Jordal Sports Park

Project Description

Jordal Sports Park is an integral part of the transformation of the 1952 sports arena, originally built for the Oslo Winter Olympic Games. The sports park acts as a multifunctional urban oasis open to all members of the community.

With sloping green areas, walking and cycling paths, a skate park, and playgrounds, the park invites visitors from the community and opens the area up for new uses. The park also includes a sports hall, youth hall, and a large turf lawn which can be used for football matches with outdoor seating area. Central to the design was restoring a natural feature that existed there before the development of the city of Oslo. After 120 years in underground pipes, the Hovinbekken stream, was resurfaced in 2020, providing a new habitat for both plants and animals.