Henning Larsen has revealed plans to revive a neglected park in the city of Esbjerg, Denmark, by extending an existing amphitheatre to create a giant staircase between the city and its port.
Spanning 30,000-square-metres, the Esbjerg Bypark project proposes restoring and enhancing the park's existing features, including a grassy amphitheatre and concrete bunkers, to create event and meeting spaces.
Danish architecture studio Henning Larsen aims to create a cultural and social hub between Esbjerg's city centre and port, providing locals with a "respite from the industrial surroundings".

Esbjerg Bypark is in the south of the city of Esbjerg, the fifth-largest city in Denmark located on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula. It is characterised by steeply sloping terrain, which used to function as the city's default green space. However as the city grew, Esbjerg Bypark became overshadowed by the construction of houses, concrete bunkers during the second world war, and an art gallery and music venue that encroached its border in the 1990s.
Amphitheatre will become giant staircase between city and harbour
Henning Larsen's intention is to revive the park by transforming and extending its small, existing grass amphitheatre into a centrepiece.
Positioned along the existing sloping topography, the amphitheatre will be extended to create a giant staircase between the city and harbour, and double as an event space, rest point, and playground.

The amphitheatre will also...