Freiburger Turnerschaft

Freiburger Turnerschaft Skill Park and Stadium Area

Open to Everything

 

SportAtrium

In recent years, the Freiburger Turnerschaft has realized two remarkable outdoor sports projects on its club grounds. Both facilities greatly enhance the variety, user-friendliness, and spatial efficiency of the site, while providing training opportunities that appeal to all ages and skill levels.

Everything for Everyone

The Frei­burger Turner­schaft of 1844 e. V. is one of the largest and most tradi­tional sports clubs in southern Baden. With its exten­sive club grounds located directly on the Dreisam River and in close proxi­mity to the Dreisam Stadium, the club provides ideal condi­tions to inte­grate sports faci­li­ties like the Skill Park and the Stadium Area seam­lessly into the exis­ting infra­struc­ture. Both projects share several key features:

Inclu­sion & Acces­si­bi­lity: All faci­li­ties are desi­gned to be usable with wheel­chairs or strol­lers.
Versa­ti­lity: Both areas cater to a wide range of athletic abili­ties, from endu­rance, strength, and speed to coor­di­na­tion and mobi­lity.
Compact Spatial Plan­ning: Clever place­ment of equip­ment maxi­mizes usabi­lity even on rela­tively small plots.
Custom Fabri­ca­tion: Where stan­dard solu­tions were insuf­fi­cient, plan­ners deve­loped tailor-made equip­ment in-house.

Both projects also benefit from their central loca­tion directly on Schwarzwaldstraße—between the Dreisam Stadium, the youth hostel, and the river­side swim­ming area—making them attrac­tive not only for club members but also for stadium visi­tors, walkers, and joggers.

Plan­ning and imple­men­ta­tion of both projects were carried out by Spor­tA­trium.

Skill Park

Measure, Compare, Improve: Completed in 2024, the Skill Park offers a compact 165 m² trai­ning area focused on digital tracking and athletic chal­lenges. Here, users can test and enhance their perfor­mance across a variety of disci­plines.

High­lights of the equip­ment include elec­tronic sprint measu­re­ment, thro­wing and shoo­ting measu­re­ment stations, inter­ac­tive touch cardio walls, calis­the­nics equip­ment with timing func­tions, slack­line, tram­po­line, long jump, and high jump measu­re­ment.

The concept targets ambi­tious athletes as well as anyone who enjoys measurable progress, from members of the Frei­burger Turner­schaft to school sports groups and even sports kinder­gar­tens. A special feature is its inte­gra­tion into the club’s internal pathways, ensu­ring the Skill Park is seam­lessly embedded in ever­yday club life.

Stadium Areal

With the Stadium Area, the second major outdoor project followed in 2025. Along the former running track, a 280 m² multi­func­tional fitness park was created, combi­ning strength trai­ning, coor­di­na­tion, and playful move­ment.

Its special features include a calis­the­nics and crossfit area, a senso­ri­motor parcours with step­ping stones, slack­line, and tram­po­lines, a container solu­tion for trai­ning equip­ment such as dumb­bells, balls, or mats, and a joint-friendly EPDM surface for warm-up and cool-down.

The park is not only for members of the Frei­burger Turner­schaft. Joggers along the Dreisam and stadium visi­tors also find a sporty addi­tion to their outing. The faci­li­ties are desi­gned for all gene­ra­tions, from children and teen­agers to fami­lies and seniors.

Two Concepts, One Goal

Whether it’s perfor­mance-oriented, measurable trai­ning in the Skill Park or general outdoor fitness in the Stadium Area, both faci­li­ties demons­trate what modern club deve­lo­p­ment can look like—thoughtfully planned, usable across all target groups, and seam­lessly inte­grated into the surroun­dings.

With the Skill Park and the Stadium Area, the Frei­burger Turner­schaft sets a strong example of what sports faci­li­ties in the 21st century can be: compact, versa­tile, and open to ever­yone.

Project data

Planer

Spor­tA­trium GmbH
Zeller­straße 17/1
D — 73235 Weilheim/Teck

Client

Frei­burger Turner­schaft von 1844 e.V.
Schwarz­wald­strasse 181
D — 79117 Frei­burg

Opening

2024 (Skill­park)
2025 (Stadion Areal)

Address

Frei­burger Turner­schaft Skill­park
Frei­burger Turner­schaft Stadion Areal
Schwarz­wald­strasse 181
D — 79117 Frei­burg im Breisgau

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Spor­tA­trium

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Johannes Bühl­be­cker
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Skakkeringen

Skakkeringen in Etne

Cooler than inside

 

PIR2 & LOCAL

Skakkeringen shows how a once dull schoolyard can be transformed into a lively, multifunctional activity park through the active participation of young people, local clubs, and the community. Simple, flexible structures create dynamic spaces where sports, culture, and social interaction come together, welcoming a wide range of users.

Participation as the Key

Skak­ke­ringen is simul­ta­neously a schoo­lyard, an acti­vity park, and a meeting place—right next to the Skakke Cultural Center in Etne (Vest­land, Norway). Desi­gned by PIR2 and LOCAL toge­ther with young people, local clubs, and the muni­ci­pa­lity, it became a pilot project addres­sing loneli­ness, lack of physical acti­vity, and the need for quality outdoor spaces.

