Sports Park Willem
Alexander / MoederscheimMoonen Architects
H
ow can you make a
motorway section
attractive and
functional for the
local residents? This is the
question MoederscheimMoonen
Architects set to work on for the
Municipality of Schiedam. They
devised a unique solution for
a stretch of the A4 motorway
between the Dutch cities of
Delft and Schiedam. The result
is wonderful green park and
a new sports location that
will definitely appeal to the
imagination. Located some six
metres above the motorway, the
sports fields are enclosed by one
of the largest canvases in Europe.
Together with Lace Fence, the
58 Landscape & Urban Design
architects created no less than
8,500 m² of colorful fencing that
consists of over 1.6 million life-
like ‘pixels’.
Unique solution
Initially, the tunnel and the
motorway formed a barrier
between the two adjacent
residential areas. But the new
design has now achieved the
opposite. By realizing the park
and sports fields on top of the
tunnel itself, it has literally
created new connections
between the two residential
areas. They offer an environment
for everyone living in the area –
young and old – to exercise and
relax in.