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Peter Lundsgaard Hansen, [email protected] Course responsibleTorban E. Dam, [email protected] Linnet, [email protected] Lysholm Hjerl, [email protected] Carsten Johansen, [email protected] (ModelLab)

Sofie Brincker, [email protected] Lundsgaard Hansen

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Georg Boyes Fond We are greatful for the stimulating walks, talks, lectures and discussions with the our fellow colleauges from The University of Copenhagen and of-fices. A special thanks to Koen Hauspy and the office LAND -landschapsarchitecten in Antwerp, Belgium.

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Andrews, Sophie Louise

Blicher, Mette

Broberg, Troels Sindballe

Bulath, Johanna Eszter

Burr, Maria Skytt

Bøye, Cecilie

Carstensen, Mira Theil

Dehlsen, Mie Højmose

Drummond, Clare

Fallah, Muzdah

Frelin, Ander Oskar

Friis, Isabella Lindeschouw

Haslev, Ditte

Hesselholdt, Jesper

Holm, Jens Hansen

Hopps, Inge Borregaard Pedersen

Husum, Hanna Grimsrud

Jakobsen, Pernille Sidelmann

Jensen, Cathrine Tankmar Juhl

Jessen, Naja

Jolly, Leo

Kalsi, Sheila

Krebs, Michala Kaja

Larsen, Trine

Lassen, Rasmus Bundgaard

Madsen, Troels Øgaard

Møller, Frederikke Fossum Thurø

Nordow, Mia

O’Connell, Gerard William

Palmgren-Salomonsson, Jon

Pedersen, Hans Bruun

Rasmussen, Nichlas Claus

Rousting, Nicolai Bülow

Sanfridsson, Karin Johanna

Schmidt-Petersen, Kit

Silvano, Leonor

Skajaa, Julie

Steengaard, Annabell Wallin

Sørensen, Marianne Grønkjær

Vandendungen, Mark

Vehabovic, Amra

Østergaard, Nanna Maj Stubbe

Table of Contents

Zydhavn - a terr i tory of Sydhavn

The way we work 1

The way we work 2

The way we work 3

Calendar

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Gr. 1: Transversal

Gr. 2: Sydhavn Boulevard

Gr. 3: Hide to See

Gr. 4: Br inging the Tip to the Top

Gr. 5: Fuidi ty

Gr. 6: 10 Pear ls on a Str ing

Gr. 7: On the Egde

Gr. 8: Connect ing Contrast

Gr. 9: The Backbone

Gr. 10: Corr idor of Ident i t ies

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way tracks and Tippen by the waters of Kalvebodløbet.

The aim of the assignment is to plan, program and design for a sustainable urban connection in the south-western part of Copen-hagen. This part of the assign-ment has similarities to e.g. the green bicycle route that connects Frederiksberg, Nørrebro and Øs-terbro. An additional challenge is that Sydhavn does not meet the demands for the future when it comes to access: public transpor-tation to the greater Copenhagen is weak and local access to vast green areas such as Valbyparken and to Tippen by Kalveboderne are limited. This is, for a large part, because Sydhavn is divided into different areas by busy streets and two railway tracks. The Zydhavn project aims to address this dilem-ma of urban fragmentation with new visions of a greater coherence and improved access.However, Sydhavnen is also a fantastic (hidden) oasis. Therefore, one could argue that too much attention from politicians, and sub-sequently planners and architects is a sure way to make Sydhavnen look like all the other renovated quarters of Copenhagen. The in-tention of the Zydhavn project is not to give Sydhavn a whole new top-down identity. Neither is it the intention to make bottom-up

surveys and interviews of what people want. The intentions of the Zydhavn project is to let the land-scape be the voice of urban negoti-ation – one that connects, opens up and gives access.

Future plans for SydhavnSince most of the housing is from the 1930’s and were build to sup-port a growing need for housing to support low income working fam-ilies the housing units are small. If Sydhavn, amongst other, is to attract e.g. young working families to generate a more diverse popu-larity of the people in Sydhavn one major challenge for the future will be to meet the demands for living in the city today. The question is what makes an attractive city life? What contemporary changes and new conceptions are needed to

meet the challenges for Sydhavn in the future? One such attempt to make changes is to improve public transportation with a metro station under Mozart’s Plads. Another attempt to make Sydhavn more attractive is an initiative to con-struct a beach by the water edge of Valbyparken.

From Sydhavn to ZydhavnThe overall assignment introduc-es combinations of long-distance dedications and small-scale inter-ventions as an alternative to broad strategies of social, economical and environmental improvements. The assignment is open and with few limitations – the scale and the context is debatable through the design.To support the assignment and the learning outcome the course entails fieldwork in Germany, The Nederland’s, Belgium and France.

AssignmentLong-distance dedicationThe assignment is to plan and design a combined bicycle –and pedestrian connection from the

northern end (on top of the hill) of Sjælør Boulevard to the south – through Sydhavn to Tippen by Kalveboderne. The connection should be encompassed in such a way that it connects significant local areas and at the same time it should enhance the qualities of Sydhavn. Key areas (from north to south) can be taken into consid-eration (depending on the visions you have): The edge/boarders/new openings between Vestre Kirkegård and Sjælør boulevard, the Gymnasium and the land-scape that defines Sjælør Station, crossings and intersections at P. Knudsens gade, Karens Minde and its surroundings and the railway tracks that divides Sydhavn from Tippen and the waters of Kalve-boderne – including the two over-passes.

The proposal must consider the possibility to encompass runoff rainwater to alleviate the pressure of drainage.

“an experimental Garden for new urban development”

“The program is open.The scale and the context is debatable through the design”

ZYDHAVN – a territory of Sydhavn Long-distance dedications and small-scale interventions.

With Zydhavn the wish is to envision, plan, and to design for a future urban territory of

Sydhavn. Zydhavn, like some strange transitional world - a very long experimental garden in Sydhavn, is an urban land-scape that joins: Sjælør Boule-vard (and Vestre Kirkegård), Karens Minde, the allotment gardens on both sides of the rail-


ZYDHAVN - a territory in Sydhavn

Small-scale interventionsIn order to anchor and to support the connection from north to south (as described before) the quality and identity of the local urban en-vironment must be strengthened. Small-scale interventions along

and in proximity to the bicycle and pedestrian path can be identified, designed in greater detail and used for such proposes. These smaller interventions can include visions and activities such as space for sports, urban gardens,

quiet places, squares for perfor-mance, plantings (nurseries) and new places for urban experiments. The proposal must consider princi-ples for storm water management on a local level.

The proposals shall reflect and contributes to an on-going discus-sion regarding sustainable urban transformation as a whole, and of our cities, their infrastructure and cultural significance in our cities today.


