Ruhrvorland urban district
For improved safety, the high-traffic Ruhrtal bicycle path was separated from the pedestrian path when the Ruhr wetlands were reconfigured. The two paths cross the Herdecker stream on separate prestressed granite bridges. The transition between the city, river, and wetlands defines the character of the new Ruhrvorland Herdecke urban district, about 10 ha in size.
Low-maintenance, near-natural meadows provide a counterweight to the intensive designs of the recreational areas and public walkways.
Project Details
- builder:
- Herdecke
- dimension:
- l: 16 m and 12 m, slab thickness: 38 cm and 26 cm
- location:
- Herdecke
- Year:
- 2014
- image-source:
- Andreas Hasenkamp
Used natural stones
Tittling Fine Grain, sandblasted
Base| Trade name: | Tittling Fine Grain |
| Petrographic name : | Granite |
| Quarry: | Hoehenberg Quarry, Bachstraße 27, 94104 Tittling, Germany |
| Coordinates: | 13.366° E / 48.744° N (WGS 84) |
| Typical colour: | light grey |
| Visual appearance: | fine/medium-grained; appears with white, partially also differently coloured veining of differing widths and shapes as well as darker inclusions in various sizes and streaks |
Tittling Fine Grain, honed
Sides| Trade name: | Tittling Fine Grain |
| Petrographic name : | Granite |
| Quarry: | Hoehenberg Quarry, Bachstraße 27, 94104 Tittling, Germany |
| Coordinates: | 13.366° E / 48.744° N (WGS 84) |
| Typical colour: | light grey |
| Visual appearance: | fine/medium-grained; appears with white, partially also differently coloured veining of differing widths and shapes as well as darker inclusions in various sizes and streaks |
