FROM MATERIAL TO STREET LAB
The former eternit lab in Aalborg has been transformed into Streetmekka – a laboratory for street ball, movement and art. The new activities are weaved into the existing structure.
Big spaces and small spaces, sculptures for climbing, jumping, running and hanging out have replaced the machines in the machine hall.



FROM MATERIAL TO STREET LAB
The former eternit lab in Aalborg has been transformed into Streetmekka – a laboratory for street ball, movement and art. The new activities are weaved into the existing structure.
Big spaces and small spaces, sculptures for climbing, jumping, running and hanging out have replaced the machines in the machine hall.

MACHINE HALL
New street machines have taken over the old machine hall: asphalt tracks for street basket and soccer. The open staircase, the boulder cliff and the parkour maze are for swinging, climbing, jumping, passing over, passing through, and hanging out…


MACHINE HALL
New street machines have taken over the old machine hall: asphalt tracks for street basket and soccer. The open staircase, the boulder cliff and the parkour maze are for swinging, climbing, jumping, passing over, passing through, and hanging out…


LAB WING
Workshops for dance, sound studio, street kitchen, lounge, entrance and office spaces are all placed in the Lab Wing.
LAB WING
Workshops for dance, sound studio, street kitchen, lounge, entrance and office spaces are all placed in the Lab Wing.



PLAY + HANG-OUT
Spaces for play and hang-out go together. It makes it easy to check in and out of activities, take a break, or get inspired by other activities.



PLAY + HANG-OUT
Spaces for play and hang-out go together. It makes it easy to check in and out of activities, take a break, or get inspired by other activities.
IN-SITU REUSE
Materials and furniture from the existing buildings have been reused where possible.


IN-SITU REUSE
Materials and furniture from the existing buildings have been reused where possible.


Program: | Street culture and sports hall |
Size: | +2.500 m2 |
Location: | Aalborg, Denmark |
Client: | Aalborg Kommune |
Year: | 2016 - 2018 |
Type: | Invited competition, 1. place |
Collaborators: | Pallisgaard A/S, Moe A/S, Street Arena, Abekatten / Virklund, CLEAN |
Role: | Main architectural and landscape advisor |
Status: | Completed |
Team JAJA: | Kathrin Gimmel, Jan Tanaka, Jakob Christensen, Giacomo Pizzo, Ervin Trombitas, Sam De Boever, Mette Greve, Marie Louise Thorning, Meggan Collins |