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The way we work 1

Vertical projection combined with simple models during a design conversation (supervision).

Presentations and discussions of design models. The way we work is through putting individual models and group models in the hole of the big model. This is our laboratory and this is where we rate and talk about the qualities of the design work.

Abstract model. We travel with a model box and we have meetings and talks while we are on the move.

The way we work is by repeat-ing the same model and the same drawings throughout the course. We do this meanwhile we talk, travel, listen, read, draw and evaluate. Model, Engagement, Movement and Observation (MEMO) are key concepts to understand how we work. The theory is; we make mod-els because we work with space. We make them in order to engage with matter. The movement made from working with models help us observe and enable us to make new and better drawings and models. Bacause we shift from plans and models they will never exactly be alike - something changes in the process of going back and forth. This is because they (the plans, you and the models) are feeding off of each other – one always making the other adjust a little.

The methodWe use Google earth, maps and other representative medias to recreate the urban landscape of Zydhavn. We will build analogue model (we will build them in our Model Lab) of Z(S)ydhavn. Dur-ing the building of the model we will rate qualities of the urban landscape and the possibilities for new development as qualified as possible.

The big model (the context mod-el) is where we test and develop our overall ideas. To understand small scale interventions we build mod-els in fitting scale.

During our work with the design we use the walls and floors of the school to exhibit our work in pro-gress. The exhibition wall is where we meet our imaginary client and where we let go of our fear of showing all the mistakes we have to make before we are satisfied with the result. The floor we use like an experimental ‘campfire’ where we share ideas and have design con-versations.

Engagement. Think of a crime scene and of working on a murder case. Who is the murderer? In real life we try to recreate the scene of the crime through movement. We do this while we narrow in on a motive. The motive is important because it can reveal the murder.

When we work in the studio we feed of models so to speak, because

the movement we create makes us able to engage in our work. In planning we call the motive; is-sues (problem formulation) and the scene of the crime; the site.

The observations we make when we work we document, evaluate and talk about. Observations that give us new knowledge and new possibilities are what we are look-ing for. We often call them the little mistakes - something that makes us wonder, because they often show themselves in a drawing or a model as something that just doesn’t fit

in the big picture. So look out for them! Besides working digital we work with two types of different models. Simple modelsThere is a substantial advantages in building simple physical mod-els. The investigative and inquisi-tive models have a central role in the process of analysis and design. They empower ideas, concepts and programming. We repeat the sim-ple model again and again.

Abstract modelThe first (and often the last) model we work with when we engage and try to understand our own work or other works of landscape architecture is even more simple. The model is abstract and we carry it with us in a model box. We can build this type of model anywhere. We often use this model when we travel and when we work on the floor in the studio.

Big modelIn order to strengthen and qualify the way we discuss and evaluate our work in the context of a greater urban landscape we use a big mod-el to test our arguments by putting our simple concept models in a big context model. We then repeat the process while we work on our digi-tal plans, visualizations, sections, text and so forth.

To read more about the way we work:http://www.fusion-journal.com/issue/003-fusion-the-studio/the-simple-model-meth-od-creating-steep-learning-curves-in-aca-demic-design-studio/


DESIGN

THE PAPER DESIGN PROGRAM

Sofie Brincker

THE WALLPRESENTATIONS & EXHIBITIONS

Supervisors

THE BIG MODELSUPERVISION

Peter Lundsgaard Hansen

THE STUDIODESIGN

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The way we work 1 The way we work 2


Editor Sofie Brincker

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The way we work 3

The studios called Versailles and Skallingen are places where a ladder across a gaffa tape boarder (on the floor) marks a special work zone - this is where The Big Model is. This 3x5 m square is on the floor of Versailles, Model Lab and Skallingen and is the experimental territory of Zydhavn. In this zone we can mix and experiment with matter that normally seem non compatable - ex. fitting a stuffed bird, some bricks and a digital plan together and find new and unexpected observations in our work. From what we find we can then go back to our work outside the zone and incoorporate new ways of seeing into our design. With the gaffa tape we can take this work zone with us when we need to. Here we work with all scales, with books, digital drawings projected from the seeling down onto the models we make, paper presentations, stufed animals, 1:1 examples of pavement stone and soil types, movies, etc. This is from the course of 2014.

Landscape architecture students in the city of Steel - Frederiksværk

Landscape Planning 2013

STEELSCAPEPROCESS DIARY

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hind the main pedestrian street and the canal has drawn attention to teachers and researchers from The University of Copenhagen. Consequently the University has organized a planning laboratory in Frederiksværk. The student projects will be a supplement to the competition that takes place later this year.

Until the end of June 60-65 stu-dents from Denmark and the world will be working intensively with a transformation of Frederiksværk.

The overall design question is how Frederiksværk can be trans-formed within the following themes;

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tion.The aim is to work with both

innovative and traditional solu-tions in a design for a sustainable urban process in Frederiksværk. Throughout the course at team of Landscape architects, teachers and researchers from The University of Copenhagen will follow and sup-port their work.

The studio entail travel, res-hearch and work into a wide range of exemplaty sites in Barce-lona, Spain.

This paper will work as the stu-

dents dairy, where they each week upload their work, to share with orthers and to show the overall process of their work. One spread corresponds to one week of group work. In the end, this paper will show how the students have gone from analysing and a con-cept in week one, to having a com-plete masterplan and design pro-posal in the end of their journey throgh Frederiksværk.

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Practical informationModellab is situated on the first floor - above Skallingen and below Ver-sailles. You can use the materials that have been thrown in the bin. Please keep Modellab clean and organized. We will use this space a lot and we are not the only ones using Modellab.

You can by special materials for modelling in the Students Shop in Mod-ellab or in Tutein & Koch, address; Farvergade 8, 1463 København

All lectures will be held in Versailles if not otherwise indicated.

Supervision; the team of supervisors are available during the course (see calendar where it says Studio work). Please remember to make appoint-ments in advance by mail. Throughout the course there will be opportu-nity to work with vertical projection in groups and during design talks.

12.00h FINAL PAPER SUBMISSION-Upload paper/Editors(Versailles)

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The calendar shows the scheduled activities. Since the course is a full time course, it is expected that the students/groups, outside of the sched-uled activities, find the necessary time for preparation.

NOTE. Be aware that changes may occur. Therefore remember to check the dashboard on absalon every morning or afternoon.

Transversal

Model of the Transversal proposal. The transversal line is being cut by lines creating an urban contex.

The strict rows of trees lead the way.

Boblepladsen, Carlsberg, Copenhagen. Inspiration for one of the intersecting lines.

Traveling along the intersecting lines, the N-S going path (the transversal line) itself creates portals to the inner city or out of the city with its dense walls.

