Steven Holl’s Stunning Solar Copenhagen Bridge

A welcoming beacon before a shining expanse of sea, Steven Holl Architects‘ LM project will update Copenhagen’s waterfront with two eye-catching photovoltaic-sheathed skyscrapers and a sky bridge studded with wind turbines. The iconic development recently took first place in a competition to design a new gateway for Copenhagen, and it was approved in a unanimous vote by the jury.

 

Holl Architects‘ winning entry is defined by a number of pairs: two towers, with two bridges, oriented in two directions that connect the city with the site’s history. The Langenlinine tower takes its geometry from the site’s old harbor, while the Marmormolen tower forms a connection with the city via an expansive main terrace and a public auditorium. The project also boasts a stunning public walkway that rises 65 meters over the harbor, securing the development’s status as an iconic new addition to Copenhagen’s waterfront.

The LM Project’s sustainable solutions are just as exceptional as its aesthetic merits. Both skyscrapers incorporate glass curtain walls shaded by a photovoltaic-laden solar screens. The buildings also feature seawater heating and cooling systems, radiant floor heating, and excellent natural light thanks to the reflective light performance of the solar screens. A true blessing in tall office buildings, each of the towers’ floors also contain operable windows that allow for natural ventilation. Finally, the pedestrian bridge is lined with enough wind turbines to light all of the the buildings’ public spaces.

The administrative director of the development company City/Harbor and Copenhagen’s previous lord mayor Jens Kramer Mikkelsen stated that “The project combines the esthetical, the functional, and the business minded. This winning proposal is architecture in high, high class.”

Ritz Bjerregaard, the current mayor of Copenhagen also shared his thoughts, saying “With the winning project, we get a great high-rise building, which will bind the city better together and function as a landmark in the harbor.”

Source: Inhabitat

Eco Architeture: Sky Village

Eco Architeture: Sky Village – A sustainable, adaptable eco-structure for Copenhagen.

 

“Sky Village,” a design by MVRDV and ADEPT architects, has won the competition for a new building design for Copenhagen, Denmark. The 116-meter tall structure will be host to some fascinating eco wonders, which are incorporated in an effort to make the tower as sustainable as it could be.

 

The super structure will provide an area of 21,688 square meters and will be located in Roskildevej. The design is based on a “pixel” design that allows the designers to relocate some of the pixels to modify the shape of the entire tower. These 60 square meter pixels are arranged around the central core of the building, where they can be moved around. As seen in the design, the lower floors are kept slim so that enough space can be provided for the surrounding public plaza with retail and restaurants. These slim floors will have offices, the middle floors will have apartments with sky gardens, will would give the tower its name – “The Sky Village.” The topmost pixels will contain hotels with the fascinating views of Copenhagen city center.

 

For the full article and more pictures go to EcoFriend.