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KRONLØB ISLAND
Team . Tredje Natur, Aart Achitects, Arup
Client . CPH City & Port Development
Status . Competition (2016)
Competition . Kronløb Island
Location . Copenhagen, Denmark (55.694912, 12.607470)
In the heart of Nordhavn, the historic port of Copenhagen lies Kronløbsøen, a new island rising from the harbour as an alluring mirage, marking the transition between port and city.
The proposal created an island composed of 30,000 sqm of diverse housing, six intimate waterrooms, a houseboat colony, harbour bath and multistorey underwater parking. The ambition was to create an island
that could accommodate and celebrate all aspects of harbour life – sailing, swimming, fishing, sitting and socializing – where the public spaces and architecture mediate between monolith, human scale and
daily life. Kronløbsøen is a steppingstone, bound by water on all sides, connecting the neighbouring development areas Århusgadekvartereret and Sundmolen through a unique maritime residential typology.
Our proposal seeks to redefine life on the waters edge, through an innate understanding and empathy towards the port’s spirit, scale, material palette and history. The project is composed of eight porous
monoliths, shaped by physical connections, visibility and microclimate, creating the optimal conditions for housing and urban life. By designing with these relational and informed principles as drivers,
apartments emerge with a direct, dual aspect view to the surrounding water and harbour infrastructure, whilst offering varied spatial experiences inside and out. A network of balconies create a canvas for
residents to populate – an inviting and dynamic façade treatment that gives hints of everyday life through selective transparency.
The buildings rise from a monolithic stone landscape, where the profile of Kronløbsøen is shaped by changing tide levels and seasonality. Stairs and plateaus step down towards the water, creating intimate and
diverse water pockets that separate the blocks and form generous shared zones for residents to meet, to park their kayaks, enjoy a coffee or dip their toes in the water. A variety of harbour species sprout
from between the cracks, creating lush buffer zones on the building edges – adding another layer to the sensual experience of the island in the form of a wild, harbour courtyard.
Beneath the plinth, three levels of underwater car parking service the islands inhabitants. The basement is accessible through an underwater tunnel – emerging from the neighbouring pier, Fortkaj. In a similar
monolithic language, the apartments of Fortkaj continue the formal grid and recesses of Kronløbsøen – offering a unique yet integrated contribution to Århusgadekvartereret.
Credits .
Main architects . Tredje Natur, Aart Achitects, Arup | Team . Ole Schroeder, Thomas Hobbs, Mette Fast, Lars Winther Christensen, Iryna Tsioma, Karolina Anna Mieszczanek | Client . CPH City & Port
Development | Location . Copenhagen, Denmark | Climate . Continental, Temperate | Material . concrete | Environments . Seaside, Urban | Visualizer . Studio | Scale . 35.000 m2 large | Types . housing,
masterplan, public space, residential | Views . 2.615
Same competition (+1) .
Other proposals by . Tredje Natur, Aart Achitects, Arup | COBE
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Housing Briesestrasse Neukölln, EM2N >
beta unbuilt architecture since 2011
by carlos gonzalvo