The intersecting E-W lines will have different repetitive elements of colour mate-rial or design. But the dense plantation will always be visible creating an obvi-ous connection across the large infrastructural barriers.

At tippen their are not many connec-tions to make, the intersecting lines might represent new interventions.

Fom the top of the hill the N-S path of tree masses will be visible almost all the way.

The task for the Zydhavn project is to make a landscape design that connect, open up and gives access. This is both from Sydhavn into surrounding urban areas as well as within Sydhavn itself as it is divided by infrastructural barriers. Rainwater management must also be integrated into the design. The project area runs along Sjælør Boulevard and southbound to the water.

In order to make the north-south connection, we suggest a dense planation along the whole site, centered along Sjælør Boulevard, and running further south all the way down to the southern point of Tippen.

To create a flow, and to connect the whole area, we believe that the transversal W-E lines are the most important to enhance. This will create an attraction and an incentive for N-S movement. When the transversal lines cross the N-S path, the dense tree plantation stop, and interesting spaces are created. The lines will be both for

Group 1: By XXXXX, XXXX, XXXX, XXXXX

physical and visual connection, and will vary in format.

The N-S green spine will enhance biodiversity and the design will be adopted for storm water management. The transversal lines are the lines that create an attraction. The intersections with the green spine create meeting places and some of them will be developed into interesting urban spaces.

“Zydhavn - A portal to the inner city of Copenhagen”

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The interventions along the transversal line can both be a mass or create a void with smaller effects on facades, pavement or in the form of furniture. A green structure runs north-south in Sydhaven and connects Tippen

to the urban structure. This green path gets cut by intersecting lines that connects different part of the area and creates interesting space.

Vertical lines that both create spaces & connections.

The transversal lines create corners where it will be extra good to place in-terventions.

Points of interest in the area that the transversal lines could help to connect.

The waterline has moved over the years as the city grew larger and made ocean into land.

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Along the boulevard the design lan-guage changes according to the sur-roundings.

The design consists of three differ-ent idioms changing the closer you get to the water or vise versa.

Phase 1 expresses sharp edges as it is a part of an urban context. Phase 2 has the recognition of the sharp edges, but also the curves of organic shapes. Finally phase 3 is completely made up of rounded shapes with the organic forms as the main expression.

Sydhavn BoulevardThe concept of Sydhavn Boulevard is to create a green connection with roots in the tradition of the Boule-vard. The green floor runs through different zones and rows of trees ap-pear throughout the design while the concept of the Boulevard in ex-plored and interpreted from North to South - From strict to wild.

DesignThe project interprets the name Sjælør Bulevaard.By working with the existing rows of trees a green carpet creates the boule-vard all through the area. The green carpet runs all the way through the area, creating a path that links the northern part of Sydhavnen with “The Tip” in the south.

The green carpet makes the base for a bicyclist path as well as a pedestrian path, leading users through different significant interest points in the area.

Sydhavn Boulevard

Sydhavn Boulevard - Masterplan of the new design for a more connected part of the city.

Group 2: By Leonor Silvano, Marianne Groenkjaer Soerensen, Pernille Sidelman Jakobsen, Jens Jansen Holm

“The concept of the Boulevard in explored and interpreted from North to South - From strict to wild”

Concept idea - The new sydhavn Boulevard brings a green connection from the city to the tip. Model pictures - Detail of the Boule-

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Sønder Boulevard - Pictures and Masterplan

Group 2: By Leonor Silvano, Marianne Groenkjaer Soerensen, Pernille Sidelman Jakobsen, Jens Jansen Holm

Sønder BoulevardSønder Boulevard recently (2007), been transformed into a city space that favord bikes and pedestrians. The width of the median strip has been ex-panded to 15-17 metres. Trees, paving, and grass have been used to create a strip park with perennial gardens, a playground for toddlers, a fenced ballfield with artificial turf, and an asphalted bicycle motocross (BMX) track.

Instead of planting trees in long, straight lines, they have been grouped to create different kinds of small spac-es along the boulevard. Traffic has been slowed down with speed bumps and the boulevard is now closed to traffic on Enghavevej.

Green floor

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What we thinkThe site contains three different

zones, defined by their built typol-ogy and atmosphere. Vestre Kirkeg-ård zone’s dominant characteristic is Scandinavia’s largest cemetery and Sjælør Boulevard that runs along the western side of the cemetery. The cur-rent meeting between the cemetary and the boulevard makes it feel like you are walking along the ‘backside’ of Vestre Kirkegård.

Transition Zone starts at the inter-section between Ring Road 2, Han-delsvej, and Borgmester Christian-sensvej and ends at the northern end of Karens Minde. This zone is primar-ily residential blocks with high popu-lation density, but a small scale, local feeling. Everyday activities, dog walk-ing, shopping etc , make up most of the street life.

The Gap is not a seperate zone, but the space between the Vestre Kirkeg-ard and the transition zone. It is not a part of its neighboring zones because it does not have similar characteristics. It is very much characterized by the large intersection of five larger roads making it a heavily trafficked area ca-tering to cars rather than cyclists and pedestrians.

The Slow Living Zone starts at Ka-rens Minde and continues south to Sydhavns Tippen. There are several

Hide to See“A good caption tells the reader what is on the picture, but also helps telling the whole story.”

Casa - Estudio by Luis Barragán 1948 Mexico City is the inspiration for the wall along Vestre Kirkegård. The wall will create spaces along the cemetery border and windows into the cemetery at strategic points such as the entrances. (Illus-tration by Leo Jolly)

The Pont Neuf Wrapped by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, 1985. Ropes held down the fabric to the bridge’s surface and maintained the principal shapes, accentuating relief while emphasizing proportions and details of the Pont-Neuf. This project shows how hiding something can force a new way of seeing.

Zones and divisions

Zydhavn conceptual plan

Group 3: By Inge, Rasmus, Leo, Nanna, Cathrine Group 3: By Inge, Rasmus, Leo, Nanna, Cathrine

allotment gardens and Musikbyen, a squatter area. The built structures in the Slow Living Zones are vernacular architecture, giving the area a unique identity. Tippen is a nature area, with views to Amager and down the south-ern coast of Sjælland. This area is green and park-like, creating a slower flow through the area.

What we want to doBased on our observations we would

like to create a solution which respects the individual characters of Zydhavn, while creating a cohesive identity throughout the site. The overall con-cept is to enhance the experiences in each area by creating ‘windows’. The concept aims to hide something in or-der to showcase something else, while also creating curiosity about what is hidden. In this way we wish to empha-size and strengthen existing qualities of the area. The elements used for ‘hid-ing’ will not necessarily look the same or share the same material - it could be

a solid wall as well as plantings.