The original schoo­lyard was a gray asphalt area with a basket­ball hoop, two ping-pong tables, and a few benches. It was rarely used—young people had no place where they felt welcome. The muni­ci­pa­lity ther­e­fore set a clear goal:
“It should be cooler outside than inside.”

Through work­shops, on-site tours, and inter­ac­tive design processes, students and local initia­tives shared their wishes:

  • More gree­nery and invi­ting spaces

  • Bold colors and lighting

  • Clim­bing and gymnastic elements

  • Ball game areas

  • Covered meeting points

The result is a space directly shaped by the needs of young people, while remai­ning open and welco­ming to all citi­zens.

The Red Loop

At the heart of Skak­ke­ringen lies the Red Loop, which defines the space and guides move­ment throug­hout the park.

Its flexible center can host sports, concerts, theater perfor­mances, markets, or open-air cinema. The pavi­lion doubles as a stage and shelter for events, while the green edges offer small gardens, seating decks, and meeting points.

The concept blends active and quiet zones, making it perfect for use across gene­ra­tions. Skak­ke­ringen is not just the schoo­lyard of Enge Secon­dary School—it also serves as a stage for concerts, sports tour­na­ments, and markets. Supported by local part­ners such as the Skakke Cultural Center, the Etne Cup, and the Etne­mark­naden Festival, the space has become a true social hub for the commu­nity.

What We Can Learn Here

The Norwe­gian example offers valuable lessons that can be applied directly to our cities, muni­ci­pa­li­ties, and sports clubs.

  1. A single space doesn’t have to serve a single purpose. Skak­ke­ringen shows how a schoo­lyard can also be a sports field, a park, and an event area—maximizing use and making invest­ments wort­hwhile, even on a tight budget.
  2. Parti­ci­pa­tion is key. Invol­ving young people, clubs, and citi­zens from the start creates a sense of owner­ship and ensures that the space is used sustain­ably.
  3. Simpli­city, dura­bi­lity, and flexi­bi­lity make a diffe­rence. Well-struc­tured elements like the Red Loop, a flexible central area, and green gathe­ring spots require little tech­no­logy, are cost-effec­tive, and easy to main­tain.
  4. Open­ness and acces­si­bi­lity matter. Free access lowers barriers and encou­rages ever­yday acti­vity, promo­ting both health and social cohe­sion.
  5. Finally, Skak­ke­ringen sparks ideas for urban deve­lo­p­ment. As part of a planned acti­vity axis linking the town center, marina, and sports faci­li­ties, it illus­trates how public spaces can connect infra­struc­ture and communities—an approach that holds inspi­ra­tion far beyond Norway.

Project data

Landscape Architect

PIR2
Vulkan 11
0178 Oslo
Norway

Architect

Local
Øvre korskir­ke­all­men­ningen 7
5017 Bergen
Norway

Opening

2024

Address

Skak­ke­ringen
Stron­da­vegen 3
Etne muni­ci­pa­lity in Vest­land county
Norwegen

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Artishot

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Play box at Jakobsplatz

The play box on Jakobsplatz in Nuremberg

Here to stay

 

KuKuk Box

For the “Spielebox am Jakobsplatz”, a shipping container was converted to provide children with multiple levels offering plenty of opportunities for playing, climbing, balancing, and exploring.

Attraction

The “Spielbox am Jakobs­platz” in Nurem­berg was opened in January 2025. Not only is it another attrac­tion in the city centre, it also makes shop­ping much easier for fami­lies, because the children now like to come with them.

The city of Nurem­berg, as the client, is making a clear state­ment in favour of better quality of life in the heart of the city, espe­ci­ally for fami­lies. The idea was realised thanks to funding of €57,000 from the Bava­rian State Government’s Inner City Revi­ta­li­sa­tion Fund and around €50,000 from the muni­cipal play­ground repla­ce­ment fund. The aim of the project is to make the city centre more family-friendly and to liven it up as a meeting place.

The faci­lity was created by KuKuk Box from Stutt­gart.

Movement

Children learn best through play and move­ment, and the Spie­lebox at Jakobs­platz offers exactly that – in a compact space, since our inner cities weren’t really desi­gned with children in mind.

The KuKuk Box combines a container with diverse play oppor­tu­ni­ties. The container provides struc­ture, storage, a lounge, and shelter from the weather, while its addi­tions and attach­ments offer pure adven­ture.

While the children explore and play, parents can relax or go shop­ping.

A proven concept

After exami­ning several loca­tions, the city of Nurem­berg decided on Jakobs­platz because it is often visited by fami­lies, but a perma­nently installed play­ground is not feasible there.

The games box at Jakobs­platz was desi­gned to be extre­mely flexible.  It can be used for events like World Child­ren’s Day or the Children’s Carnival, and it can also be tempo­r­a­rily dismantled.

Mobile play contai­ners by KuKuk Box have already been used at several loca­tions in Nurem­berg. These expe­ri­ences showed that, with crea­ti­vity and tech­nical finesse, an attrac­tive play envi­ron­ment can be created in a limited space. These expe­ri­ences showed that, with crea­ti­vity and tech­nical finesse, an attrac­tive play envi­ron­ment can be created in a limited space.

