Strijp-S is a new neighborhood in Eindhoven, just a few minutes bicycle ride from the main station and the pedestrian shopping street. It was formerly the home of a Philips factory – you know, the Dutch electronics company that makes hospital equipment, light bulbs, and shavers.

The factory as seen in 1979. I believe most of the buildings are still there and the Vertical Forest was built one a former surface parking lot or in place of the single-story buildings. Credit: Hans Aarts, Wikipedia

The building in the top photo is called “Trudo Vertical Forest”, a social housing development. Each one of the 125 apartments has a tree on the balcony and approximately 40 shrubs and plants next to the tree. I knew none of this when I visited in May 2023 with Mark W (@BicycleDutch).

Redevelopment of Philips factory site in Eindhoven

Enjoy additional photos from Eindhoven, well-known amongst urbanists for the Hovenring bicycle bridge over a highway junction, on my Flickr.