Südgelände Nature Park, Berlin -- Design

Design Elements
 * open up to inhabitants of city land that has been derelict for 45 years
 * protect area from development, manage vegetation, conserve remains and 
   artifacts of railway - water tower, turntable, locomotives

Design Aims
 * central walkway raised 32" above vegetation to give access across ten acre 
   conservation area --  public is required to stay on the trail in this section
 * tracks as foundation for walkways -- metal floors with cor-ten steel pillars as fencing 
 * elsewhere public access is unrestricted and footpaths throughout are built on ballast

Vegetation Management
* mowing clearings, removing some trees and roots -- succession is halted in some parts,
left alone in others, preserving both meadows and woodlands

Photos (http://thedarkroses.blogspot.com)