Waiting area for families

Client: Deutsche Bahn
Collaboration with: Team Smart City | DB – Nora Steinhöfel and the DB management team in Magdeburg
Place: Magdeburg main station
Year: 2021, ongoing
Status: pilot project, in progress / tender
Elements: Freiraum Kit outdoor furniture, play objects, outdoor sports flooring, lawn grid, steel canopy / shading structure, concrete elements for enclosure, fencing, markings on the ground
Construction: welded steel construction, ground work for mounting the various elements
Structural engineer: S&P Sahlman
Manufacturer: tba


An emply site between two tracks is transformed into a family-friendly waiting area with greenery and playful elements. Before the implementation a temporary pop-up garden is established to activate the site.