Setup

For the project, a ship­ping container was converted to offer children nume­rous oppor­tu­ni­ties to play, climb, balance, and explore across several levels. Children can let off steam and develop their motor skills.

The setup at Jakobs­platz was straight­for­ward and took only half a day. If needed, the box can be dismantled with the help of a crane, stored tempo­r­a­rily, and then reas­sem­bled.

A KuKuk Box always offers two worlds: open spaces and surfaces for clim­bing, romping, playing, and sliding on one side, and a frame with shel­tered, more private areas on the other.

This way, the children will also get their money’s worth when shop­ping.

Project data

Game container

KuKuk Box GmbH
Rosen­wies­straße 17
D – 70567 Stutt­gart

Cleint

City of Nürn­berg

Opening

2025

Address

Ludwig­straße 39
D — 90402 Nürn­berg

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Stadt Nürn­berg, Jugendamt
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Play containers for Ukraine

Play containers for Ukraine

Playing helps

Through play, the traumatised children of Ukraine can at least find some distraction. So play containers are a very important initiative for them.

Children in Ukraine are living through destruction and trauma. Thanks to the support of numerous organisations, new play opportunities have now been created at two locations.

 

The war against Ukraine has had a devas­ta­ting impact, inclu­ding, of course, for the children living there. Wars do not only cause physical destruc­tion, they also affect access to educa­tion and play. Many Ukrai­nian schools and kinder­gar­tens have been damaged or shut down.

Children in war zones suffer from psycho­lo­gical stress and trauma. The sounds of bombs and gunshots, losing loved ones and living in constant uncer­tainty leave deep marks on a child’s psyche.

This is where the importance of supporting initia­tives and aid orga­ni­sa­tions which aim to provide comfort and help — or at least distrac­tion — to children during this diffi­cult time comes into play.

An important example of these kinds of initia­tives are the Kukuk Box play contai­ners for Ukraine.

The first play area was set up in the yard of a social centre in Lviv, which is temporarily being used for displaced people.

A KuKuk Box is an attrac­tive public and flexible play and meeting place which can be set up in a short time and at a low cost.

Thanks to the support of orga­ni­sa­tions and initia­tives such as “Urban Camp Lviv”, “Notfall­päd­agogik”, “Aktion Deutsch­land hilft” and the company Hilti, new play oppor­tu­ni­ties have already been created at two loca­tions which have been parti­cu­larly affected.

 

The first play area was created in the yard of a social centre in Lviv, which is tempo­r­a­rily being used for displaced people. The city of Lviv is located in the west of Ukraine and is a regular target of Russian attacks.

The second play container is located in the Olek­siyiv district of Kharkiv, an area which has also been heavily affected by Russian aggres­sion. 

Next to the play­ground is a special educa­tional complex for children with hearing impairm­ents, and they now have their own play space.

A KuKuk Box offers adven­ture for all ages. There are clim­bing struc­tures and slides, play­houses and sand­boxes, reading corners and more. 

The fully-fledged play­ground encou­rages a lot of move­ment while, at the same time, offe­ring retreat areas which allow for inten­sive play – and offer protec­tion.

No excava­tion, or concrete foun­da­tions which last forever, are required to cons­truct it. This saves money and time.

The KuKuk Box is deli­vered by truck and can be set up in just a few hours.

Locations

Lviv
Charkiw

Opening

2022 & 2023

Kukuk Box play containers are available in various versions. One of them has been specially developed for use in crisis regions.

The KuKuk Box play contai­ners are available in various versions, and one of them has been speci­ally deve­loped for use in crisis regions.

These contai­ners can also be trans­ported to more distant regions where children are in urgent need of play faci­li­ties due to war, displa­ce­ment or natural disas­ters.

Playing is not a luxury, playing is a vital elixir of life — and a human right.

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Play containers in Wolfsburg

The attractivisation of the Wolfsburg city centre

Plug and play

How the city of Wolfsburg is invigorating its city centre with mobile greenery and mobile play equipment.

Play containers are an increasingly popular way to create a DIN-certified, high-quality and versatile range of play options in a short time and with little effort.

The starting point of this project was the city of Wolfs­burg’s desire for “more people to spend more time in the Wolfs­burg city centre”. In order to increase the quality and the length of stay, addi­tional play, rest and recrea­tion zones should be created at suitable loca­tions — initi­ally tempo­r­a­rily.

In order to offer the younger gene­ra­tion and their parents further incen­tives in the city centre and to comple­ment the exis­ting play offers in a targeted manner, a mobile ensemble of play­ground equip­ment became the project’s main attrac­tion.

These pieces of play­ground equip­ment consist of over­seas contai­ners made from steel which, thanks to built-ins made from durable robinia wood, stain­less steel, plexi­glass and nets, as well as crea­tive handi­craft design, are trans­formed into game contai­ners with openings of diffe­rent sizes in the roof and walls, slides, attach­ments and super­s­truc­tures.

With play contai­ners, DIN-certi­fied, high-quality and versa­tile play offers can be created in a short time and with little effort — and not only for schools or kinder­gar­tens, but also for public spaces.

The planner and manu­fac­turer of the play contai­ners is the company Kukuk Box from Stutt­gart.

