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Text & layout: Arkitema Kommunikation

Photos: Klaus Bang

Asbjrn Haslov (Vesterbro)

3D graphics: Eyecadcher Media (Kommandantens Gaard; De Fem Sstre; Sluseholmen; Teglholmen st; Kanalhusene; Valby Have; Horisonten restad City)

Cadesign (Skanderborg Bakker)

Arkitema (Slotshusene; Rm Havn; Bnnerup Strand; Det Flexible Hus restad City)

Print: Arco Grask A/S

Edition: 1st edition, June 2007 300 copies

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CONTENTS

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

krogen, Risskov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Kommandantens Gaard, Copenhagen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16De Fem Sstre, Vejle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Vesterbro, Aalborg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Tuborg Sundpark, Copenhagen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Skanderborg Bakker, Skanderborg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Sluseholmen, Copenhagen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Teglholmen st, Copenhagen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Chr. Xs Have, Herning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82Langelinieparken, Aarhus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Fajancehaven, Copenhagen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Sct. Pouls Have, Holstebro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Kanalhusene, Nykbing Sjlland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Birkevang, Vrlse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124Slotshusene, Hrsholm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Faaborg Havnefront, Faaborg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Valby Have, Valby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Rm Havn, Rm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154Bnnerup Strand, Glesborg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162restad City, Amager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Arkitema prole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

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Our homes form a signi cant part of our identities and our lives, and we are placing ever greater demands towards the places in which we live. The home must provide a meaningful background to our existence depend-ing on our time of life, our nancial situation and our personal dreams and desires.

The forces that in uence our choice of home vary throughout our lives. In our youth, educational possibilities and access to urban life play a major role. Employment opportunities continue to pull in the direction of the cities during the many subsequent years, but recently price increases on owner-occupied housing in the cities have been pushing in the opposite direction, thereby giving the smaller urban com-munities within commuting distance a chance. Later on in life, once the age of retire-ment has been reached, access to em-ployment ceases to be as important. Consequently, many smaller towns although they cannot compete with a large and varied selection of work-places have had success in offer-ing attractive housing at reasonable prices and with good daily services. The quality of the surroundings is a vital factor when decisions are being made about moving home and set-

tling in a new area. What do we prefer the attractive power of the cities, the charm of the small towns, or the beauty of natural surroundings?

In this book, we present a range of very different housing developments. Common to them all, however, is that they all express a holistic approach, whether they are situated in urban or rural environments.

Our housing projects are developed in close teamwork between our con-struction departments and our land-scape department, so that at an early stage in the process, we can already consider the interplay between the various architectural dimensions: relationships with the surroundings, the development as a whole, and the individual homes and their outdoor areas.

For us, architectural quality does not just mean the aesthetics of the individual building and its expressive appearance; our aim is to design hous-ing which will create meaning for both the residents, the surrounding society and the client. Or to put it another way, we aim to secure a meaningful interplay between the development and its environment. Inwardly, the buildings must provide a backdrop to the intimate private and social life in

the development, while outwardly, the development must relate to and cre-ate value for the surrounding society.

Arkitema has 35 years of experience in building housing. We have built more than 25,000 dwellings, and have a reputation not just as skilled builders of housing, but as innovators in the housing area. We have for ex-ample a long tradition of participating in competitions and in experimental and developmental construction, with the accent on the development and rationalisation of the construction process, and on co-operation proc-esses, living qualities, development of environmental technology, etc.

We make our expertise available at all stages in the development of hous-ing projects, and can guarantee inspi-rational teamwork with both the client and the other players in the construc-tion process.

Per FeldthausManaging Director

Where will we live?

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The 10-hectare beach park known as krogen is a popular recreational area. From the strand park there is a 180-degree panoramic view of the Mols peninsula, and to the north lies Eg Marina.

Over the years, there have been many proposals for this attractive locality, which formerly housed a dance res-taurant. In 2003, a local development plan was formulated which called for two small housing complexes to be built, plus a general beauti cation of the area and the moving of the dyke that protects the area against storm surges.

The developments waterside location and the general plan, under which the houses are arranged in a semi-circle, create a sense of both intimacy and grandeur.

