New Housing : Nye Bygning i København

Location: Islands Brygge, just south of Copenhagen centre Directions: Walk or take bus 40 from the city centre - main railway station / Tivoli PLOT Architects 230 Apartments Completion: 2005 building photos 270806 © adrian welch PROJECT : 230 DWELLINGS IN ØRESTAD TYPE : COMMISION SIZE : 25 000 M2, 230 HOUSING UNITS BUDGET : 25 200 000 € CLIENT : HØPFNER A/S, DANSK OLIE KOMPAGNI A/S COLLARBORATORS : MOE & BRØDSGAARD LOCATION : COPENHAGEN, DK STATUS : COMPLETION MAR 2005 photo © Nikolaj Møller PROJECT TEAM: JULIEN DE SMEDT, BJARKE INGELS ALISTAIR WILLIAMS, ANNA MANOSA, ANNETTE JENSEN, BENT POULSEN, CHRISTIAN FINDERUP, CLAUS TVERSTED, DAVID ZAHLE, DORTE BØRRESEN, FINN NØRKJÆR, HENNING STÜBEN, HENRICK POULSEN, INGRID SERRITSLEV, JAKOB CHRISTENSEN, JAKOB LANGE, JAKOB MØLLER, JAKOB WODSCHOU, JØRN JENSEN, KARSTEN HAMMER HANSEN, MADS H LUND, MARC JAY, MARIA YEDBY LJUNGBERG, NADJA CEDERBERG, NARISARA LADAWAL, OLE ELKJÆR-LARSEN, OLE NANNBERG, OLIVER GRUNDAHL, SANDRA KNÖBL, SIMON IRGENS-MØLLER, SOPHUS SØBYE, SØREN STÆRMOS, THOMAS CHRISTOFFERSEN, XAVIER PAVIA PAGES. building photos 270806 © adrian welch TEXT: THE MANIPULATED PERIMETER BLOCK IS CLEARLY DEFINED IN ITS FOUR CORNERS BUT OPENED INTERNALLY AND ALONG THE SIDES. THE VIS-A-VIS WITH THE NEIGHBOUR IS ELIMINATED BY PUSHING THE SLAB IN ITS CENTER, ENSURING DIAGONAL VIEWS TO THE VAST OPEN FIELDS AROUND. THE BUILDING VOLUME PROVIDES OPTIMAL AIR, LIGHT AND VIEWS TO ALL FLATS. ALL APARTMENTS HAVE A DOUBLE-HEIGHT SPACE TO THE NORTH, AND WIDE PANORAMIC VIEWS TO THE SOUTH. THE LOGIC OF THE DIAGONAL SLAB UTILIZED IN THE V HOUSE IS BROKEN DOWN IN SMALLER PORTIONS FOR THE M HOUSE. IN THIS PROJECT THE TYPOLOGY OF THE UNITE D'HABITATION OF LE CORBUSIER IS REINTERPRETED AND IMPROVED: THE CENTRAL CORRIDORS ARE SHORT AND GET LIGHT FROM BOTH ENDS, LIKE BULLET HOLES PENETRATING THROUGH THE BUILDING. building photos 270806 © adrian welch M HOUSE: 12500 M2 95 housing units COST: 95 000 000 DKK. COMPLETION 2004 V HOUSE 12500 M2 114 housing units COST: 97 000 000 DKK. COMPLETION 2005 Information from Julien De Smedt Architects 190108 photos : Peter Guthrie, provided via architect Graeme Armet 110506 Plot Architects - Julien De Smedt and Bjarke Ingels - split in early 2006 building photos 270806 © adrian welch Plot Architects housing - Ørestad City masterplan by Daniel Libeskind New Copenhagen housing close by - Gemini Residence photo of the building 7 Apr 2006 © adrian welch