How we want to do itOne example of the window concept

is Vestre Kirkegård. Here we create a rectilinear wall with ‘windows’ into the cemetery. At some points in the wall the tree tops are covered, while other points they are visible. This will create a more dynamic relationship be-tween the boulevard and the cemetery, while also helping to structure new urban spaces and places along Sjælør Boulevard.

At the intersection of the ring road and Sjælør boulevard the ‘window’ takes the form of a pedestrian and cy-clist bridge. The two ends of the bridge are surrounded by dense vegetation giving a variation in the spatial ex-periences along the bridge. The trees frame the view going towards tippen and the cemetery as well as providing transition from one smaller area to an-other.

The green area around Karens Minde already functions very well, and we wish to keep and strengthen the unique quality of the place. The window-concept will be used to guide people through the area while also creating smaller spaces for the users of the area to use and shape as they wish.

The unique and beautiful nature of Sydhavns Tippen functions well as is and we don’t wish to change any-thing here. Our project will end in a new bridge connection across the rail-way and an element framing the view over the nature area. People passing through to Amager can continue on the existing paths.

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What we thinkThe site contains three different

zones, defined by their built typol-ogy and atmosphere. Vestre Kirkeg-ård zone’s dominant characteristic is Scandinavia’s largest cemetery and Sjælør Boulevard that runs along the western side of the cemetery. The cur-rent meeting between the cemetary and the boulevard makes it feel like you are walking along the ‘backside’ of Vestre Kirkegård.

Transition Zone starts at the inter-section between Ring Road 2, Han-delsvej, and Borgmester Christian-sensvej and ends at the northern end of Karens Minde. This zone is primar-ily residential blocks with high popu-lation density, but a small scale, local feeling. Everyday activities, dog walk-ing, shopping etc , make up most of the street life.

The Gap is not a seperate zone, but the space between the Vestre Kirkeg-ard and the transition zone. It is not a part of its neighboring zones because it does not have similar characteristics. It is very much characterized by the large intersection of five larger roads making it a heavily trafficked area ca-tering to cars rather than cyclists and pedestrians.

The Slow Living Zone starts at Ka-rens Minde and continues south to Sydhavns Tippen. There are several

Hide to See“A good caption tells the reader what is on the picture, but also helps telling the whole story.”

Casa - Estudio by Luis Barragán 1948 Mexico City is the inspiration for the wall along Vestre Kirkegård. The wall will create spaces along the cemetery border and windows into the cemetery at strategic points such as the entrances. (Illus-tration by Leo Jolly)

The Pont Neuf Wrapped by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, 1985. Ropes held down the fabric to the bridge’s surface and maintained the principal shapes, accentuating relief while emphasizing proportions and details of the Pont-Neuf. This project shows how hiding something can force a new way of seeing.

Zones and divisions

Zydhavn conceptual plan

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allotment gardens and Musikbyen, a squatter area. The built structures in the Slow Living Zones are vernacular architecture, giving the area a unique identity. Tippen is a nature area, with views to Amager and down the south-ern coast of Sjælland. This area is green and park-like, creating a slower flow through the area.

What we want to doBased on our observations we would

like to create a solution which respects the individual characters of Zydhavn, while creating a cohesive identity throughout the site. The overall con-cept is to enhance the experiences in each area by creating ‘windows’. The concept aims to hide something in or-der to showcase something else, while also creating curiosity about what is hidden. In this way we wish to empha-size and strengthen existing qualities of the area. The elements used for ‘hid-ing’ will not necessarily look the same or share the same material - it could be

a solid wall as well as plantings.

How we want to do itOne example of the window concept

is Vestre Kirkegård. Here we create a rectilinear wall with ‘windows’ into the cemetery. At some points in the wall the tree tops are covered, while other points they are visible. This will create a more dynamic relationship be-tween the boulevard and the cemetery, while also helping to structure new urban spaces and places along Sjælør Boulevard.

At the intersection of the ring road and Sjælør boulevard the ‘window’ takes the form of a pedestrian and cy-clist bridge. The two ends of the bridge are surrounded by dense vegetation giving a variation in the spatial ex-periences along the bridge. The trees frame the view going towards tippen and the cemetery as well as providing transition from one smaller area to an-other.

The green area around Karens Minde already functions very well, and we wish to keep and strengthen the unique quality of the place. The window-concept will be used to guide people through the area while also creating smaller spaces for the users of the area to use and shape as they wish.

The unique and beautiful nature of Sydhavns Tippen functions well as is and we don’t wish to change any-thing here. Our project will end in a new bridge connection across the rail-way and an element framing the view over the nature area. People passing through to Amager can continue on the existing paths.


facilities that strengthen the area and its overall appeal.

Crossing bordersThroughout the northern part of Sjælør Boulevard, the stretch is

Bringing the Tip to the Top

A new plaza is introduced by the two local high schools placed at Sjælør Boulevard. The space will contain a lake and a range of surrounding activities, changing the passage into a public space.

This project is connecting Sydhavns Tippen to the top of the project, by opening up inaccessible spaces for use as public spaces.

A key element throughout the design is water and green as the intertwining influences, treating the water while giving pedestrians an enhanced sense through their surroundings and the tranquility of open water bodies.

Blue Spine, Green Bones

The structure of this area contains mainly two elements. The strong north - southgoing axis, and minor, horisontal movements, stretching out from the main road, creating places. Sjælør Boulevard is the spine of

the area, with the transverse streets serving as the bones spread along the way. The pattern for dispersing green

The spine and its bones.

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shall be from the already strongly vegetated boulevard and outwards towards the minor roads, enveloping the small intersections and plazas that in turn may become a small pocket park or house small recreational

surrounded by strong borders on either side. To the west, the residential area offers grocery shopping opportunities. To the east, the cemetary poses an almost impenetrable border, only crossable

“remove the fence, and celebrating its park-like qualities”

A representation of Sydhavns structure.

The pathway crossing the border of the cemetery limits.

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At the elevated towers, the visitor will recognize the path they have walked by the elements they pass by.

In the process of making our model, the existing terrain was taken into account, which inspired the water treatment idea of naturally capturing and conveying the water along the terrain lines.

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at certain points stretched far apart, as well as being completely shut off when the sun sets. In this design proposal, it is suggested to remove the fence, and celebrate the cemetary and its park-like qualities. The cemetary in itself already houses opportunities for tranquil walks, and is even used as shortcuts through the area. When crossing the border, remnants of the barrier from before will still be visible, now in the shape of water moving along the side of the boulevard, serving as a crossable reminder of the passage between cultivated nature and the intensely urbanized area.