The 18 white houses are tightly composed, but together they create a natural organic whole.

A smaller development of 10 dwell-ings further to the south is on the way, but is still on the drawing-board.

The development was declared the winner of the Selected Developments 2006 competition by the trade jour-nal Byggeri.

The judges made the following com-ments on the selection of krogen:

The project is experienced in quite different ways, depending on the viewpoint of the observer. As a result, the development continually presents new experiences. At the same time, however, it emanates a considerable sense of calm.

The general plan is reminiscent of a ock of birds in ight. The houses are slightly staggered in relation to each other, and thereby present them-selves as inde-pendent buildings.

Superb location with a view of Aarhus Bay

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The buildings have a simple and exclu-sive expression. Externally, the ma-terials have been limited to brick, cement, glass, zinc and teak.

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The houses in krogen are very much in the Nordic architectural tradi-tion, and as you walk among them you can sense the legacy of Aalto, Ut-zon and Jacobsen.

The sea view has been enhanced by raising the build-ings along a partly pre-existing dyke that runs between the beach and the preserved shore-line areas. The dyke also creates staggered levels, which the houses absorb in the form of a parterre level with a built-in carport and direct access to the home.

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The new urban district of Ny Tjhus is located on a former military site. The district is structured around two canals which lie to the north and south, respectively. The housing com-plexes are located near the southern canal, while three of ce blocks form a screen towards the busy street of Amager Boulevard.

Kommandantens Gaard, one of the last developments in the district, is named after the earlier naval building on this site.

Kommandantens Gaard differs from the other developments in the Ny Tjhus district in its consistent block structure, taking the form of a horse-shoe which opens towards the dis-tricts linking canal streets. The building thus relates both to the characteristic housing blocks of the nearby Islands Brygge district and to the general plan for the new urban quarter.

The three-winged development sur-rounds a sunny garden space oriented towards the south-west, with lawns, barbecue areas and playgrounds. This affords residents a delightful private courtyard area, concluding in steps which span the entire breadth of the complex towards the canal street.

The innovative aspect of the develop-ment lies in its architectural expres-sion, which consciously refers to the industrialised construction process. The facades and design have been re ned in relation to the possibilities of building with prefabricated compo-nents.

The dynamic combination of steel, glass, wooden slats and white balco-nies gives the facades a contempo-rary expression, while the prefabri-cated, specially- red brick elements harmonise well with the classic Copenhagen apartment buildings of the neighbourhood.

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The varying de-signs of the balco-nies on the court-yard and street sides, respectively, are the result of considerations of construction, view, recreational use and privacy. The balconies on the courtyard side are designed for longer periods of use. Concrete par-titions here screen off the balconies from their neigh-bours, but allow a view of the court-yard and the canal through glass front panels. On the street side, the front edges of the balconies are in concrete, providing privacy with respect to the buildings on the other side of the street. The sides are however in glass, permitting residents to ob-serve the comings and goings on the pavements below.

The street side balconies, which are located in an irregular rhythm, give Kommandan-tens Gaard a light and expressive appearance.

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De fem sstre (Five Sisters) form a park-like development in a transition zone between the housing blocks of the town centre and the more open developments towards the open coun-tryside which lie further along Vejle dal close to the town centre, yet peaceful and withdrawn, among leafy surroundings.

The development is surrounded on three sides by a mixed development of detached houses and small commer-cial premises, while the Snder river marks the border of the development towards the south. byen is an element in Vejle Munici-palitys vision of a unique and coher-ent urban quarter along the banks of the Snder river through Vejle town. The municipality also wishes to see a development in which aesthetic and visual qualities play an important role.

The Five Sisters development consists of ve detached 13-storey cylindri-cal buildings. The sisters rise above a meadow area with grass, Scotch roses and tall, sparsely-leaved trees. Between the towers, paths and areas for recreation and play have been laid out. Parking is on the periphery of the development behind a grass bank and beneath dense tree cover, so that residents enjoy an undisturbed view of natural greenery from their apart-ments.

The round form of the buildings helps to create pleasant areas between the towers, and is a suitable form for tall buildings, as it helps to offset the adverse wind effects that tall build-ings can otherwise create. The wind is well distributed around the round buildings, and creates a good micro-climate between them.