Client

City of Wolfs­burg

Play containers

KuKuk Box GmbH
Rosen­wies­straße 17
D – 70567 Stutt­gart

With the play containers and the additional greenery, it’s not only the quality of stay in the city centre which was increased, but the microclimate was also improved.

All the measures to increase the quality of stay in the inner city were accom­pa­nied by mobile gree­nery. Depen­ding on the loca­tion and type of use, plan­ters with trees, shrubs or plan­ting columns were combined with the seating and play offers. The selec­tion of plants also takes climate change and the desire for bee and insect friend­li­ness into account.

Several small loca­tions have been created which invite all age groups to play and get toge­ther. With the addi­tional gree­nery, it’s not only the quality of stay in the city centre which was increased, but the micro­cli­mate was also improved.

The project was finan­ci­ally supported by the Euro­pean Union. The total cost was 220,000 euros. The client was the Green Divi­sion of the city of Wolfs­burg.

Address

Porsche­straße
D — 38440 Wolfs­burg

Opening

2021

For the installation of a game container in public space, a free, paved area is sufficient – but the installation can also be done quickly on grass or in a sandy area.

In the simp­lest case, a free, paved area is suffi­cient for setting up a game container in a public space – for example in a pede­strian zone, on a market square or in a schoo­lyard. The game contai­ners are desi­gned in such a way that a fall protec­tion floor accor­ding to DIN is only required for the slide run.

Prefa­bri­cated rubber fall protec­tion elements are supplied and placed toge­ther on site, connected to each other and bordered by a wooden frame. The slide is then simply placed on the pedestal or anchored in it. In this way, the play device can be set up and made ready for use in one day.

If the play container is intended to be set up on grass or in a sandy area, a 30 cm-thick gravel support layer the size of the container set-up area first has to be created. In this version, the slide feet are set up in a concrete foun­da­tion. The subse­quent cons­truc­tion of the play container then also only takes one day. What takes the most time is the hardening of the concrete.

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City of Wolfs­burg
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Meanwhile, the city of Wolfsburg has 13 play containers in different sizes and for variable installation sites.

The coope­ra­tion between the city of Wolfs­burg and the company KuKuk began in 2016. The first play container was intended to make the outdoor areas of resi­den­tial buil­dings more attrac­tive for refu­gees.

Since the length of the measure was unclear, the KuKuk Box was a very easy choice. It consists of modules and does not require any foun­da­tions. Ther­e­fore, it can be assem­bled and disas­sem­bled very quickly and trans­ported to the next place of use.

The play boxes have proven to be a suitable solu­tion for special requi­re­ments.

In the mean­time, the city of Wolfs­burg has 13 play contai­ners in diffe­rent sizes and for chan­ging parking spaces in schoo­ly­ards, daycare areas and public play­grounds throug­hout the city.

They are not only used as an interim solu­tion for conver­sions and relo­ca­tions, but also as seasonal play offers for places which are not usually play­grounds – such as the shop­ping area in the Wolfs­burg city centre.

The play contai­ners are stan­dar­dised, robust and inex­pen­sive.

They are also ideally suited for perma­nent use as a public play oppor­tu­nity, because they are versa­tile, flexible, inex­pen­sive, easy to care for and sustainable.

A KuKuk box creates spaces and surfaces for clim­bing, froli­cking, playing, sliding on the one hand, and a frame with protected and more private areas on the other.

The frame is formed by the contai­ners; through the instal­la­tions and exten­sions a new land of adven­ture is created from it again and again.

No matter where.

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The Ring Umag

The Ring Umag

Come as you are

A sports centre with an enormous atmosphere.

The project consisted of the reconstruction of the existing, neglected, playground area next to the elementary school in Umag.

This year, in Umag, the project for the sports field next to the Elemen­tary School of „Marija i Lina“ was completed in Umag, which turned the previously abban­doned and unused school sport field into a gathe­ring place for citi­zens, athletes and children.

The play­ground was desi­gned by archi­tect Nenad Marić, and the investor was the Muni­ci­pa­lity of Umag. The project consisted of the recon­s­truc­tion of the exis­ting, negle­cted, play­ground area next to the elemen­tary school in Umag.

The project task included the recon­s­truc­tion of the play­ground space and the trans­for­ma­tion of the surroun­ding envi­ron­ment.

The new “schoolyard” now belongs to the pupils in the mornings, but is open to the general public during non-school hours.

The context is defined by a wide regional road with round­abouts, a school’s sports hall and a spacious green area, while the exis­ting condi­tion of the play­ground consisted of three basic elements: field — sports field area, track — surroun­ding the field and embank­ment — around the track.

The school play­ground is a space intended for children, school­children, but also a space that did not have its users in the hours when classes are not taking place.

Apart from the fact that the demand for a desi­gned outdoor sports faci­li­ties is growing every day (which was espe­ci­ally evident during the period of rest­ric­tions related to the pandemic), we were guided by the idea that space affects peop­le’s habits and that well-desi­gned space can gene­rate new acti­vi­ties of socia­li­zing and meeting.

With the idea of ​​involving citizens, a school playground was designed that should be open and adapted to everyone.

The design of the space was approa­ched with the aim of elimi­na­ting visual and spatial barriers to the context, school and gree­nery, and with the inten­tion of opening play­grounds to the city, while paying atten­tion to stan­dards, methods and prin­ci­ples of desig­ning sports faci­li­ties.

