REGUPOL renovates the athletics surfaces

On top of the roof in Erfurt

The Kaufland sports roof has stood the test of time and is an example of the sustainable activation of roof space in urban areas. The often neglected „fifth façade“ offers huge potential for accommodating sports facilities, playgrounds or day care centres in an urban environment and in a manner that saves both space and resources. For the renovation of the running tracks in 2020 REGUPOL relied on re-topping.

Our cities are becoming increasingly crowded. More and more people are moving closer together in increasingly limited spaces. Even providing locations for such essentials such as food, retailing and sports is becoming difficult.

Rooftops offer a vast, and to-date, rarely explored potential for a wide range of uses. They are frequently seen as no more than places for installing air conditioners or antennas – things that nobody really wants to see or attract attention to. This is a lost opportunity because these roofs can have many highly attractive uses.