Volme Park, Kierspe

Kierspe, as a town in the western Sauerland region, has to master difficult tasks for the future due to the demise of industry, which has characterised the town for centuries, and the ongoing demographic change. The Volmepark, located on a redeveloped contaminated site, interacts with the renaturalised Volme to create a natural and public open space for the socially deprived district of Kierspe-Bahnhof. The Volme is staged and integrated by the topography of the park, which was redesigned as part of the earthworks management programme. The two banks of the Volme form the basis for an exciting contrast in the park - an intensively and diversely usable activity area made of modelled in-situ concrete on the northern side is juxtaposed with the largely extensive, partly near-natural southern side of the park.A spacious seating area integrated into the embankment and the stage area in front of it offer space for a variety of festivities and events.The new bridge designed by Rimpau Bauer Derveaux Architekten connects the two parts of the park and links the park to the overarching Volmetal cycle path.The park was completed and officially opened in July 2017.