Conceived as an open space sequence, the green loop defines a cohesive gesture around Marxloh. It links Friedrich Park, Volkspark and the traces of a former rail corridor, allowing fragmented spaces to cohere through reconnection. Linear infrastructure is reimagined as a circular, restorative landscape—an ecology of movement, pause and encounter that gives the neighborhood a shared spatial narrative.

The loop is less a path than a guiding idea. It stitches fragmented urban and green spaces into a legible whole, transforming industrial remnants into a living landscape.

Along its course, five Urban Stops punctuate the journey—places to linger, meet and appropriate space. Bright yellow furniture, integrating seating and light, establishes a visual grammar across the landscape. Climate-resilient trees—ginkgo, tulip tree, Japanese pagoda—echo this hue; in autumn, the foliage itself echo this hue and completes the design.

Within Friedrich Park, a barrier-free network draws together previously disparate zones. A new intergenerational playground on Warbruckstraße offers inclusive space for all ages, its central mound continuing the northern embankment’s topography—allowing the landscape to extend, breathe, and connect southward.
To the north, the former colliery woodland and allotment gardens are returned to succession. Birch and aspen lead the way—pioneer species scripting a design that works with time. Integrated lighting and open sightlines ensure safety and year-round presence, inviting the community to reclaim these spaces after dark.

More than an infrastructure, the green loop offers Marxloh a renewed identity, quietly redefining the relationship between city, nature and community.