Adi- Dassler Stadion

Herzogenaurach, Germany

Photo © Jan Kraege

Landscape Architects: GTL - Michael Triebswetter Landschaftsarchitekt

Location: Olympiaring 2, 91074 Herzogenaurach, Germany
Year: 2006

Adidas, the world famous sports article company moved its headquarters from the city center to the former U.S army artillery base in Herzogenaurach. A competition was held for the outdoor facilities in 1998. This was won by GTL. The design for the outdoor facilities seeks to inspire the creativity needed in a trends-oriented firm while expressing that the large firm chose to remain in the small town of its origins. The solution has been to opt for a form language that avoids all formalism in favour of a light-hearted and spirited approach. The result is a composition made up of contemporary installations, extensive new plantings and existing natural elements, all gathered together into a landscape park that merges in with the surrounding countryside.