A meandering walkFor passage along the boulevard,

cyclists and pedestrians are offered an alternative route to the linear passage southward. In an attempt to break the boulevard into smaller pieces, each subdivide will offer activities and oppurtunities for play and relaxing. The course of the walkways will criss-cross the normal structure of the path, creating spaces that can be programmed dynamically through

time.The areas on the walk will become

pieces that will change through time. The boulevard narrows by the southern part. This area will have a higher urban density, right before the intersection south of Sjælør station has heavy trafficked roads, effectively cutting the area in half.

The reserve by the seaSjælør Boulevard is dotted

with trees all along it’s stretch. This trend reaches it’s highest at the very tip of the area, conveniently dubbed “Tippen”. At this area, trees grow at seemingly random patterns, and paths are cut through the vegetation every once in a while by

grassmowers.As this area is reserved for nature,

but open for human visitors, any intervention in the area may have a huge impact. For that reason, it is sought to modify the area as little as possible. To do this, we establish a tower light in construction by the end of the tip, to let the visitor to overlook the area, and see elements they recognize from their trip down along the boulevard and the trip into the wilderness. As the visitor travels from the top of Sydhavn towards the bottom, they go through intensely varying degrees of nature. From the very orderly park-nature towards the wilder Tippen, the user experiences a change not only in vegetation, but also in the way we perceive nature. From something that is heavily manipulated and regulated, the reserve serves as an idea of how unregulated nature can be.

The reserve not only serves as a natural reserve, but is also an option to delve into the wilderness and get lost in it.

Connecting the elementsIn order to create a comprehensible

sense of place, and red thread through the area, series of elements with the same design language will each introduce their individual area in a different way, while connecting the individual parts of Zydhavn together. The elements can be either morphing benches, lampposts, art pieces and the final tower by the end of the project. The design piecing these elements together is not only their color, but simple notions through the curves and edges of the design. As this project also serves as a study of edges, it will showcase how seperate elements can replace the fences along the cemetary.

The width of the boulevard changes, so that it is narrower at its southern part.

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poor spatiality. Included in these is-sues are of course the heavy traffic barriers, the untapped potential of the recreational values of the green areas and the movement issues in and around Sydhavn in general. As mentioned in the first lecture of the course, Land-scape Planning, access is an essential factor: “There is nothing without ac-cess. It is the most important thing in landscape architecture. What is a house without a door?” (Lundsgård, P., 2015).

Fluidity

Figure 1: “Copenhagen has a hidden treasure. It’s just at the border of the inner city. It’s nok like anywhere else. It is so special. You can get there just by following Sjælør Boulevard from the top to the tip.”

Figure 2: The concept were inspired by this picture with stones being dragged and left by waves. Afterwards the wa-ter have mowed around the stones and formed indentations.

Sydhavnen needs some clear con-nections, that prioritize the soft traffic and the human scale. Poor access, poor coherence and poor spatiality characterize the area. ... will create a pattern of elements that will bind the area together in a dynamic connection. The result will be a more coherent and confidently district with much more valuable green areas. The ... will be anchored to the locality and generate value both within the neighbourhood and to the surrounding city.

Sydhavnen is in large scale character-ized by a neighbourhood with a strong identity and plenty of it. The general picture of Sydhavnen shows a diverse cityscape and a colourful population.

Today Sydhavnen is in between the new and the old. Apartments of glass and bricks meet fishing boats and houseboats. Allotment gardens from the 1940’s are still going strong and contains all kind of creative struc-tures, gardens and people.

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IssuesThe access inside the neighbourhood is poor. And the same goes for the con-nection to the surrounding city.

The main green and recreational areas include Vestre Kirkegård, Val-byparken and Sydhavnstippen. These three areas have different qualities and potentials, which today are mostly un-tapped. Sydhavnen is somehow a hid-den treasure with a lot of details and niceties waiting to be discovered.

The three primary issues that we have decided to work on are the poor access, the poor coherence and the

VisionThe vision of … is to make a coherent and confidently neighbourhood. Local anchoring is in focus. We believe that stronger connections and comfortable human spaces will generate value to the area.

To visualize the transformation we have used the image of a wave flush-ing up, covering the area and leaving traces behind when retiring. The trac-es show the direction to ‘the tip’, or in other words, to the nature. The traces become spatial continuing elements that bind the area together. The move-ment from the top of the boulevard to Sydhavnstippen will follow the direct line, but the line will adapt to the ele-ments and in that way become chang-ing and interesting.

TripartitionA tripartition of the site will provide the basis for the strategy. The three parts are 1) North: The Cemetery and Sjælør Boulevard, 2) The Center and 3) South: Sydhavnstippen.

“There is nothing without access. It is the most important thing in landscape ar-chitecture. What is a house without a door?” - (Lundsgård, P., 2015)


Figure 3: The North. The visualization shows how Sjælør Boulevard can be transformed into a shared space.

Figure 4: The Center. The visualization shows how Sjælør Boulevard in the center can be used as a green corridor for the soft traffic.

Figure 5: The Tripartition. Model work demonstrates the differentiation between the three areas along with the continuing elements that bind the area together.

The Cemetery and Sjælør BoulevardThe Cemetery, Vestre Kirkegård, is characterized by being a beautiful well maintained spot with a pride al-most awe atmosphere. The access to the cemetery is however very poor and the potential for the cemetery to generate value outside the fence is enormous. Vestre Kirkegård is a huge breathing spot inside the city. The huge size makes it possible to disap-pear inside of it and to forget the sur-rounding city. Sjælør Boulevard runs on the western side of the cemetery. The boulevard is characterized by a long, straight course with a sharp traf-fic separation. The boulevard creates a heavy barrier between the cemetery and the residential area, that together with the fence create a very poor east-west connection in the north part. A suggestion to soften this transition is illustrated in figure 3.

The CenterThe center part is a dense urban area with both residential areas, a commer-cial street and the future metro station at Mozarts Plads.

Sjælør Boulevard continues in a strange way into this area. Traffic bar-riers and illogical solutions make it difficult to orientate. The strategy will be to underline the center as a metro-politan area in Sydhavn. This strategy is in line with the area renewal-strate-gy of Copenhagen municipality (Om-rådefornyelse Sydhavnen, 2014).

The potential of Sjælør Boulevard in the center area is visualized in figure

SydhavnstippenThe southern part, from the allotment gardens to the tip, is characterized by self maintained pioneer nature.

Twice a year the area will be mowed by volunteers, to keep from over-growth. The area has a very unique expression. It’s a wild and somehow lawless area. Huge amounts of junk have been dumped at Sydhavnstippen over time. Today the junk has grown into the nature in strange ways, which also give Sydhavnstippen a distinc-tive expression. Sydhavnstippen has a very special nature and a very special character, and it is a place where you can get a nature experience ‘outside the city’.