By placing circular elements, with contents for rest and socia­li­zing, all three elements (path, field and embank­ment) are connected. In the circular elements, sports stands, benches for socia­li­zing and elements for athletes’ rest are formed.

So, in addi­tion to the “orange circles” connec­ting the play­ground with the context and repre­sen­ting new entrances to the play­ground across the embank­ment, the circles also become places which open views towards the play­ground and all sports faci­li­ties.

In this way, the play­ground opens and connects with the city and becomes a place for socia­li­zing and gathe­ring of citi­zens, athletes and children.

Nenad Marić has turned a neglected schoolyard into an extremely colourful and communicative sports centre.

The program consists of two basket­ball courts, one hand­ball and one futsal court, outdoor gym, long-distance jumping area, table tennis space and volley­ball courts. Follo­wing the criteria of sports plan­ning and program-defined contents, sport fields are laid in a north-south direc­tion, in order to ensure equal condi­tions for ever­yone to play sports.

Hori­zontal graphics, carpet struc­tures, are also used as an element of defi­ning the space, crea­ting a system of inter­spaces for indi­vi­dual sports.

In addi­tion to gene­ra­ting a pulsa­ting public space and sports revi­ta­liza­tion of the wider city center, the project also creates all the prere­qui­sites for profes­sional and recrea­tional sports.

Project data

Architect

Marić Arhi­tek­tura i Urba­nizam
Šeta­lište Vladi­mira Gortana 38
HR — 52470 Umag

Client

Commu­nity of Umag

Physical address

Marija i Lina
Školska ul. 14, 52470
HR — Umag

Opening

2022

Author

Nenad Marić

Photograph

Marić Arhi­tek­tura i Urba­nizam

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Ludwig Weber School

Ludwig Weber School in Frankfurt

Together not alone

Ludwig Weber School promotes communication and openness — including thanks to good acoustics.

Ludwig Weber School is a fun place to learn.

A fun place for primary school pupils to learn: the new buil­ding of the Ludwig Weber School in Frankfurt’s Sindel­fingen district (founded in 1973), which was desi­gned by Behnisch, the Stutt­gart archi­tects, successfully combines a spacious inte­rior with an exte­rior that does not appear outsized.

Apart from the distinc­tive design of the upper two floors, which rise in terraces above the ground floor, the new primary school buil­ding features an eye-catching wood-alumi­nium facade which is both attrac­tive and invi­ting thanks to floor-to-ceiling window and large wooden elements. Moreover, the ensemble fits perfectly into its surroun­dings.

With a floor space of about 4,000 square metres, there is ample room for the appro­xi­m­ately 200 students and their teachers to move around in the free-form, open school land­scape, which stimu­lates open commu­ni­ca­tion while also being easy to navi­gate.

All rooms have access to the surrounding terraces, which serve as escape routes and recreational spaces.

In accordance to the school mission “Toge­ther not alone”, the archi­tects desi­gned a school buil­ding that creates the basis for a vibrant school commu­nity with a diverse range of lear­ning areas, open spaces and addi­tional outdoor “green” class­rooms.

The main entrance leads directly into the heart of the buil­ding. From the foyer, which is flooded with daylight through a large, round skylight, two interlo­cking stair­cases lead to the two upper floors, like­wise airy and light-filled, each with four class­rooms and group rooms.

All rooms have access to the surroun­ding terraces, which serve as escape routes and recrea­tional spaces. The library and the IT depart­ment are located at the centre, close to the stair­cases.
From the school office and admi­nis­tra­tive rooms located on the first floor, teachers are also able to keep an eye on the entrance hall and the play­ground. On the second floor, there is a spacious terrace, which is used as a ‘green class­room’.

To satisfy the highest demands for optimal acoustics in the sports facilities and classrooms, Troldtekt acoustic panels were installed in the new school building.

As a special feature of Ludwig Weber School, the single-field sports hall, which is inte­grated into the buil­ding and flooded with natural light thanks to its large windows, can now be accessed directly from the foyer.

The ground floor also houses the canteen with a fully equipped kitchen. This area opens onto the 4000 m² play­ground, which offers plenty of space to romp, and play as well as suffi­cient room for retrea­ting.

To satisfy the highest demands for optimal acou­stics in the sports faci­li­ties and class­rooms, Trold­tekt acou­stic panels were installed in the new school buil­ding. The acou­stic panels are made enti­rely of the natural mate­rials wood and cement and are thus not just highly effec­tive in terms of sound absorp­tion but also sustainable.
At the same time, the wood wool panels of Ludwig Weber School create a healthy indoor climate, provide effec­tive fire protec­tion, and fit the struc­ture and design of the space perfectly.

A win for all.

Project data

Architect

Behnisch Archi­tects
Rote­bühl­straße 163A
D — 70197 Stutt­gart

Client

Magis­trat der Stadt Frank­furt am Main

Acoustic ceiling

Trold­tekt GmbH
Frie­senweg 4 · Haus 12
D — 22763 Hamburg

Physical address

Ludwig Weber School
Paul-Kirchhof-Platz 13
D — 65931 Frank­furt am Main

Opening

2020

Author

Dipl.-Ing. Archi­tekt Olaf Wiechers
Büro für Archi­tektur  +  Medi­en­dienst­leis­tungen
Klaus-Groth-Str. 1
D — 21629 Neu Wulmstorf

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Olaf Wiechers

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Lurup Neighborhood School

Lurup Neighborhood School

New ways

An impressive new building that is home to a neighborhood school and a neighborhood center based on the Scandinavian model.

