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
Photo credits: 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
Islands Brygge Housing
Porcelains Fabrik Apartments
Contemporary Architects
Modern House
Maritime Youth House, Copenhagen by PLOT Architects
Copenhagen Architecture
Ørestad Housing Copenhagen Photos © adrian welch, isabelle lomholt, peter guthrie
World Architecture : e-architect - a guide to key buildings across the globe
Copenhagen housing
Comments / photos for the Plot Architects Copenhagen page welcome:
info@e-architect.co.uk
Ørestad Housing - page : adrian welch / isabelle lomholt