Bernepark Bottrop "Wachgeküsst": Former sewage plant becomes an attraction on the Emscher Island
Sink garden in earth basin with scraper bridge © 2012 Isabella de Medici Davids | Terfrüchte + Partner
Draft plan © 2009 Davids | Terfrüchte + Partner
Water basin with service building © 2011 Friedhelm Terfrüchte Davids | Terfrüchte + Partner
Water basin with light art by Mischa Kuball © 2010 Roman Mensing
Water basin © 2012 Isabella de Medici Davids | Terfrüchte + Partner
Water basin with scraper bridge © 2012 Klaus Tenhofen Davids | Terfrüchte + Partner
Central square with water feature © 2010 Friedhelm Terfrüchte Davids | Terfrüchte + Partner
Central square with earth basin and dike © 2011 Friedhelm Terfrüchte Davids | Terfrüchte + Partner
Playing on the slope © 2011 Peter Davids Davids | Terfrüchte + Partner
Walkable scraper bridge © 2011 Friedhelm Terfrüchte Davids | Terfrüchte + Partner
Opening of the Bernepark © 2010 Roman Mensing
Planted earth basin and park hotels on the dike © 2012 Isabella de Medici Davids | Terfrüchte + Partner
Event in the context of the Emscherkunst © 2010 Roman Mensing
In the sunken garden © 2011 Klaus Tenhofen Davids | Terfrüchte + Partner
In the sunken garden © 2011 Peter Davids Davids | Terfrüchte + Partner
Swings over the earth pool © 2012 Isabella de Medici Davids | Terfrüchte + Partner
Around the earth basin © 2011 Peter Davids Davids | Terfrüchte + Partner
One of the five Parkhotels © 2011 Peter Davids Davids | Terfrüchte + Partner
Situated at a strategically important location in the east-west green corridor, on the Emscher Island and on the north-south corridor Bottrop- Essen, the site of the former Bernemündung sewage treatment plant in Bottrop has become the focus of attention, and not just since its closure.
The planning and the built BernePark are the result of an intensive participation process in the area of Soziale Stadt Bottrop-Ebel.
The heart of the park is the two 70-metre sewage basins. The earth basin is a terraced sunken garden designed as a "theatre of plants" in close cooperation with the artist team Piet Oudolf, GROSS.MAX.* as part of emscherKUNST2010. The second basin remains as a water basin.
Between the two basins and the plant building, the central square opens up, where the former engine house also stands. Its hedge-framed café terrace is a highly frequented destination on sunny days.
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Planning offices
Planungsbüro DTP Landschaftsarchitekten GmbH
Essen
AFS | Ahlbrecht Felix Scheidt Generalplaner GmbH
Employees
Klaus Tenhofen
Friedhelm Terfrüchte
Further planners involved
Emscherkunst
Piet Oudolf
Emscherkunst
GrossMax
Emscherkunst
Mischa Kuball
Emscherkunst
Lawrence Wiener und Andreas Strauss
Project period
2009
- 2011
Size
2,9 ha
Construction amount
2,4 Mio. €
Client
Emschergenossenschaft Essen
Address
Ebelstraße 25a
46 242 Bottrop
Deutschland
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Project type
Parks and green spaces
Playgrounds, e.g. at childcare centers and schools
Tourism development and recreation planning
Urban, open space development concepts