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a strong identity, and drastic physical changes should not be made here. The next area is the Waterfront Communities, in which exists a small city of allotment gardens. This is a transition between human society and nature. Finally, the southernmost part of the site is the Wild Nature, locally known as Tippen. The main issue facing this place is a lack of any sense of arrival. Additionally, although there are dirt walking paths that allow pedestrians to easily access the area, there is nei-ther infrastructure for cyclists nor any places to stop and rest.

Design Interventions1. Connecting Sjælør Boulevard to Søndermarken. A new bridge for cyclists and pedestrians moves people through a former dead end and cre-ates a link with Søndermarken. The act of crossing over the bridge when traveling south will also strengthen the feeling of entering Sydhavn. This bridge is the first in a series of efforts to create obvious transitions when one enters a new area.

10 Pearls on a String

The 1:2000 site model placed in its Zydhavn context.

This proposed pathway through Zydhavn connects a series of con-trasting identities. In a distance of only 3.5 kilometers traveling north to south, one encounters five sepa-rately defined areas. These areas and the intersections between them have served as an outline for the proposed site design. In creating a pathway through an area with so many varying identities, we are building a platform to capture the value already existing in these spac-es. A bicycle and pedestrian path will provide physical access, and 10 design interventions along the way will provide cultural access while solving local structural issues.

Site IntroductionFrom its intersection with Vigerslev Allé to its meeting with Sjælør Sta-tion, Sjælør Boulevard has an imper-meable border on both of its sides. On the west side of the boulevard is Vestre Kirkegård, a large cemetery separated from the sidewalk by an unattractive metal fence. On the other side of the boulevard there are large, mostly pri-

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vate buildings. These impermeable surfaces on each side of the road inten-sify the long north-to-south line. With no points of interest or places to rest along this part of the road, the journey is dull.

The Urban Center area includes Sjælør Station and the heavily congest-ed intersection directly south of it. The station, although used by many, is not a comfortable place to be as there is no place to comfortably sit and wait. It is surrounded by car traffic and a park-ing lot and does not visibly welcome pedestrians. The intersection south of the station is a meeting point for five directions of car traffic and needs to be reorganized so that cyclists and pedes-trians can easily get where they would like to go. On the south side of the intersection, an old bunker surround-ed by overgrown vegetation absorbs some of the noise from the intersec-tion; however, it decreases the visual accessibility of the area behind it.

The Country Town area refers to the vibrant community around Ka-rens Minde Kulturhus. The area has

2. Steps to the cemetery.Using the terrain to create an en-

trance & a resting place. A wide set of steps fits into the sloping land between Sjælør Boulevard and Vestre Kirkeg-ård. These steps provide a more visu-ally accessible entrance to this side of the cemetery, as well as presenting a place for people to rest and socialize. Building the steps into the slope in this way also allows the cemetery to remain separate from the road.

3. Bringing life to the station. Sjælør station lies across the street from the northwest corner of Vestre Kirkegård. In future stages of the design, it is our goal to create a visual connection be-tween these corners.

4. Rearranging the intersection. This intersection is fed by several ve-hicular roads, and rearranging how the bicycle and pedestrian paths cross it will make it easier and safer to cross.

5. Respecting the community through physical definition. The area around Karens Minde Kulturhus is full of life and strong identity; while wandering in this area, one might come across a


Figure 1: Connecting Sjælør Boule-vard to Søndermarken

The 1:5000 concept plan drawing outlines the 10 areas for design inter-vention within the site.

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library, museum, a building for scouts, playful kindergarteners, horses, and people relaxing by the green areas. The proposed pathway winds around the perimeter of this area. By defin-ing the space this way, we respect the boundaries of the life going on inside.

6. Expanding the greenway. Here, a simple addition to an existing tunnel of vegetation lengthens and already pleasant journey.

7. Landing points on either side of the bridge. Expanded and developed spaces on each side of the bridge strengthen the feeling of journey and arrival in a new place when people cross to the other side.

8. Viewpoint: structure overlook-ing the area. At the beginning of an area that looks much different than the Kulturhus community directly to the north, a tower for visitors to climb and and overlook the area will provide a good orientation point for any visit to these natural lands. It will also give people a chance to admire the views of the area.

9. Resting point in wild nature. A se-ries of resting points along the paths within Tippen make a visit to this area more comfortable and provide people with more options for activities. Rest-

ing points can include campfire rings, seating, and small shelters.

10. Steps for waterfront interaction. Another wide set of steps here pro-vides visitors a place to rest and enjoy the local environment. These steps fit into the slope from land to sea and cre-ate opportunities for people to interact with and enjoy the water.

Figure 2: Steps to the Cemetery Figure 3:Bringing Life to the Station Figure 4: Rearranging the intersection

Figure 5: Respecting the Community through Physical Definition

Figure 6: Expanding the Greenway Figure 7: Landing points on either side of the bridge

Figure 8: Viewpoint structure over-looking the area

Figure 9: Resting points in wild nature Figure 10: Steps for waterfront inter-action


A new connectionThis new infrastructural path will

take departure in a few chosen “hot spots”, or hubs. The areas are some-what different, but can be described as being more “urban” the further north they are, and becoming more serene and nature-like further south. This gradient of activity will help guiding the design of these “hot spots”.

The idea is to let the different quar-ters of Sydhavnen keep their special characters. The axis of the biking path holds a diverse mix of post-industrial green areas, yellow brick working class apartments, alotment gardens and old bunkers from The Second World War.

On the Edge - A Sydhavnen connection

Conceptual models of the four zones. Top left: “Bunker Junction”, top right: “The Culture Garden”, lower left: “Sjælør Mountain”, lower right: “The School Square”

Axis of human activity.

A combined bike- and pedestrian path will create a vivid and identity-shaping axis through Copenhagens Sydhavnen quarters. While increasing the connections and tying the area toghether, the path also includes a path for rain-water management.

Located south of the Copenhagen City Centre, Sydhavnen is a borough of diverse character. The area has a high percentage of traditional Dan-ish working-class housing units, since Sydhavnen historically held a large part of Copenhagens heavy industry.

In contrast to the old industrial fa-cilities, Sydhavnen has large green ar-eas by the water. “Sydhavnstippen” is

a well-used green area, located at the southernmost edge of Sydhavnen. The recreational area is mainly landfill, but has evolved into a green free-space with fields and running paths.

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Directly north of the area is Vestre Kirkegaard, Denmarks largest cem-etery.

Running in an eastern-western di-rection, Sydhavnen is divided by two train lines and one of Copenhagens large ring roads, O2. These infrastruc-tural veins somewhat fragments the neighbourhoods, and calls for an im-proved connection tying together the different parts of Sydhavnen and the areas west of Vestre Kirkegaard.

A combined bike- and pedestrian path running in a north-south direc-tion could help connecting the south-ern neighbourhoods of Copenhagen. Since this part of the city has a natural, slight slope towards the sea, the path could solve the problem of leading rainwater away.

