Water, whether through storm drainage channels, channelized streams, canals, urbanized waterfronts, etc. can be a potent urban design tool. At different scales, water can provide numerous positive effects, such as white noise, natural cooling, reflective surfacing, elements of playfulness, public drinking supply, surface irrigation to plantings, transport for […]
background images: Google Maps Denmark, Copenhagen specifically, has been a locus of well-considered large scale urban development/design projects for the past couple decades. Since beginning my studies in urbanism in Montreal, several years ago, the Danish experiments at Ørestad , Tuborghavn, and Sydhavn have been on my list to visit. […]
One of my favorite buildings in Copenhagen. An elegant, yet nondescript, fabric building along the Green Path (a cycle route along an old rail right-of-way). Perhaps the characteristic of Danish (and Swedish) architecture and urbanism that I appreciate most is their ability to skillfully, carefully, […]
Lundgaard & Trunberg’s Ørestad Apartments (2006). Despite a relatively benign climate compared to most Canadian Cities (cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter), the Danes are experts at minimizing thermal bridging in their building envelopes. One of the most visible indications of this is the attached balcony […]
Two office buildings by Copenhagen’s 3XN: Horten Headquarters (2009) & Saxo Bank (2008) I had assumed that the general design of an office building was universal, but after meandering through the many new clusters of office buildings throughout Copenhagen for a few days, I noticed a few […]
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