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Aarhus Housing Competition - Isbjerget : Architecture

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The Iceberg Project - Isbjerget 21 May 2008 JDS + CEBRA in collaboration with Louis Paillard and SeArch wins a competition for a housing complex in Aarhus, DK Isbjerget renders by labtop - images from Julien De Smedt Architects JDS/JULIEN DE SMEDT ARCHITECTS and Aarhus- based CEBRA, in collaboration with the Dutch firm SeArch and French architect Louis Paillard wins the competition to build a 25,000 sqm housing complex in the new Aarhus Docklands development. The project will be developed by the Tækker Group and Brabrand Boligforening with an expected completion date of spring 2010.The Aarhus Harbour development provides a huge opportunity for Denmark’s second largest city to develop in a socially sustainable way by renovating its old, out-of-use container terminal. The area is meant to become a living city quarter, comprised of a multitude of cultural and social activities, a generous amount of workplaces, and of course, a highly mixed and diverse array of housing types. Isbjerget images from CEBRA The Iceberg Project seeks to locate itself within the goals of the overall city development. A third of the project’s 200 apartments will be set aside as affordable rental housing, aimed at integrating a diverse social profile into the new neighborhood development. The project’s main obstacle is the density set up for the development, the desired square meters are in conflict with the specified site height restrictions and the overall intentions of providing ocean views along with good daylight conditions. The Iceberg negotiates this problematic, by remaining far below the maximum heights at points and emerging above the dotted line at other moments. "Peaks" and "canyons" form; eliciting the project’s iconic strength while ensuring that all flats will be supplied with a generous amount of natural lighting and waterfront views. "With the Iceberg we get unique housing qualities as well as a city architectural expression of the highest quality", says Kent Martinussen, adm. dir. of DAC (Danish Architecture Centre). Isbjerget images from CEBRA "Århus will get a fantastic harbour front with unique architectural buildings that both in appearance and functionality prove that we are a city of grand ambitions. Our desire for this area goes beyond just a façade without life and purpose. We want a living city where everybody thrives. Both those who live and those who work in this "City near the harbour / De Bynære Havnearealer". Projects of this calibre are a big step towards this goal." -Mayor, Nicolai Wammen. Isbjerget Aarhus - images / information from Julien De Smedt Architects 200508 Idé: Ud fra pragmatiske ønsker om at tilvejebringe sollys og havudsigt for flest mulige boliger organiseres karréen i parallelle vinkler, der peger mod syd og ud til havnebassinet. Vinklerne udformes som takkede bjergkamme, hvor toppe og dale konstant forskydes. Resultatet er en åben og yderst skulpturel karré, der i udpræget grad ligner et Isbjerg. Isbjerget Aarhus - Bygning Information Klient: Tækker Group, Brabrand Boligforening Sted: Århus, Danmark Funktion: Boliger Størrelse: 22.000 m² Opgavetype: Konkurrence - 1. Præmie I samarbejde med: JDS, SeARCH, LPA Idea: Isbjerget is the result of a pragmatic desire to bring sunlight and a sea view into as many apartments as possible. The apartment blocks are placed at parallel angles facing south and out to the harbour. The angles form pointed mountain tops staggered with valleys. The resulting open and sculptural block closely resembles an iceberg. Iceberg Aarhus - Building Information Client: Tækker Group, Brabrand Boligforening Place: Århus, Denmark Purpose: Housing Surface area: 236,806 sq. ft. Commission: Competition - 1st prize In cooperation with: JDS, SeARCH, LPA Isbjerget Aarhus - images / information from CEBRA Architects Danish Architecture Århus harbour - docklands building UNStudio & 3XN Architects Aarhus Harbour, 2022, UN Studio The Iceberg Project Aarhus : Julien De Smedt Architects

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