A8ernA

A8ernA is a public space in Koog aan de Zaan, Zaanstad, the Netherlands.^[1] The urban renewal project cost €2,700,000 and was a Joint Winner of the 2006 European Prize for Urban Public Space.^[1]

Features

A8ernA makes use of the space under the A8 motorway bridge as it passes through Koog aan de Zaan. It contains an area for teenagers consisting of a graffiti zone, a skateboarding park, a break dance stage, ping-pong tables, a small football pitch, a basketball court and benches for couples.^[1]

Construction

The semi-spherical concavities in the skateboarding park were built using blocks of polystyrene cut to measure with a computer-controlled saw and coated with concrete.^[1]