Urban bouldering
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about urban bouldering
Project • By a*l - alexandre loureiro arquitectos • Sports Centres
PROA Climbing Centre
Proa Climbing Center is an indoor sports hall specialized in climbing and bouldering.
The project takes place at a 500m2 old warehouse to create the infrastructure and necessary amenities for the gym users.
It is an activity that naturally gathers around users from different levels/experience to help each other out and discuss new technics or ways to address a given issue. Users come together on the surroundings of the wall, such as the access corridors or even the matresses, therefore, it is fair to say that these areas are to be considered as a social spaces. This is the core aspect of the project: provide the most area possible for interpersonal interaction and boulders in order to create the community feeling.
At the entrance, front... More
Project • By IFUB* • Sports Centres
Riesige Rosi
The Kraxlkollektiv describes itself on its own website as follows:
"We are a young initiative from Munich, [...] that wants to share its passion for bouldering with other people. Our specific goal is to set up several free and publicly accessible bouldering walls in Munich and thus upgrade unused urban spaces. Although bouldering gyms have opened in many places in the most beautiful city in the world in recent years, there is still a lack of low-threshold facilities that are available to all citizens free of charge and accessible without barriers. [...]"
The largest project to date to realise this goal is now located in a former underpass below Rosenheimer Straße. With the help of the IFUB*, but above all with a huge number of... More