Changing Landscapes -  Plantastic Voyage

The heart of the park, i. e. the open meadows, is intertwined with the islands and fields attached to the ring, and can be used for a variety of activities. The former airfield’s unusual urban steppe-like character will be developed into an ensemble featuring classic garden and park functions, individually and commonly designed areas, and temporary and permanent agricultural areas. The park becomes less hard-edged the further one moves into it – the transition from geometric forms to flowing floral forms look like wing profiles with an aerodynamic flow of air surrounding them – and this helps maintain the park’s fascinating quality of great distance and openness.

In keeping with the process-like character of the area’s development, agricultural fields for the cultivation of renewable resources, ‘urban gardening’, and other temporary uses have been planned near the areas where new buildings are to be constructed. Inspiration for the spatial structure of the fields was found in outwardly expanding Incan spirals, which serve as a symbol of ‘urban agriculture’, in combination with the geometry of the construction sites. The spirals are grouped around outlook pyramids, which, together with a small lake (stormwater retention basin) created near the former aprons behind the original airport terminal, are part of a local soil management system.