Grosse Neugasse 27 - 1040 - Wien - Austria
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LUX - Public Space Design
Esch sur Alzette - first prize
On the edge of a group of industrial monuments will be a public square. The elongated square provides access to the new district from the railway station and forms a sharp divide between the shiny chrome office buildings and the rusty dinosaurs of the Industrial Age. Construction will begin in 2006, but the Stahlhof (Steel court) is not due to be completed until 2015.This time lag is accommodated by spreading a carpet of variously treated concrete tiles that will start out as a small trail and grow along with the square over the years. Lined up along its length are various facilities (catwalk, sun deck, wading pool for tired feet, plant garden), which will at first be laid out on the ground as is, including with its sparse growth.