Ørestad, Copenhagen, Denmark
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
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How do you combine the splendors of the
suburban backyard with the social intensity of
urban density?
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The
Mountain Dwellings are located in Ørestad, a new urban development in Copenhagen. When commissioned to design a traditional housing block and a separate parking house, we proposed the combination of the two programs. The program consist of 1/3 living and 2/3 parking. What if the
parking area became the base upon which to place a
terraced housing development - like a concrete hillside covered by a thin layer of housing, cascading from the eleventh floor to the street edge.
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The parking area wants to be connected to the street, and the residences want sunlight, fresh air and views, so by combining the two programs, all apartments can have a sun filled
roof garden, amazing views and parking on the same level as the apartment. The Mountain appears as a suburban neighborhood of garden homes floating over a 10-story building, offering the best of two worlds: close proximity to the hectic life of the city and the tranquil characteristics of a suburban life.
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Unlike a traditional residential building, the Mountain helps to increase the property value of the project by reorganizing the program. Each residence is provided with equal amenities and the gardens are grouped in a way that is large yet intimate, with plants that change character according to the season. The building also has an integrated watering system, which helps to maintain the roof gardens.
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The residents of the 80 apartments are the first in Ørestad with the possibility of parking directly outside each unit. The parking area contains 480 parking spots, which service both the Mountain and VM Houses. There is also a sloping elevator that moves along the inner walls to accommodate the terracing of the structure, and in some places the ceiling height is 16 meters, giving the impression of a cathedral-like space.
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The north and west facades are covered by perforated aluminum plates, which let in air and light to the parking area, and the perforations in the facade form a huge reproduction of Mount Everest. During the day, the perforations appear black on the bright aluminum, and the picture resembles a rough rasterized photo. During the night, the facade becomes lit from the inside and appears as a photographic negative, rendered in the different colors of the parking levels.
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| situation plan 1--drawing © Courtesy of BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group + JDS Architects |
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| situation plan 2--drawing © Courtesy of BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group + JDS Architects |
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| site plan--drawing © Courtesy of BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group + JDS Architects |
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| basement level plan--drawing © Courtesy of BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group + JDS Architects |
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| ground floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group + JDS Architects |
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| 1st floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group + JDS Architects |
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| 2nd floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group + JDS Architects |
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| 3rd floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group + JDS Architects |
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| 4th floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group + JDS Architects |
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| 5th floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group + JDS Architects |
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| 6th floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group + JDS Architects |
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| 7th floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group + JDS Architects |
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| 8th floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group + JDS Architects |
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| 9th floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group + JDS Architects |
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| 10th floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group + JDS Architects |
Project Data
Project name: Mountain Dwellings
Location: Ørestad, Copenhagen, Denmark
Program: Housing block of 80 units and 480 parking spaces
Project area: 33,000 m2
Completion Year: 2008
Cost: 34,873,000 Euro
Awards:
- Forum AID Award 2009
- Mies van der Rohe Prize 2008 / Nomination
- Danish Wood Award "Træprisen" 2008
- WAF World Architecture Festival Award 2008 / Best Housing Project
The people
Client: Høpfner A/S, Danish Oli Company
Architects: BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group +
JDS Architects
Partner in Charge: Bjarke Ingles for BIG, Julien De Smedt for JDS
Project Architect: Jakob Lange
Project Leader: Finn Nørkjær
Project Manager: Jan Borgstrøm
Construction Manager: Henrick Poulsen
Contributors: Annette Jensen, Dariusz Bojarski, Dennis Rasmussen, Eva Hviid-Nielsen, Joao Vieira Costa, Jørn Jensen, Karsten V. Vestergaard, Karsten Hammer Hansen, Leon Rost, Louise Steffensen, Malte Rosenquist, Mia Frederiksen, Ole Elkjær-Larsen, Ole Nannberg, Roberto Rosales Salazar, Rong Bin, Sophus Søbye, Søren Lambertsen, Wataru Tanaka
Collaborators: JDS/JULIEN DE SMEDT ARCHITECTS, Moe & Brødsgaard, Freddy Madsen Rådgivende Ingeniører ApS
Engineering: Moe & Brodsgaard
Construction: DS Elcobyg A/S /PH Montage
Photographs: © Courtesy of BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group + JDS Architects
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