Historical maps of Deinze from the late 19th century clearly show the principal components that defined the city center and served to organize the urban space: the course and position of the river Leie; the perpendicular axis of the marketplace, which stretches from the river toward Schipdonk Canal to the north; and the green space of the former fortifications, lying parallel along the market's length. These elements formed the starting point for Marie-Jose Van Hee architecten, in collaboration with Robbrecht en Daem architecten, to redevelop the chaotic situation the public space had turned into: it had become first and foremost a functional space, mainly given over to traffic circulation and parking. Based on a master plan by uapS (Anne Mie Depuydt and Erik Van Daele), the plan structures the space on 3 levels: it creates a public square with monuments and public buildings, it strengthens the city's relationship with the river, and the traffic flow is rerouted to provide more space for people. This is exactly the question that occupied the architects: How do people use public space?
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