The urban puzzleThe biking path design takes depar-

ture in a basic element; the wooden deck. The deck pieces creates land-scapes, platforms, paths and is an ef-fective way to connect different levels of terrain.

These elements will shape the “hot spots” of the new biking path, creat-ing a rhythm when traveling along this axis.

Some of the spots will be more heav-ily detailed, where the urban intensity is higher. Further south the elements will be more thoughtfully and sparsely placed, to put emphasis on the natural green areas.

The School Square, Sjælør Moun-tain, Bunker Junction and The Culture Garden are the conceptional names of the four areas. The areas can be seen on illustration 3, with further design information.

The whole plan can be described as a kind of puzzle, where these wood-en elements are more or less densely placed.

“Sydhavnen today is fragmented by train tracks and ring roads ”

“The wodden deck holds many spatial qualities”

BUNKER JUNCTION

wooden deck

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CULTURE GARDEN

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wooden deck

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SCHOOL SQUARE

wooden deck

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LED highlightet road

uniform surface


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Inspiration project - wooden plateaus by Nord 3. Inspiration project - Maritime Youth House by BIG

Inpiration project - “Green Hill”by Tengiz Alavendashvili

Inspirational project - “Cinco de Mayo”by TENarchitects

Inspirational project - “Street Mall” by HASSEL Architects

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wooden deck

vegetation

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SCHOOL SQUARE

wooden deck

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BUNKER JUNCTION

wooden deck

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CULTURE GARDEN

wooden deck

vegetation

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Illustrated plan of the four zones Storm water way with detention basins

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Light. Where are the sunny spots and which corners have potential to be-come green areas?

Entrances. How can we create meeting places and recreational areas where there is most activity and people live?

Traffic. Where is the traffic today, and is it possible to narrow down individ-ual streets and still handle the traffic?

Cables and pipes. The ground contains a maze of sewers, water pipes, elec-tricity, telephone and computer cables, which can be a challenge for creating green spaces in some places.

Terrain. Where does the water flow naturally and what size should the channels and rain gardens be to handle it?

Connecting Contrast

Figure 1 - Plan drawing illustrating the concept of the new connection from Sjælør Boulevard in north to Sydhavnstippen in the southern part of the area. Below the plan drawing there are a series of references that indicate the principles in the project.

Figure 4 - Diagram of the connection between the new bicycle path and the ex-isting bicycle path (den grønne sti) as well as the connection to Amager.

Figure 3 - Picture of an example of the contrasting identities i.e. the newly built black townhouses (on the left) and the an old junk yard (on the right).

Figure 2 - Diagram with the different and contrasting identities in the area.

Sydhavn is an area with many strong existing identities. As they are now they exist in a disjointed and uncon-nected manor.

Sjælør Boulevard is a boulevard that comes from nowhere and goes no-where, it is a the defining spine of Zydhavn, on one side in the Vestre Kirkgård and on the other Saint Anne and Copenhagen’s open high schools, connected visually but disconnected physically by a wire mesh fence run-ning the entire length of the cemetery.

To the south of the cemetery in Sjælør station and the boulevard pass-es beneath a raised rail road which acts as somewhat of a gate way.

Once the Boulevard passes the Sjælør station gate, it crosses a large intersection on Ellebjergvej, this road could be described as the moat after the gate, once to have navigated both the gate and crosses the moat you en-ter the more urban working class area of Sydhavn, characterized by block apartment buildings connected by a small irregular urban grid pattern,

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connected at intersections by small urban squares that fail to celebrate the identity of this neighbourhood.

FocusThe focus of this project is to work this disconnected area of Sydhavn in the greater context of Copenhagen, this will be achieved in principle by creat-ing a connection from Søndermarken over the train tracks to Sjælør Boule-vard and continuing the connection south to sydhavnstippen and across the water to Amager.

These connections will enhance the neighbourhood by highlighting and connecting the strong identities of the areas the path passes through.

Storm water is a strong underlying feature of the design with water be-ing the consistent element thought the connection. This will be of most im-portance within the older urban area of Sydhavn. With key areas being high-lighted and important aspects to take into account;

Connection A bridge highlighting the industrial feel of the Carlsberg area and the train track will connect Søndermarken and the Carlsberg area to the top of Sjælør Boulevard, here the bike lanes will be moved to the Vestre Kirkegård side and the design works with the edge of the cemetery and the high schools by redefining it and drawing aspects of each into the creation a beautiful ur-ban boulevard. At Sjælør station and

the intersection crossing Ellebjergvej will be redesigned and made simpler for all users. After Ellebjergvej there is a change in character of the boule-vard and the path will slow down and become less ridged to enhance the experience of this specific space. Further south the path will split where the user can choose between the di-rect linear route or continue into an enclosed windy path. The paths meet again at the bridge which crosses the rail tracks which disconnect the area from the tip. The experience and at-mosphere changes again as the land-scape becomes more rough and natu-rally maintained by grazing animals, this path leads all the way to a bridge which crosses over the harbour and connects to Amager Nature park.

“What happens when a strong identity meets another?”

“By its nature, the metropolis provides what otherwise could be given only by travelling; namely, the strange. (J. Jacobs)”

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The Backbone

The Backbone creates a direct connection from Vigerslev Alle to Tippen with a pedestrian and bike route. The connection is strengthen by new places that are con-structed with existing vegetation qualities in the area of Sydhavn, visualizing the idea of the eyedropper tool. Water management is solved by retaining the water at specific sites, making the water a recreational quality.

Water retainment spots

Water flowThe Backbone is creating a connec-tion in Zydhavn - a part of Copen-hagen Sydhavn. It consists of design interventions, a pedestrian and bike route and stormwater management. The eyedropper tool method ables the use of the existing qualities to strengthen the connection

SiteThe area of Zydhavn starts from Vestre Cemetery and Vigerslev Alle and goes down south along Sjælør Boulevard, reaching Karens Minde and finally the green area Tippen at the seaside.

The linear road, Sjælør Boulevard has a high importance in transition, permits cars, local pedestrians and bikers to reach residential areas from the city central and to continue on an-other crossing road. Sjælør Boulevard also provides the shortest and main

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way to approach the seaside, Tippen and the neighbouring Valbyparken. Consequently, Sjælør Boulevard is the backbone of Sydhavn. Though, the route appears fragmented and the dif-ferent passages is not experienced as unified which makes the connection seems weak.

Like many urban areas Sydhavnen also struggles with the consequences of climate change creating problems with stormwater.

Site potentialSjælør Boulevard is the backbone of

Sydhavn. The area consist of great va-riety spatial experience, materials and vegetation. The wide spectrum of the existing features and qualities in the area stand out as a potential basis for renewal. Rather than creating a new master design the Backbone aims at respecting and emphasizing existing characteristics and strenghten the con-nection.

