The Park of Memories in Aš represents an interesting concept of revitalisation and urban development of the city, using the geographical and symbolic potential of the area. The project aims to recall the forgotten values of the past and guide visitors through the city's turbulent history.The basic compositional principle of the park follows a spatio-temporal parallel, creating a gradual transition from the urbanised park space around Goethe's Square to the forest park on Okružní Street. This compositional idea links the botanical and architectural concept of the park, which reflects the diversity of the city's historical periods.
The project is also based on a sad chapter in the history of Aš connected with the destruction of the largest cemetery in Aš in the 1970s. The loss of cultural and historical values during this event is reflected in the Historical Park, where a memorial in the form of a granite block has been created. The flat memorial consists of a collection of stone blocks of different sizes with recesses for candles. It is a meeting place for people from the area and neighbouring Germany, creating a space where they can remember their ancestors.
The repair of the oldest stone bridge in the city, which connects the old and new parts of the Lutheran cemetery, is another step towards restoring the historical heritage. Work on the project was accompanied by an archaeological survey, which revealed old graves, human remains and the remains of buildings. A new element that creates a parallel path through the park is a footbridge. The atypical combination of a central steel structure and wood creates a subtle structure that winds through the park.
Main design | SOA architekti, Ateliér KONCEPT
Space nature | Park
Participating in the design | Tomáš Dantlinger, Martin Prinz, Vlastimil Čegan, Miroslav Čech, Michal Pašava, Petr Matala, Michal Durdis, Jiří Kudrna
Space area | 47,500 m²
Building materials used | granite stone cobblestone paving – paving
packed gravel path – pavement surface
solid wood – podium, pavement
steel profiles – footbridge
Location | U Radnice, Aš, Czech Republic
