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16 KRØYERS PLADS, COPENHAGEN


ROOFS


The angular design of the roofs reflect the design of the neighbouring warehouses


All images © Rasmus Hjortshøj – COAST


negative perceptions of the material were shattered: “I found out through the process that there are so many possibilities – with colouring, depending so much on the clay, the heat – every stone is unique.” Ground floor passages crossing through the colossal buildings are clad with mirrors. The reflective properties of the material carry light through the tunnels, allowing passers-by to feel more secure; and the “non-material” concedes to the red-black colour scheme.


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Project: Krøyers Plads Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Client: NCC Bolig Size: 20,000 m2 Architects: COBE and Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects Landscaping: GHB Landscape Architects Engineer: COWI Contractor: NCC Construction


“The most amazing thing is that there has not been one negative response – that’s really remarkable”, Harving chuckles. Winning the MIPIM 2015 Award for Best Residential Development, COBE and VLA managed to design a building that is almost indiscriminately generous each and every user and party involved.


Although the harbourfront space at Krøyers Plads is owned by the property’s residents, it is open to the public. “Traditionally in Copenhagen,” says Harving, “you have these courtyard houses, with a private courtyard in the front, whereas here the whole ground floor is functionally ‘public.’”


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have placed yet more emphasis on the public realm, with the inclusion of a foot and cycle bridge easing the circulation of pedestrians to and from the Nyhavn district, and the establishment of a new square. All of this together has transformed Krøyers Plads from a neglected milieu to a new hotspot. The scheme exceeds Danish energy efficiency standards by nearly 40 per cent, resulting in Krøyers Plads housing the first apartments awarded with the Nordic Ecolabel certification – normally applied to eco-friendly cosmetics and toiletry products in Scandinavia.


The architects were no less successful in terms of fulfilling their client NCC’s aspirations, and the initial delays paradoxically delivered it an even more handsome return. Due to the fallout of the decade-long litany of unsuccessful planning applications, the developer was able to purchase the land for a sub-market price. Now, the finished apartments are among Copenhagen’s most desired. Comfortably progressive, the architects’ new cladding methodology is catching a wave as other projects begin to specify similar brick facades. In this way it has been the catalyst for other modern emulations of familiar monolithic structures which are now appearing across the city. 


ADF APRIL 2018


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