Burbach, Urban Sports Park

In the center of Burbach, a small, unused field has been transformed into a connected exercise area that combines urban sports with landscape architecture to create a cohesive whole. The Urban Sports Park Burbach arranges skateboarding, ball sports, and strength training around a shared plaza that brings together sightlines and naturally connects paths, greenery, and usage—with “free, open, and outdoors” as the guiding principle. Rows of trees, seating edges along the plaza, and a slight modeling of the edges frame the facility, provide shade, and create clear viewing situations.

The centerpiece is the street flow area, constructed in in-situ concrete: organic transitions meet linear street elements and form a finely balanced multi-line structure through a variety of lines of travel. Low base heights make it easy to get started, and selective extensions add a sporty touch. Wide platforms, clearly visible approaches, and integrated ramps allow for use by skateboards, scooters, inline skates, BMX bikes, and WCMX bikes. Pigmented concrete differentiates zones and the legibility of the lines without disturbing the calm materiality of the park.

Streetball and calisthenics are discreetly linked to the skate area: the court is laid out as hard carpet on the grass, while the outdoor gym zone forms the ground-level counterpart. In between, a shared plaza with sturdy seating serves as an unobtrusive meeting place. Three graffiti walls define the boundary to the neighborhood and provide space for creativity without dominating the facility. New tree plantings, simple paving, and seating steps integrated into the embankment connect the sports areas and the park—functional, clear, and permanently usable.