The new place to disconnect in Rotterdam.
Rotterdam has done it again. One of the leading cities in architecture dazzles again with a new project that moves away precisely from the urban. Or rather, intends to become an escape route to breathe and disconnect of its vibrant rhythm. Hofbogenpark will be that space you won't want to leave on long spring and summer evenings.
They have named it the city's new High Line , following the example of New York in Manhattan and also comes to revolutionize the city. This name is due to its location, on an abandoned and elevated viaduct called Hofbogen and passing through four urban districts of Rotterdam. A) Yes, its length will be 2 kilometers and its width 8 meters , which has earned it the title of the longest and narrowest park in the Netherlands.
His design, by De Urbanisten, in collaboration with DS Landscape Architects and De Dakdokters , aims to become one of those prints that relax the eye. A scenario in which green reigns, in which social relations are its reason for being and outdoor activities , his main motivation. But in addition to that, it does not lose that innovative essence and latest design to which Rotterdam has already accustomed us.
GREEN I WANT YOU GREEN
More than a park, its appearance almost looks like an amusement park, with platforms of different sizes that occur throughout its existence. Each of them is oriented to all the public activities you can imagine . The project aims to become a mandatory visit whenever you want play sports, relax, eat or even work.
Hofbogenpark will be the longest and narrowest park in the Netherlands.
Its access will be possible thanks to stairs and lifts, and its elevation has made it also play the role of a viewpoint, with different balconies offering views of the city throughout its journey. In addition, it will have all the ingredients to become a natural enclave: running water and vegetation . To Hofbogenpark you go to relax, walk, stop and let time pass.
And, although right now the concept seems distant to us, another of the features of its identity is to function as a thread from the city. Your long catwalk unites the surrounding neighborhoods as a point of connection between its inhabitants , that is why they have also called it “green lifeline” , according to its aesthetics and the function of bringing together the locals.
This last year has been a turning point for all of us and, if we have realized anything, among many other things, it is that we need green to survive . That is why, although we live in love with the possibilities and rhythm of a big city, we will always need a space like Hofbogenpark to go out and breathe . There is no traffic here and the lifestyle pauses, slows down among the plants and animals that will also live in the different corners.
Hofbogenpark climbs to the heights to look at the city from afar, to change the perspective and disconnect from the real world for a few moments. Its design is still to be finished, but its construction will start in 2022 . A countdown and a new reason to fall in love (even more) with Rotterdam.