Parc des Sports
The project was developed as part of a public-private partnership (PPP) process initiated by the City of Differdange in Luxembourg for a grandstand building and a parking garage at the Parc des Sports sports center. The design concept seeks to respond to the themes of movement and leisure while integrating playfully into the urban context.
A rectangular floor plan was chosen for the grandstand building. It presents a closed façade toward the street to the south and opens toward the playing fields to the north. To strengthen the dialogue between the foyer and spectator areas of the grandstand building and the public square, the previously closed façade on the entrance side was transformed into a louvered structure. This allows the building to retain its clear geometry without constricting the urban space, while simultaneously opening up visual connections between spectators and the surrounding city.
ProjectParc des Sports - Grandstand Building
LocationLuxemburg, Differdange
ClientVille de Differdange
Statusfertiggestellt 2012
BGF3.000 m² |
Baukosten14 Mio € netto
Service phases1-5 |
Photography© Dietmar Strauß
The grandstand building is based on the gesture of a “bracket”: the ground, walls, and roof merge into one another, creating a flowing form and giving the building a sense of dynamism. The considerable length of the building further reinforces this effect.
Visitors enter via the end of the building and are guided one level up to the grandstand. From there, the bracket-like gesture concentrates both views and visitor flows and directs them north toward the playing field.










