercial units | yes |
| Wellness centres | no |
| Restaurant | yes |
| Cafe | yes |
| Public library | yes |
| Gardens | yes |
| Education | yes |
| Museum exhibition | yes |
| Research | yes |
| Cultural events | yes |
| Theatre | yes |
| Conferences | yes |
| Social uses | no |
| Community Hubs | no |
| Incubator | no |
| Cultural and Creative Industries hub | yes |
| Innovative startups hub | yes |
| Circular economy enterprises hub | no |
| Coworking spaces | yes |
| Workshop spaces | yes |
| Living Lab | no |
| Fab Lab | no |
| Creative Hub | yes |
| Artist residencies | yes |
| Materials bank | no |
| Repair Cafe | no |
| Bike sharing place | yes |
| Sports facilities | yes |
| Other uses | yes |
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