After a good three years of construction, roughly 1000 pupils and 120 teachers moved into the accessible school building.

Global archi­tec­tural firm Behnisch Archi­tekten have desi­gned an impres­sive new build on behalf of the city of Hamburg in Lurup, compri­sing a school and commu­nity centre after the Scan­di­na­vian model.

After a good three years of cons­truc­tion, roughly 1000 pupils and 120 teachers moved into the acces­sible school buil­ding, which includes a sports and multi­pur­pose hall.

The curved new build of some 14,000 m² is elegant, under­stated and welco­ming, and holds 36 class­rooms and specia­list rooms on three floors. The balco­nies that run around the buil­ding and the almost enti­rely glazed facade present an open and trans­pa­rent appearance.
The new build is also home to the so-called Commu­nity School (LURUM), which aims to improve the future pros­pects and educa­tional oppor­tu­ni­ties of the young people of Lurup and their fami­lies beyond school. After the Scan­di­na­vian model, the new commu­nity centre combines educa­tional and extra­cur­ri­cular faci­li­ties for all gene­ra­tions.

Previously the school was spread over three campuses. The fact that all year groups are now under the one roof is a perfect realisation of the school’s inclusive design.

The multi­pur­pose room, canteen, media centre and sports halls are located off the school’s central foyer on the ground floor. The first floor contains class­rooms, the teachers’ wing with indi­vi­dual offices, rooms for school social work, a room for parent meetings, a first-aid room as well as a lounge for teaching staff and a library.
Previously the school was spread over three campuses. The fact that all year groups are now under the one roof is a perfect reali­sa­tion of the school’s inclu­sive design.
Multi-profes­sional teams of specia­list and special educa­tion teachers support the children and young people indi­vi­du­ally accor­ding to their educa­tional needs, help them to obtain their school leaving certi­fi­cates and also promote social lear­ning.

The light-colored acoustic panels from Troldtekt GmbH fit perfectly into the overall design concept and optimize the acoustic conditions, both in the classrooms and in the sports halls.

This inclu­sive, open and inno­va­tive approach is also evident inside the new build. Natural light abounds in the large foyer thanks to the glass facade and a skylight. The broad steps and curved corri­dors create a cheery, relaxed feel.

The corri­dors between the specia­list rooms are divided up and equipped with special seating in such a way that they can also be used by study groups if neces­sary.

Attrac­tive colour accents in deep red and yellow hues provide a vibrant contrast to the light floors and acou­stic ceilings from Trold­tekt.

Project data

Architect

Behnisch Archi­tekten
Rote­bühl­straße 163A
D — 70197 Stutt­gart

Client

SBH | Schulbau Hamburg

Acoustic ceiling

Trold­tekt GmbH
Frie­senweg 4 · Haus 12
D — 22763 Hamburg

Physical address

Stadt­teil­schule Lurup
Flur­straße 15
D — 22549 Hamburg

Opening

2020

Author

Dipl.-Ing. Archi­tekt Olaf Wiechers
Büro für Archi­tektur  +  Medi­en­dienst­leis­tungen
Klaus-Groth-Str. 1
D — 21629 Neu Wulmstorf

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Arc en Ciel

Arc en Ciel in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode

One more

How a small school in densely populated Brussels creates space for itself — especially on the roof.

Label Architecture expanded “Arc en Ciel” with four classrooms and new outdoor areas. The roof areas played a special role in this.

Located in the midst of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode — the neigh­bor­hood with the highest popu­la­tion density in Belgium — the already crowded school and daycare centre “Arc en Ciel” wanted to increase its capa­city with extra class­rooms along with new outdoor spaces.

The internal orga­ni­sa­tion allows  to gather an ensemble of smaller func­tions and to turn them into two big class­rooms on each floor. Further­more, the dupli­ca­tion of the exis­ting facade creates a new circu­la­tion, avoids an enfi­lade of classes and provides extra storage space for the pupils.

The existing gap between the buildings was closed by adding a storey with new classrooms.

Moreover, the new facade drasti­cally improves the overall thermal perfor­mance of the buil­ding.

These same tactics are applied to provide more outdoor space for the school. By inser­ting a concrete struc­ture, the ground surface of the play­ground is doubled.

This “table” covers a coll­ec­tion of play­ground equip­ment on the ground floor, while its roof is used as an enclosed sports field.

Arc en Ciel now has some exceptional qualities to offer. Above all, the two large outdoor areas are a clear response to a dense environment.

On the corner, the cavity between the two buil­dings is filled with the addi­tion of 4 new class­rooms. The exis­ting stair­case is extended to giving access to the new level and its roof­sur­face.

Here, accom­pa­g­nied by an impres­sive view on Brussels, the daycare centre finds its new outdoor space and pres­ents itself to the neigh­bor­hood.

