much stronger in form than a group of trees would
have been. The surrounding light-coloured gravel
provides a neutral background for the more expres-
sive and richly detailed elements of the park.
The design of the park has been conceived as a
single strong spatial framework. The construction
was carried out in one phase. During the devel-
opment process of the whole residential district
the economic climate changed dramatically. The
construction period for the houses stretched out
over a much longer time-span than expected. The
area surrounding the new park is still something
of a building site, even though the park itself was
completed in 2004.
Because of these changing circumstances, the
park is not yet intensively used. And because of
this low intensity of use, there is not sufficient
social control, which has led to vandalism, com-
pounded by problems of imperfect maintenance.
Special elements that refine the design such as
floor lights are subject to vandalism and take a
long time to get repaired. The quality of the design
lies in the fact that these delicate elements are
not essential to the general impression that the
park makes.All in all, the park combines a number of functions
and elements, well organised but informal. The
generous scale of space makes it a welcome addi-
tion to the small gardens of the private houses. Its
layout has a good balance between logical com-
position and spatial tension and this makes it an
attractive park.