Cessinger Park Maintaining and developing qualities

Redesign and expansion of an existing park with local recreational facilities, taking into account ecological aspects.

The district of Cessingen is located in the southwest of the city of Luxembourg. In terms of urban development, it is characterised by single-family houses and is surrounded by agricultural land. In the course of the urban development planning of Luxembourg, new building areas with high building density are designated in Cessingen. This creates a great demand for public open spaces and versatile local recreation facilities.

The required open spaces are offered in a park along the Cessinger Bach and its tributary. The brooks were partly canalized, piped or straightened and were developed close to nature within the framework of Luxembourg's watercourse development.
The new Cessinger Park combines both aspects: the need for public open spaces as well as local recreation opportunities and an ecological upgrading of the flowing waters.
The open space concept consists of three elements: The "Nature Ribbon", the "Settlement Ribbon" and the "Special Places".

The design of the continuous nature ribbon is based on the landscape pattern of a natural stream landscape. The Cessinger Bach as the main actor of the nature band transports elements from the open landscape into the settlement area. Through the near-natural design, the existing qualities are preserved or partially ecologically enhanced. The extent and location of the nature ribbon are developed from the topographical conditions. It is a continuous alluvial band along the Cessinger Bach and is oriented towards the landscape of a near-natural meadow stream landscape.

The settlement band is urban in design and takes up important functions such as path connections and play uses. As a link between the settlement and the landscape, it is thematically adapted to the adjacent buildings. The result is an open space system which is linear, orthogonal and functional and which picks up on the spatial structures of the neighbouring settlements: so-called "rooms" with thematic focal points are created. The settlement band corresponds to an urban city park.

The third element are the special places: At these places, the nature ribbon breaks through the settlement ribbon. The Special Places represent the linking points between settlement and landscape with design focal points.