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Project data

Architects

Label Archi­tec­ture
Rue de Flandre 121
BEL — 1000 Brussels

Client

Muni­ci­pa­lity of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode

Construction

JZH & Part­ners

Address

Arc en Ciel
Rue de l’Abond­ance 17
BEL — 1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode

Opening

2019

Photograph

Stijn Bollaert

Author

Label Archi­tec­ture

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Park ‘n’ Play

Park ’n‘ Play in Copenhagen

The roof is on fire

Park ‘n’ Play turns a monofunctional parking garage into an attractive public space.

Park ‘n’ Play is a perfect example of how to overcome mono-functional parking garages.

Park ‘n’ Play is a new car park situated in Århus­ga­dek­v­ar­teret, the first phase of a major deve­lo­p­ment plan for Copen­hagen Nord­havn. The neigh­bour­hood is curr­ently under deve­lo­p­ment and will host a mix of new and exis­ting buil­dings in the future.

The starting point for the compe­ti­tion design was a conven­tional car park struc­ture. The task was to create an attrac­tive green façade and a concept that would encou­rage people to use the rooftop.

JAJA Architects transform the gray concrete framework into something friendly, which already radiates warmth and harmony through its materiality and surfaces.

Instead of conce­aling the parking struc­ture, JAJA Archi­tects proposed a concept that enhances the beauty of the struc­tural grid while brea­king up the scale of the massive façade. A system of plant boxes is placed in a rhythm rela­ting to the grid, which intro­duces a new scale while also distri­bu­ting the gree­nery across the entire façade.

The grid of plant boxes on the facade is then pene­trated by two large public stairs, which have a conti­nuous railing that becomes a fanta­stic play­ground on the rooftop. A mere railing is trans­formed into swings, ball cages, jungle gyms and more. From street level, the railing lite­rally takes the visi­tors by the hand, invites them on a trip to the rooftop land­scape and amazing view of the Copen­hagen Harbour.

Park ‘n’ Play is based on a stan­dard, pre-defined concrete struc­ture. The tradi­tional concrete parking struc­ture may appear cold and hard. As a natural conti­nua­tion of the area’s red brick iden­tity, JAJA Archi­tects propose to color the concrete struc­ture red. With this simple measure, the grey frame is trans­formed into a unique buil­ding struc­ture, which radiates warmth and inti­macy through its mate­ria­lity and surface, in harmony with the surroun­dings that are domi­nated by red roof tiles and bricks.

The crucial element of this parking garage is the accessible, playable and recreational roof.

The basic prin­ciple of an active car park is the idea of an acces­sible and recrea­tional roof offered to local inha­bi­tants and visi­tors alike. Visi­bi­lity and acces­si­bi­lity are ther­e­fore essen­tial when crea­ting a living roof.

The stair­case has refe­rences to Centre Pompidou, where the move­ment along the façade is an expe­ri­ence in itself. Along the back wall of the stair­case, JAJA Archi­tects worked with RAMA Studio to create a graphical frieze, which, in an abstract, figu­ra­tive form conveys the history of the area. 

The narra­tive can be seen from street level, and followed more closely when the visitor ascends along the stair­case. Along here, alter­na­tive access points to the parking levels are estab­lished. The frieze tells a story of past and future, and becomes a modern tale of the area’s indus­trial history and its future as Copenhagen’s new deve­lo­p­ment by the harbour.

The mix of parking garage, playground and attractive destination makes the project unique.

The red thread is a physical guide through the parking structure’s public spaces, which leads the visitor from street level, where the guide is intro­duced as a handrail on the stair­case. As a sculp­tural guide it almost lite­rally takes the visitor by the hand, and leads along the stairs to the top of Park ‘n’ Play and through the acti­vity land­scape on the roof. 

Here, it becomes a sculp­ture and offers expe­ri­ences, resting spaces, play areas and spatial diver­sity. Acti­vi­ties along the red thread are tradi­tional such as swings, clim­bing sculp­tures etc., but also more archi­tec­tural elements such as fencing and plants, which empha­sises or estab­lishes spaces while provi­ding shelter from the weather.

As such the struc­ture becomes a red thread through the project, and connects the façade, the stairs and the acti­vi­ties on the roof as one single element. Copenhagen’s new car park Park ‘n’ Play already is a social meeting ground and an active part of its local envi­ron­ment – as an urban bonus for locals, athletes and visi­tors alike.   

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Project data

Architects

JAJA Archi­tects ApS
Heim­dals­gade 35, 3. – baghuset
DK — 2200 Copen­hagen N

Client

Copen­hagen City & Port Deve­lo­p­ment

Address

Park ‘n’ Play
Nord­havnen
DK — 2150 Copen­hagen

Opening

2016

Photograph

Foto © Rasmus Hjortshøj – COAST

Author

JAJA Archi­tects ApS

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Vosges Stadium

Vosges Stadium in Basel

Get out!

A great example for activating public spaces and rooftop areas in an increasingly dense urban context.

The design of the schoolyard no longer met the needs of today’s schools and pupils.

The Vosges Stadium is the result of the rede­sign of a schoo­lyard used by three schools in the north of Basel.  Instead of reno­vating old plant troughs and foun­tains, MET Archi­tects installed a bold playing field, acti­vating three schools and a roof area.

