Design

Oedelem skatepark, Belgium

Oedelem skatepark, Belgium

At the end of 2021 we built our last park of the year in the city of Oedelem, Belgium. The locals wanted a bank to bank set-up combined with a quarterpipe and a bank/hip combo which we integrated into the final design making Oedelem a compact yet diverse & unique little streetpark. To optimize available funds we built directly upon the existing asphalt. To minimize our impact upon the environment we used second generation backfill materials for the different levels of the skatepark.continue reading →

Zeeburgereiland skatepark

When we set out to get a proper skatepark built in our hometown we never could have imagined it like this.... as of friday the 19th of June the brandnew Zeeburgereiland skatepark is officially open! This 3100m2 big concrete skatepark is the result of many years of lobbying, countless hours of meetings, loads of sketching and designing and then some more meetings but now that the result of all this work is finally skateable we hope you feel that it was all worth it! All pictures below are taken by the skatepark architects…continue reading →

Leidsche Rijn streetpark

Utrecht locals designed this skatepark and we finetuned it before and during construction. Now Utrecht, Leidsche Rijn has this fun little park to shred for the next couple of years. Many thanks to the city council of Utrecht. We loved building you this small but fun little skatepark!continue reading →

Marnix bowl, Amsterdam

The Marnixbowl at the Eerste Marnixplantsoen is considered to be the best concrete bowl of the Netherlands. Ever since it's debut in May 2005 the Marnixbowl has been sessioned by the best skateboarders and BMX-ers from all over the world. Built from pre-fabricated concrete elements this bowl has perfect transitions and a simple yet effective lay-out making it the perfect destination for all who like to ride. For it's tenth birthday the city of Amsterdam asked Concrete Matters to give the concrete bowl a complete maintenance make over. Concrete Matters used five different steps to give the…continue reading →

Onderuit, Amstelveen

  • Posted on 28/06/2016
  • /Under Design
The city of Amstelveen approached us to design an out of the ordinary concrete sculpture inspired by streetskating. We took inspiration from real streetspots and working together with the locals & Mark van der Eng from Carve we designed a skateable intersection  with various banks, wallies and ledges. Our original plan included an outer rim around the sculpture so that the park would have lots more ledges & manual possibilities but this - much to our disappointment - never made it into the final design.    continue reading →

Museumplein miniramps, Amsterdam

  • Posted on 18/06/2016
  • /Under Design
After the renovation of the Museumplein in 1998 the old Powell warehouse ramps were replaced with a terrible steel vertramp that was completely dysfunctional. It took many, many years of meetings to convince the city to restore this classic spot into a functional skate facility once more. We set out to design a miniramp that would allow all skill levels to enjoy the ramps and wanted to include a spine section because there were none in the Netherlands. The current 15 meter wide steel spineramp is the widest miniramp & the only spineramp in…continue reading →

Zeeburgereiland, Amsterdam

  • Posted on 18/06/2016
  • /Under Design
We believe good concrete skateparks improve the skate & BMX cultures. Seeing the lack of good skating infrastructure in the Netherlands we took it upon ourselves to convince the city of Amsterdam to build an internationally recognizable skatepark that would set the standard for Dutch skateparks for the future. We expect the 'urbansportszone' at the Zeeburgereiland to be finished in the second quarter of 2020. The final design for the urbansportszone as made with Glifberg + Lykke. The preliminary USZ design (2016) with surrounding Sporthelden park.continue reading →

DIY park, Amsterdam

  • Posted on 18/06/2016
  • /Under Design
In 2013 we took matters into our own hands & mobilized a solid crew of skateboard enthusiasts to build our own concrete skatepark. Using the abandoned foundation of an old factory in the Houthavens we transformed a no-go area into a concrete playground free for all to enjoy. More info on this project can be found on the skatemates website.continue reading →

Marnixbowl, Amsterdam

  • Posted on 18/06/2016
  • /Under Design
In 2004 we convinced the city of Amsterdam to build a concrete pool. To this day it is considered to be one of the best transition spots of the Netherlands. More info about this lovely project can be found over at the Skatemates website.continue reading →