Skatepark

The Municipality of Stuttgart intended to build a roof for the skaterpark placed at the Friedhofstreet in the north of Stuttgart, which was constructed in 2008. They wanted to protect the excisting apartment house in south-west an the projected apartment building on the ground of the Auto-Staiger Car sale from the extremly noise of the skatepark.  Achim Birnbaum If not the municipality would close the park concerning the excisting noise regulations. The new housing enables the skater to use the park until 22:00 h, also if it snows or rains. The construction of the roof is made by boardcoatwood to do the cross- bracing. They have a distance of 4 m and a lenght of 26,5 m. The cross-bracing for the longitudinal direction is made by... More

The program proposes the redevelopment of part of the Capbreton sports plain by a general reflection on access, by the creation of an extreme board sports and urban sports practice center and by the construction of a building welcoming the circus association. Ivan Mathie Ivan Mathie The site is bordered on one side by Boulevard des Cigales, on the other by a pine-wooded dune, to the south by an imposing gymnasium and to the north by a trinquet. These two buildings, for sports use and each more than 10 meters high, are very important markers of the landscape of the sports park. Also, we sought to position the circus, a built element of comparable height, between these two existing masses in order to structure the existing sequence... More

1. Previous state The site was a dead-end of space on the lower level of the Fabiani Bridge in Ljubljana. The bridge runs on two levels, with a four-lane motorway on the upper level, and a pedestrian bridge on the lower level. The structural characteristics of the bridge formed a pocket of unused, untraversed space under the bridge. Soon after the opening of the bridge, this space became a gathering spot for illegal drug use, homeless sleeping (despite a homeless shelter operating less than 100m away), and crime. Caption Miran Kambič The bridge was built in a gap formed by a partial demolition of the complex of the former sugar factory, called Cukrarna. This partial demolition of the factory complex was urbanistically necessary... More

In 2022, landscape and urban planning studio Espace Libre delivered a Skate Park perfectly integrated into the urban and landscaped development of Stella Plage in Cucq (Pas-de-Calais). © Julien Falsimagne © Julien Falsimagne © Julien Falsimagne Between Place de l’Étoile and the seafront, the new 3,000m2 facility is part of the wider development of Stella Plage: redesign of Place de l’Etoile, creation of ecological corridors along the Cours des Champs Elysées, and a housing program between Place de l’Etoile and the seafront. This area also includes the seafront, a residential neighborhood to the south of the Skate Parc, adjacent streets that connect to the great landscape of the dunes, a par... More

The master plan and design for the RVCA HQ in Costa Mesa, California came together by incorporating a 360-design integration to mirror PM Tenore’s, RVCA’s founder’s vision. The design is inclusive of all aspects of design, marketing, sample production as well as a RVCA gallery, indoor and outdoor skate park, music studio, and friends and family store. Caption Caption Caption Caption More

In 2019 the Mexican Ministry of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development through the Urban Improvement Program chose Ciudad Juarez as a one of the sixteen cities with marginalized neighborhoods to build public spaces to improve the quality of life of their inhabitants. In an area of ​​high marginalization to the east of the city, the Tierra Nueva neighborhood, characterized by being a housing area provided by the state, where a community of migrants coexists who come to this city in search of a better job in the local industry.  Onnis Luque In this context, Parque Oriente, a municipal park, is the meeting point that provides the necessary space for the devel... More

Nestled in the rolling foothills of northwest Calgary, Canada, the Shane Homes YMCA at Rocky Ridge (Shane Homes YMCA) is one of the largest YMCA’s in the world and provides the region with essential wellness amenities. This facility serves as the regional hub for community gathering, cultural programs, recreational facilities, and child care services. The extensive glazing and unifying curved timber roof that links each space creates an inclusive and vibrant atmosphere, engaging passersby and heightening curiosity.    The Shane Homes YMCA takes inspiration from the rolling hills and layered horizons. Its park-like site allows natural recreation uses; pathways curve through the site connecting users to the reconstructed wet... More

Rabioso's magic resides in the re-use of a very old building in Downtonwn Mexico City. We pictured an old and scarred space container in which pretty much anything could happen. Two restaurants (Pizza del Perro Negro and Hamburguesas Mataleón) that face each other share a huge courtyard and a skate bowl. Finally, the upper level has an urban art gallery. Rabioso is nowadays one of the urban culture hot spots in Mexico City. More

Battery Park is a new 12 000 sqm (1.2 hectre) urban park situated at a key entranceway to one of Africa’s most visited tourist destinations, the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa. Developed as the nucleus of a larger urban vision for the district, the site includes a park and piazza that effectively conceal a 1 206-bay parking facility as well as new pedestrian routes to invigorate the precinct with activity. The site is of archaeological importance as it contains the remnants of one of the city’s oldest structures, coastal fortification the Amsterdam Battery. This provided a unique opportunity for architecture and urban design firm dhk – to pay homage to the historic landmark whilst incorporating a parking facility and providin... More