Deventer boasts a historic city center full of charming streets and squares. For years, bicycles cluttered the narrow streets, gradually detracting from the scenery. The municipality decided it was time for a change. Instead of ordinary bike racks and clamps, they opted for tailor-made solutions. Studio Groen+Schild was commissioned by the municipality to create a design envelope outlining the design principles for bicycle parking facilities. The basic idea is to dress the bike parking areas in the color of corten steel, a beautiful rust hue. VelopA further developed and implemented the design. Strips on the ground clearly mark the bike parking spaces and indicate the direction of parking. Depending on the location in the city center and the number of bicycles to be parked, the spaces are equipped with rust-colored staples, racks, and clamps. An additional feature is the inclusion of the text 'Deventer' in the manhole covers, and lines on the ground feature verses from poets such as Johanneke ter Stege, formerly the city poet of Deventer.

Projectteam Studio Groen+Schild:
Ellen Schild, Thijs Bongers