The Vogesen, Pesta­lozzi and St. Johann schools in the north of Basel form an open block peri­meter around a schoo­lyard with an under­ground gymna­sium and swim­ming hall. The hall, built in 1980 by the archi­tects Gass and Hafner, is spanned by six concrete girders.

Due to recur­ring problems with the water­tight­ness of the ceiling and the layout of the cour­tyard no longer meeting the needs of the surroun­ding schools, the reno­va­tion of the struc­ture and rede­sign of the space was commis­sioned in 2017.

With just a few interventions, MET Architects cleared the schoolyard of structures that had fallen out of time. 

The schoo­lyard was cleared of above-ground struc­tures such as skylights, a foun­tain and plant troughs, as well as the old insu­la­tion and pave­ment. The new floor was insu­lated and sealed to prevent water from seeping in again. On top, a 12 cm thick concrete distri­bu­tion slab was installed for the traf­fi­ca­bi­lity of the surface. The areas adja­cent to the surroun­ding buil­dings were sealed with rolled asphalt.

Laid out with synthetic sports floo­ring, the cour­tyard now offers two basket­ball courts. The blea­chers were dismantled down to their supporting struc­ture, revised and supple­mented with two covered grand­stands for spec­ta­tors, which extend across the entire width of the court and form a stadium-like space that can be used by the schools and the neigh­bour­hood for recess, sports and leisure acti­vi­ties.

The pitch has been visually extended beyond its edge and forms the new schoolyard as a unity, even when viewed from above.

The two roofs, each projec­ting about six meters, feature very promin­ently from the schools. In order to protect the concrete from perme­a­ting mois­ture and do justice to the high visi­bi­lity, the roofs were covered with the same red synthetic surface used for the basket­ball courts.

The playing field is opti­cally extended over the upper floors of the surroun­ding buil­dings.

The Vosges Stadium is a great example for acti­vating public spaces and rooftop areas in an incre­asingly dense urban context.

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Project data

Architects

MET Archi­tects GmbH SIA
Klybeck­strasse 141 / K 102
CH — 4002 Basel

Client

Hoch­bauamt Kanton Basel-Stadt

Pitch surface

CONICA AG
Indus­trie­strasse 26
CH – 8207 Schaff­hausen

Address

Stadion Vogesen
St. Johanns-Ring 17
CH — 4056 Basel

Opening

2019

Photograph

Ruedi Walti, Basel

Author

MET Archi­tects

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Wettingen Cantonal School

Wettingen Cantonal School Sports Hall

Carved in stone

The Cistercian monastery in Wettingen is a special place. A sports hall has to be subordinate here.

With respect for the historic monastery view, the Wettingen cantonal school sports halls were built underground.

The Cister­cian monas­tery in Wettingen is a cultural monu­ment of national importance. When the cantonal school moved into the monas­tery premises in 1979, the school’s sports hall with a swim­ming pool was cons­tructed on the common land outside the monas­tery area.

To main­tain the histo­rical view of the monas­tery, the sports hall and swim­ming pool were built under­ground, around a deep cour­tyard with longi­tu­dinal sides that provided the adjoi­ning gymna­siums with daylight.

The planned extension of the sports halls built in 1979 was also realised in accordance with the monastic mission statement.

The planned exten­sion of the Wettingen cantonal school sports halls is also required to adhere to this prin­ciple and is thus being deve­loped under­ground. Since the orien­ta­tion and provi­sion of daylight play a decisive role, a linear prome­nade was planned as the starting point for the design, forming a clear and orderly link between the old and the new buil­dings.

All the main uses are either directly adja­cent to this access route, or the prome­nade affords a gene­rous view of them.

The chosen form of orga­ni­sa­tion with linear elements creates a calm and clear impres­sion of Wettingen cantonal school sports halls from the outside. A window strip facing north accom­pa­nies the prome­nade in the vici­nity of the triple sports hall.

The art on the building plays with the metaphor of the rough rock on which the Cistercian monastery is enthroned high above the Limmat and into which the new sports hall was chiselled.

Brin­ging toge­ther the illu­mi­na­ting zone and the spec­ta­tors’ gallery avoids any irri­ta­ting back­light effects when people are watching the sports being played. And, in the other direc­tion, when looking out from the hall, the observer sees a wide relief wall.

The art on the buil­ding is by the Lang/Baumann duo and plays on the meta­phor of the rough rock on which the Cister­cian monas­tery towers above the Limmat river and into which, in the true sense of the word, the new sports hall has been chiselled.

The shadows cast by the concrete blocks change over the course of the day and the year, giving the under­ground observer a feel for the time of day or year.

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Project data

Architects

:mlzd
Allee­strasse 25
CH — 2503 Biel/Bienn

Client

Immo­bi­lien Kanton Aargau
Depar­te­ment Finanzen und Ressourcen
CH-Aarau

Team

Pat Tanner, Alex­ander Unsin, Andreas Frank, Daniele Di Giac­into, Claude Marbach, David Locher, Julia Wurst, Mari­anne Rüger, Jona­than Anders, Ronja Engel­hardt, Mart Maurer, Belén Jatuff Mathis

Address

Kantons­schule Wettingen
Klos­ter­strasse 11
CH — 5430 Wettingen

Opening

2018

Photograph

Ariel Huber / EDIT images
Brau­er­strasse 45
CH — 8004 Zürich

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