With its fingers on the pulse

The new Außenmühle sports ground takes our changed sporting behaviour into account. This is most evident in the curve segments.

The new Außen­mühle sports ground takes very conscious account of our changed sporting beha­viour and of the chan­ging demands on today’s sports grounds. This is most evident in the two curve segments, because here athle­tics instal­la­tions using the tradi­tional cons­truc­tion method are being deli­bera­tely left out.

Instead, a small playing field measu­ring 22m x 44m, which can be used for basket­ball, hand­ball and foot­ball, will be created in the nort­hern plastic segment. The small playing field is high­lighted by a light blue shade. Addi­tional white lines and two floor markings in the edge area allow for a crea­tive and varied game.

The parkour faci­lity has various concrete elements for runs and trai­ning sessions. Both faci­li­ties are desi­gned so that they can be combined. In addi­tion, there are four tram­po­lines lined up for diffe­rent jumps.

The segment is covered with a bulk-coated plastic surface and visually divided by two diffe­rent shades of blue. The red sprint track stands out. In areas where fall protec­tion is required, the subs­truc­ture is desi­gned accor­dingly.

In order to ensure parallel use, ball catch fences with a height of 4m are installed between the segments and the playing field.

The large playing field will be converted into an artificial grass pitch.

Arti­fi­cial grass pitch

The large playing field will be converted into an arti­fi­cial grass pitch.

The cons­truc­tion of the arti­fi­cial grass pitch is based on the requi­re­ments of the rele­vant DIN stan­dards and on the current buil­ding foun­da­tion report. Follo­wing the prin­ci­ples of sustaina­bi­lity, the exis­ting buil­ding mate­rials of the old base layers are being preserved and supple­mented. 

The marking of the foot­ball field is done with 12 cm-wide white lines. Two playing fields are marked for youth foot­ball. The lines are incor­po­rated into the arti­fi­cial grass to create a lasting sports faci­lity.

Two stan­dard foot­ball goals and four youth goals are planned for the foot­ball field.

Athle­tics faci­li­ties

The exis­ting oval-shaped tennis track will be converted into a plastic arena based on Type C, with two circular tracks and four 100 m sprint tracks. The markings of the faci­lity comply with inter­na­tional stan­dards.

The long-jump pit is located in the exten­sion of the sprint tracks. The race­ways are alter­na­tely coloured in two diffe­rent shades of blue.

The Außenmühle sports ground will be opened in late summer 2023. We’re looking forward to it!

Access

To improve access to the sports faci­lity, the exis­ting entrance will be upgraded and two new entrances will be desi­gned on the Außen­müh­len­damm. Access will be via a stair­case or barrier-free via the running track running diago­nally along the embank­ment.

In order to secure the paths within the sports faci­lity, the areas around the running track will be paved.

Beach area

The large sandy area north of the sprint tracks towards the north acts not only as a long jump pit, but also for beach sports. Seating faci­li­ties are being created on the adja­cent lawns.

Opening

To protect the faci­lity from vanda­lism, it remains comple­tely fenced. The entrances are secured by gates of various widths.

The costs for the reno­va­tion and conver­sion of the Außen­mühle sports ground amount to a good three million euros.

The faci­lity will be opened in the summer of 2023. We’re looking forward to it!