ABSTRACT
Park Spoor Noord is located at a former railway yard, constructed in 1873 over an area of 24 hectares. Developed for parking, maintaining, and repairing the trains, it consisted of rail infrastructure and depots. The former industrial zone was indicated in the urban planning regulation as a ‘zone for urban development’. In 2005, the construction of the park took off, designed by the winning team of Bernardo Secchi and Paola Vigano. The plan had legal status and aimed at developing a long-term coherent urban design ‘for accessible and high quality spaces with a high recreational or nature value and for an optimal integration into the urban public space and green structure’. The wide and simply designed lawn is crossed with paths that connect the different vicinities with one another and with the park. The opening of the park has had a positive influence on the attractiveness of the adjacent district.
