Nanhua Glimmer Park is the result of the transformation of a school campus into a landscape park with numerous sporting activities — and with fog.

Nanhua Glimmer Park is the result of the trans­for­ma­tion of a disused school site into a land­scaped park with nume­rous sports faci­li­ties — and with fog. The site is located at the foot of Mount Taimu in Ping­tung County, Taiwan.

The archi­tects from Atelier Let’s and JR Archi­tects have preserved the original character of the site and added new social and ecolo­gical func­tions.

Nanhua Mica Park now serves as a meeting place for all gene­ra­tions, a centre of agri-cultural inno­va­tion, a proto­type drai­nage system — and a sports faci­lity.

The design objective was to create a public space for everyone. This

The design objec­tive was to create a public space for ever­yone. This meant remo­ving the old school wall, desig­ning barrier-free paths and elimi­na­ting height diffe­rences.

The conti­nuous curvature of the concrete retai­ning walls aims to recall the patterns of the pineapple fields and the folds of the moun­tain ridges.

The chosen plant diver­sity on campus offers an ecolo­gical educa­tional expe­ri­ence to the public — inclu­ding edible plants on green hills and aquatic plants in the eco-pond.

Nanhua Glimmer Park celebrates the regional natural features and translates them into geometric forms of landscape design.

Another focus of this project is the deve­lo­p­ment of an “inte­grated” irri­ga­tion system. In coope­ra­tion with local suppliers, a concept was created that serves two purposes: It provides the plants with suffi­cient water, and it creates the spec­ta­cular fog scenario inspired by the moun­tain mists. The system for crea­ting the mist is inte­grated into the lighting system.

This misty glow reflects the night fog over the back of Mount Taimu as it drifts across the maho­gany forest, pineapple fields and ridges.

The centre of the movement is the Modau Circuit – and it’s aimed at all age groups. The course was built in just one month.

Behind the Modau Circuit and the “Bewegte Modau­pro­me­nade” initia­tive are committed and persis­tent citi­zens of Eber­stadt, who not only laun­ched the entire project, but also raised half the required funds.

The project was imple­mented by Darm­stätter Sport­stätten GmbH. The cost of the project was 90,000 euros.

Eber­stadt is a picturesque, village-like district in the very south of Darm­stadt. The Modau­pro­me­nade runs through the town centre from Blumen­straße in the north to the Kao company in the south.

The “Bewegte Modau­pro­me­nade” initia­tive is aimed at conti­nuously deve­lo­ping this area and crea­ting places for inter­ge­ne­ra­tional inter­ac­tion, move­ment and socia­li­sa­tion in the fresh air.

The centre of move­ment is the Modau Circuit in the back hall – and it’s aimed at all age groups. The course was built in just one month.

The Modau Circuit was opened in October 2020, i.e. at the height of the Covid pandemic. Since this kind of system makes it easy to stay soci­ally distanced, the course was a great success from the very begin­ning.

The course also repres­ents an enormous added value for clubs. For example, TG 07 Eber­stadt, a versa­tile club in the field of move­ment and ball sports, regu­larly orga­nises courses and intro­duc­tory guides by speci­ally trained coaches.

The devices from playfit offer a gentle and holistic training program in the open air. And: This is where socialisation and togetherness are created — and this is entirely in the spirit of the movement.

The Modau Circuit consists of eleven stations: balan­cing track, ellip­tical trainer, recum­bent exer­cise bike, rowing machine, upper body trainer-pulling, upper body trainer-pushing, back trainer, shoulder trainer, abdo­minal trainer, arm pull-push-up trainer and a calis­the­nics system.

Play­fit’s devices ensure a balanced mix of balance exer­cises, endu­rance and strength trai­ning, for virtually all the muscle groups of the human body.

Calis­the­nics, for example, is about exer­cises with your own weight. Regard­less of whether the goal is strength buil­ding or incre­asing indi­vi­dual fitness: calis­the­nics promotes mobi­lity, body control and the fun of move­ment.

The playfit fitness equip­ment is made of stain­less steel and offers prac­ti­cally unli­mited possi­bi­li­ties of use. It is easy and simple to use and can also be used in ever­yday or office clot­hing without any problems.

The devices offer a gentle and holi­stic trai­ning program in the open air. Circu­la­tion, mobi­lity and coor­di­na­tion can be trained and streng­thened in an amazingly simple and playful way in the Modau Circuit.

And: This is where socia­li­sa­tion and toge­ther­ness come from — and this is enti­rely in the spirit of the move­ment.