ArchiSpel

Ringweg, Spaarndam, Netherlands

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ArchiSpel

Ringweg, Spaarndam, Netherlands

Firm

NOV'82 Architecten

Type

Landscape + Planning › Public Park

YEAR

2011

ArchiSpel is an activity field in Spaarndam, a small
town near Haarlem and Amsterdam in the Netherlands. In 2009 the municipality of
Haarlemmerliede & Spaarnwoude organized a design competition. Young
architects and designers were invited to submit a design for the site in
Spaarndam. The municipality wanted to give young architects the opportunity to
execute a real project: ArchiSpel is NOV’82’s first project.
In the design
several oval-shaped islands are created. Each island accommodates a different
activity and has its own look and colour. Together they give shape to an
archipelago of games. For the youngest there is for instance the fantasyland,
the youth can hang around in the loitering spot and for the elderly there are
places to play chess. The loitering spot, as all furniture on the field, is
build up out of concrete blocks. This gives the site a robust and
indestructible look. The roof of the loitering spot is made of steel sheet pile
wall elements.
A walking path
of concrete tiles connects the islands to each other. To connect to the
green surroundings plants take a major role in the design.