Dresden-Wostra Recreation Centre - Conceptual Design

Client:	City of Dresden
Area:	15 ha
Completion:	2003

Located in the flood plain of the river Elbe, the Wostra recreation area (a camping site, open air pool and beach) has been seriously damaged by the flood in august 2002. In regard to an improved flood protection a fundamental rearrangement of the site became necessary.
The new design combines beach and open air pool into one waterscape in order to locate the pool outside of the flood plain. Formerly the pool had been located on the camp site, which could now be extended according to international standards. The open space minimizes impermeable surfaces and earthworks in order to function as a large retention area in the case of flooding.