HISTORIC ICE RINK IN A COLOURFUL GARB REFURBISHMENT AND EXTENSION OF THE ICE RINK IN THE PARK „PLANTEN UN BLOMEN“ Location Hamburg, Germany Client/operator District of Hamburg Mitte Architects LPH 1-3: Arge Paul Schüler, Architekt and plp Architekten und Generalplaner DE – 20149 Hamburg www.org-architecture.com DE – 22763 Hamburg www.plp-architekten.de LPH 4-9: rimpf Architektur & Generalplanung www.rimpf.de Author Dipl.-Ing. Freier Architekt Stefan Rimpf, BDA Photos Hagen Stier, Hamburg Official opening November 2017 Construction costs EUR 8 million
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The refrigeration plant of the historic ice rink was in need of rehabilitation. In connection with this project, rimpf Architektur has created a multifunctional building with skate hire and changing rooms as well as a park café. Germany‘s largest outdoor ice rink offers its patrons winter fun on a good 4,300 m² in the heart of Hamburg. In the summer months, the rink is also open to users on roller skates. The artificial ice rink was built for a Hamburg Garden Show in October 1935; for the Inter national Garden Show in 1973, the structures were extended and integrated into the city‘s ramparts. Like the park, the ice rink is a listed garden monument. In connection with the building refurbishment, a plan was also pre pared for making the rink more profitable, especially in the summer. An interdisciplinary consortium consisting of Paul Schüler, architect, plp Architekten Gen eralplaner and Indoo as the potential operator was awarded the contract for the develop ment of the submitted idea to maintain the ice rink in its form and to add a climbing garden
for summer use. The initial idea of erecting a climbing course and large umbrellas over the ice rink was not realised. Instead, the entrance was shifted towards Holstenwall and the facil ity was extended to include a café and a multi functional building. From the approval phase onwards, rimpf Architektur worked on the design until hand over to the client and Indoo as the operator in November 2017. Barrier-free access and revision of the design The café was positioned on the same level as the ice rink and the adjoining outdoor area and is thus barrier-free.
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