Arhus, Denmark

Iceberg dwellings

JDS/JULIEN DE SMEDT ARCHITECTS, CEBRA, SeARCH, Louis Paillard

© Mikkel Frost. Published on January 18, 2013.

The Aarhus Harbour development provides a huge opportunity for Denmark’s second largest city to develop in a socially sustainable way by renovating its old, out-of-use container terminal. The area is meant to become a living city quarter, comprised of a multitude of cultural and social activities, a generous amount of workplaces, and of course, a highly mixed and diverse array of housing types.

© Mikkel Frost. Published on January 18, 2013.

The Iceberg Project seeks to locate itself within the goals of the overall city development. A third of the project’s 200 apartments will be set aside as affordable rental housing, aimed at integrating a diverse social profile into the new neighborhood development.

© Mikkel Frost. Published on January 18, 2013.

The project’s main obstacle is the density set up for the development, the desired square meters are in conflict with the specified site height restrictions and the overall intentions of providing ocean views along with good daylight conditions. The Iceberg negotiates this problematic, by remaining far below the maximum heights at points and emerging above the dotted line at other moments. “Peaks” and “canyons” form; eliciting the project’s iconic strength while ensuring that all flats will be supplied with a generous amount of natural lighting and waterfront views.

© Mikkel Frost. Published on January 18, 2013.

“With the Iceberg we get unique housing qualities as well as a city architectural expression of the highest quality”, says Kent Martinussen, adm. dir. of DAC (Danish Architecture Centre).

© Mikkel Frost. Published on January 18, 2013.

“Århus will get a fantastic harbour front with unique architectural buildings that both in appearance and functionality prove that we are a city of grand ambitions. Our desire for this area goes beyond just a façade without life and purpose. We want a living city where everybody thrives. Both those who live and those who work in this “City near the harbour / De Bynære Havnearealer”. Projects of this calibre are a big step towards this goal.” -Mayor, Nicolai Wammen

© Mikkel Frost. Published on January 18, 2013.

© Mikkel Frost. Published on January 18, 2013.

© Mikkel Frost. Published on January 18, 2013.

© Mikkel Frost. Published on January 18, 2013.

© Mikkel Frost. Published on January 18, 2013.

© Mikkel Frost. Published on January 18, 2013.

© Mikkel Frost. Published on January 18, 2013.

© Mikkel Frost. Published on January 18, 2013.

© Mikkel Frost. Published on January 18, 2013.

© Mikkel Frost. Published on January 18, 2013.

© Mikkel Frost. Published on January 18, 2013.

© Soeren Kjaer Aarhus Luftfoto. Published on January 18, 2013.

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