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At rst glance, the ve round towers may look identi-cal, but on closer inspection, dif-ferences appear: small variations which create an exciting interplay in the development and give the build-ings the character of sisters ve family members, each with their own individual characteristics.

Seen from outside, the Five Sisters consist of ve almost identical round buildings, but if you peel away the balco-nies, a traditional right-angled build-ing is revealed. This combination of round exterior and angled interior gives the buildings a very special char-acter.

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The new housing complex at number 21 F is hidden away in the courtyard of the functionalistic development Enigheden in Vesterbro; one of Aal-borg city centres best-known streets, which also provides a distinctive ap-proach road. Vesterbro was created by linking certain streets during the 1930s in connection with the con-struction of the Limfjord Bridge, and is one of Scandinavias nest functional-ist street environments.

The new development is an example of an unusual site in the city centre. City-centre sites are relatively rare and expensive, which provides good reason to seek out unused areas. The courtyards of older developments are one example, and offer the potential for an improvement of the existing housing stock.

The word courtyard can have nega-tive associations in Denmark, but 21 F enjoys an attractive location in a large west-facing courtyard area

between Vesterbro and the cemetery of Almen Kirkegrd. A signi cant quality of the site is the excellent view it offers across the cemetery of Almen Kirkegrd, which provides a green area to the west.

At the other three points of the com-pass the site is surrounded by varied developments, including the beautiful yellow-brick functionalist property. The development is thereby well protected from the traf c noise along Vesterbro.

Access to the courtyard is exclusively via the 3.5 metre-high archway on Vesterbro. This is where 21 F is located, which, with its simple archi-tectural expression, harmonises well with its surroundings.

With a panelling of black-lacquered bre cement panels, which give it a slightly raw and rustic appearance, the development radiates an aware-ness of its courtyard location.

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In 2004, the Com-mittee for Archi-tectural Awards in Aalborg awarded the development a prize for its innova-tive design and use of materials, and for its exploita-tion of the green location adjacent to Almen Kirkegrd.

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The view of the leafy cemetery had a major inuence on the design of the housing complex.

The buildings 28 apartments are distributed along two three-storey wings. All of the apartments are on two staggered levels, with the upper and lower apartments shar-ing the middle storey. These displacements mean that all of the residences have a living-room with large, west-facing windows which provide a view of the evening sun and the beautiful old cemetery.

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The apartments have separate entrances from the common courtyard area, either direct-ly from the ground oor or via exter-nal staircases.

The development is designed with black-lacquered facades, combined with glass and galvanised steel on the staircases and balconies. Quality and design were emphasised in the simple and distinc-tive materials.

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In recent years, the former Tuborg brewery site has developed into an exciting and varied urban environ-ment with a mixture of shops, ofces and housing. To the east of this, on an island sepa-rated from the mainland by a canal, lies a peaceful residential area which has been given the name Tuborg Sund-park.

Tuborg Sundpark is yet another pearl in the necklace of developments along the resund coast which utilise the water and the view as active players. Of these, the white developments make the greatest impression, both upon the memory and as a contrast to the sea and the green areas inland. Examples of such architectural pearls include the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebk, Skodsborg Sanatorium, Sundpark and in particu-lar Bellavista at Bellevue. Tuborg Sundpark consists of four white, ve-storey residential wings which together frame the view of the Sound.

The residences have no rear sides with courtyards or parking spaces, and all of the apartments are oriented towards two prospects: the distant view across the water, and the nearby view of the gardens.

Road access to the island is via a bascule bridge at the end of Tuborg Havnevej. Pedestrians can use the pathway running alongside the Sound, and enter the island via a suspension bridge across a shallow canal.

The buildings and the gardens are elevated in relation to the roadway, and are surrounded by a beech hedge which separates the private area of the complex from the public space the harbour promenade that runs around the islands periphery.

The garden is a green, modelled land-scape with clumps of tall pines that create ne spatial experiences, to-gether with cherry trees whose white blossoms form a fragile contrast to their dark trunks.