“Sjælør Boulevard is the backbone of Sydhavn. “

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Fig. 2 Connection diagram: The Backbone functions as a connection in between city and green areas.

Fig. 3 Water diagram: The natural water flow is retained on specific spots on the Backbone.

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Valbyparken

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Tippen


ConceptThe Backbone strengthens the con-

nection between the bottom and the top of the area - city and nature - by improving quality of the linear and the expanded spaces (Fig. 2). The connec-tion consists of small scale interven-tions, a pedestrian and bike route and stormwater management.

The eyedropper toolUsing the eyedropper tool method ables the use of the existing qualities to strengthen and emphasize the con-nection (Fig. 5). The existing vegeta-tion features - as landscape architec-tural elements and plant communities is sampled as principles to copy from the existing to the urban context of Sjælør Boulevard. The eyedropper tool supplies “green samples and the intention is to bring patterns, materi-als, vegetation types from Tippen and also the structure of the urban vegetation to create new spatial expe-riences.

The samples represent the landscape architectural elements in the area: Green ceilings, green walls, rows of trees, volume, groups of trees & soli-tary trees and the plant communities on Tippen: Grassing forest, lakeshore, meadow & pioneerset in an urban con-text (Fig 5).

Fig. 6 Specific places for the use of the droptool method. The content of the droptool can variate which emphasizes the importance of the frame.

Fig. 4 Concept drawing: The Back-bone functions as a connection which is emhasized by the droptool method and the water retainment spots.

Area for potential droptooled interventions

Specific droptooled spaces

Water retainment spots

Fig. 5 Droptool as a method

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Water flowThe water flow moves naturally

along the Sjælør Boulevard creating potential places for retainment. Re-tainment places along bike- and pedes-trian paths are to be laid to permit and delay the periodic rainwater run off. (Fig. 3) From time to time the places will be dry and at others there will be water. Hence, there will be a varity of experiences and different growth con-ditions and more characteristic and varying urban spaces with water fea-tures will be created.

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A) Droptooled spots. B) Landscape architectural elements in the area: Green ceilings, green walls, rows of trees, volume, groups of trees & solitary trees. C) Plant communities on Tippen: Grassing forest, lakeshore, meadow & pioneer


where it might lead to in the end.Simularily, the streets often do not

have a good relation from one block to the next. Undesirable street crossings often make these connections diffi-cult, not allowing one to freely enjoy the qualities that this area possesses.

Design ConceptTo overcome the issues of connectiv-ity and the lack of public life in Zy-dhavn, there needs to be more public spaces designed for people to occupy and enjoy throughout the day or night. In order to accomplish this there are specific sites that have been targeted that will be developed as nodes along

Corridor of Identities

Conceptual model: exploring the relationship of place and connectivity.

Cemetary relationship to street

Zydhavn is a becoming an increas-ingly desirable area sitauated with-in the larger territory of Sydhavn. It is in good proximity to downtown Copenhagen to the north and Val-byparken to the south, but it is not without its difficulties. There are a great opportunities to connect the north to the south through a more clear and cohesive design.

There is presently several distinct identities within Zydhavn - from the park setting of Vestre Kirkegård, to the busy street of commuters, to the newer established lands to the south collectively made of garbage. The people within this area are just as di-verse with demographics ranging from young university students to families with children to the socially and eco-nomically disadvantaged.

The area widely known to have beautiful parks and a large problem of public alcoholism. There is huge po-tential to revitalize this reputation by bringing more life to the streets and the parks that often feel underused.

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Qualities + Issues During our site analysis of Zy-

dhavn, we observed and experienced several quality sites such as Vestre Kirkegård and the cultural area sur-rounding the library. The Vestre Kirkegård is a wonderful experience with designed spaces that are enjoy-able to be in or to pass through. This connection to nature can also be expe-rienced south of the library through an area which has a relaxing forest cano-py enclosure that one passes through.

These places, however, are primar-ily existing within their boundries and do not connect well north-south or the surrounding context. The cemetary itself seems to be closed off with a chainlink fence that outline the perim-eter of the site. The entrances are also too few with very little indication that one is welcome to enter the space or

this corridor. The design emphasizes establish-ing the specific connections to its sur-roundings allowing for greater move-ment of people from node to node or from north to south. Each area much flow easily and seemlessly into the next, guiding people towards the water from the top of the hill.

Through establishing these places as enjoyable places to spend time, the life between these nodes will also increase as as people move from place to place without trying to find the quickest exit as they currently do. Places for resting, contemplating, destressing,

“How can Zydhavn be a healthier place to be, to live?”

Neighbourhood public area


Connecting neighbourhood identities through nodes and pathways

Concept plan: establishing a north-south connection through redesigned nodes

Beach, sand

Gravel

Rocky area

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New vegetation

Paving (permable)

Exsisting vegetation

Small interventions

Red brick wall

Big interventions

ViewpointsWater

Settlements

Stormwater mangement

Bike path

Pedistrians

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LIBARY AND CULTURE HOUSE

KINDERGARTEN /SCHOOL

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VESTRE KIRKEGÅRD

EXSISTING RED BRICK WALL

CARLSBERG BRIDGE CARLSBERG STATION

NEW RED BRICK WALL

NEW RED BRICK WALL

TOMB STONE SHOP

BIDIRECTIONAL BIKELANE

SYDHAVN STATION

TIPPENLANDMARK AND VIEWPOINT

KARENS MINDECULTURE & COUNTRY SIDE

TIPPE BRIDGEBUILD NEW BRIDGE

GREEN STRIPEWATER COLLECTION AREA,

ENTRANCE TO THE SEALEAD AND ORIENTATE BIKERS

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SYDHAVN TIPPENNATURE, WILD LIFE, OLD DUMP

OLD COASTLINE

VALBY PARKENNATURE, SPORT ACTIVITIES, EVENTS

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IdentityEach of the distinct areas along this corridor have identities that should be preserved. Thus, the edges of Vestre Kirkegård will have a more

traditional design to the spaces, while the others will also have the existing character of the space reflected in the interventions.

While respecting these unique

neighbourhood qualities, there will also be specific elements that will tie the entire corridor project together so that one may follow the pathway down towards the coastline to enjoy the view as they enjoy the variety of experien-tial qualities that each neighbourhood possesses.

Through the development of these connections, this will actively give the entire area of Zydhavn an identity of itself that will attract people to live in the area. With beautiful parks, great bicycle infrastructure and a uniqure relationship to the coastline, it will be hard for someone to deny the positives that this area has.

Forest area south of library View from the coastline

“Preserving identity and inviting new pos-sibilities”


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