Reemtsma Park, Hamburg © Tim Corvin Kraus
Reemtsma Park, Hamburg © Jörn Hustedt
Reemtsma Park, Hamburg © Jörn Hustedt
Reemtsma Park, Hamburg © Jörn Hustedt
Reemtsma Park, Hamburg © Tim Corvin Kraus
Reemtsma Park, Hamburg © Tim Corvin Kraus
Reemtsma Park, Hamburg © Tim Corvin Kraus
Reemtsma Park, Hamburg, Lageplan © WES LandschaftsArchitektur
Old trees, light and shade, expanse and generosity, there is a lot here - the only thing missing is the atmospheric quality and the perceptibility of this special world.
Through the consistent implementation of the park concept and the trees on the green meadow or on the green lawn, the resulting tranquillity and spaciousness of Reemtsma Park can be perceived in a different quality. The park finds its holistic, new and unmistakable identity. Caspar David Friedrich. Together with the careful sculptural ground modeling and some water objects, the oak trees create a special, contemplative atmosphere related to the location. Light and shadow create a different perspective.
Jury verdict: The authors succeed in giving an old park in Hamburg's Elbe suburbs, parts of which have become overgrown, an appropriate, contemporary expression with careful interventions. They have cleared the grounds of wild growth and all mediocre planting and concentrate entirely on paying respect to the site with its venerable tree sculptures.
The only modern interventions are a water table in the north-west and the undulating modelling of the central lawn. These safely employed minimalist devices have convincingly rejuvenated the prestigious park. Only the stone benches covered with a film of water were found disconcerting by the judges.
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Planning offices
WES LandscapeArchitecture
Hamburg
Project period
2003
- 2009
Size
39.730 m²
Client
GbR Reemtsma Park
vertreten durch
GATOR Beteiligungsverwaltungsges. mbH
Prices & Awards
German Landscape Architecture Award 2009
Appreciation
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BDA Hamburg Architektur Preis 2010 - 2. Preisrang, mit Helmut Riemann Architekten, Lübeck
Project type
Parks and green spaces