Aerial Shots of the University of Konstanz Car Park – Lines in Rain Light

Rain had actually been forecast for today, but the sky held back, and I grabbed the drone. My goal was the car park at the University of Konstanz. On Google Maps the lines and direction signs already looked promising, and a quiet Sunday without students was the ideal opportunity. From a bird’s-eye view the parking decks stand out as a pattern of lines and colours. The empty spaces, interrupted only by the direction signs, seem almost surreal. The rain didn’t come, and so a place revealed itself to me that you usually only notice in passing. Sometimes the subject really is right on your doorstep. The University of Konstanz was founded in 1966 as a reform university and moved to its campus on the Gießberg in 1972; its logo was designed by Otl Aicher in 1980.

Curve and forest beside the white bays on the parking deck, University of Konstanz from the air
Forest stands beside the curve, white bays on the deck at the University of Konstanz.
White parking bays and an arrow on wet asphalt, University of Konstanz car park from the air
White parking bays and an arrow on wet asphalt at the University of Konstanz car park.
Herringbone bays and arrows on the wet parking deck, University of Konstanz from the air
Herringbone bays and arrows on the wet parking deck, from the air.
Two arrows between the bay lines on wet asphalt, University of Konstanz from the air
Between the bay lines, two white arrows point the same way.
Zigzag marking between two arrows on the wet parking deck, University of Konstanz from the air
A zigzag marking between two arrows on the wet deck at the University of Konstanz.
Treetops above the parking deck, a few cars and circular tracks, University of Konstanz from the air
Treetops at the edge of the parking deck, circular tracks on the asphalt.
Wet circular tracks over the white lines and an arrow, University of Konstanz car park from the air
Wet circular tracks lie across the white lines, with a single arrow.
Pentagonal shaft with bushes, central pillar and zigzag marking, University of Konstanz from the air
A pentagonal shaft with bushes and a central pillar, the zigzag marking beside it.
Long rows of empty parking bays with two arrows, University of Konstanz from the air
Long rows of empty parking bays, two arrows at the edge.
Large white arrow and zigzag lines on dark asphalt, University of Konstanz from the air
A large white arrow and zigzag lines on the dark asphalt at the University of Konstanz.
Curved parking decks with empty bays between the trees, University of Konstanz from the air
Curved parking decks with empty bays between the trees.
Straight parking decks in the dense forest of the University of Konstanz from the air
Straight parking decks in the dense forest of the University of Konstanz.