Brandenburg’s Alhambra project – pictures

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Image montage showing the course of the A14 motorway and the service area on an aerial view. Red: loam walls,
which merge into the service area building. Orange: guiding structures for people. Ochre: bicycle and footpath. Montage by Ute Reeh, Sebastian Bertalan

The ends of the clay noise barrier close in a zigzag shape. This fulfills several tasks at once: static – increasing stability against wind pressure; ecological – more diverse habitat due to the formation of niches and sunlight at different angles; aesthetic – breaking up monotony and interesting shape. 3D rendering by Sebastian Bertalan

Example of a rammed earth wall; here jointing of an 11 m high wall made of prefabricated rammed earth elements.
By courtesy of Herzog de Meuron/Martin Rauch

Wild bee in cob wall. Photo by Christian Hansel

Triangle with motorway, service area, production facility and the Zentrum für Peripherie. Drawing by Ute Reeh

Benches as a guiding structure for people on the connecting path between Nebelin and the loam noise barrier and service area.
Workshop results January 2021; Photo by Ute Reeh

Perspective view of the envisaged loam noise protection walls and the motorway service area near Nebelin, Brandenburg, Germany. 3D rendering Sebastian Bertalan