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The facades al-ternate between glass sections and white-painted brick. The large glass panels on the balconies are re-cessed in relation to the white-paint-ed brick facades. This alternation between light and heavy facade sec-tions creates vari-ation and gives the facades a highly graphic appear-ance.

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Access to the apartments is via a glass panoramic lift or staircase, both of which de-scend right down to the underground car park, where each apartment has its own private parking space.

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All living-rooms receive natural daylight from two points of the compass. The liv-ing-rooms have glass panels from oor to ceiling, and thereby provide an uninterrupted view of the horizon and coastline.

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The Skanderborg Hills development enjoys a unique location in the undu-lating landscape high above the town of Skanderborg, with a view of the town, the lake and the Illerup Valley. The development in the area is divided into smaller units, forming separate villages in the town. Each unit has its own individual architectural design, and thereby possesses a unique iden-tity. The development will be built in a total of 10 phases.

Between the units, the original land-scape will be retained, providing a beautiful view of Skanderborg Lake. The extensive lawns will form com-mon open spaces and playgrounds for the respective developments. The development will allow residents to

full their dream of living in their own house, while at same time enjoying neighbourly relations and the use of common facilities.

The landscape falls away towards the south. The 5-6 tallest tower blocks are thus located in the northernmost part of the area, while the develop-ment to the south comprises two and three-storey terraced and detached houses. The different building heights and types of housing serve partly to emphasise the sloping landscape, and partly to secure the unique views not just of Skanderborg Lake, but also of the landscape to the north.

Neighbourhood shopping facilities and a forest kindergarten are also planned for the area.

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Allhusene

The Allhusene (Avenue Houses) development consists of terraced houses on one side of the road and semi-detached houses on the other, providing views of the landscape be-tween the houses.

Residents of the Avenue Houses can balance privacy and communality as they wish.

The houses are not built row upon row like traditional terraced houses, but rather as independent buildings which are staggered in relation to the land-scape.

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Hjlandshusene

Hjlandshusene (the Upland Houses) rise up at the top of the hills, where, with a building height of approximate-ly 20 metres, they emphasise the plateau-like character of the area.

The staggered facades create shel-tered balconies which are large enough to hold family dinners or culti-vate herbs and owers.

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Dalhusene (the Valley Houses) form two rows of dwellings surrounding a valley, with facilities for recreation and play. The houses private gardens and terraces offer views of either the forest or the landscape.

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Shusene (the Lake Houses) lie in the southernmost part of Skanderborg Bakker, and exploit to the full the fan-tastic view of the lake.

The Lake Houses are in two types. By equipping the southernmost Lake Houses with split levels, a ne degree of interplay is achieved between the houses and the terrain, while at the same time securing the view from the northernmost houses to the lake.

In the northernmost houses, residents are provided a view of the lake from the south-facing roof terraces located on top of the car ports.

The south-facing houses provide the split levels with exciting plan solutions and good living qualities. From the houses arrivals area, you can either descend into a ground-oor level, or ascend to the rst oor, where the liv-ing area provides a view of the lake.

The buildings are designed to ensure optimum views for each house both from inside the house and from the large terraces.

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The close link between buildings and water creates an exceptional residen-tial milieu in the new canal commu-nity of Sluseholmen. Not only is the new residential district surrounded by the water of the South Harbour, but the area is also criss-crossed by new canals.

The quarter consists of eight islands of homes, in which the buildings stand close together, forming coherent blocks around sheltered courtyard areas.

The overall master plan for the South Harbour area arose in a joint project between Copenhagen Port, Copen-hagen Municipality and the acclaimed Dutch urban planning architect

Soeters Van Eldonk Ponec Architect-en. The plan is based on Soeters ex-perience of planning the Java Island development in Amsterdam, with added inspiration from Borneo Island, also in Amsterdam.

Arkitema developed the master plan and laid down the architectural guide-lines for Sluseholmen, in close collabo-ration with Soeters Van Eldonk Ponec Architecten, Copenhagen Municipal-ity, Copenhagen Port and the clients.

Arkitema also developed the concept for the shell structures. To emphasise the diversity and variety of the quar-ter, a number of different architectural rms were invited to design the indi-vidual houses.

Vibrant canal community in former industrial area

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The development expresses an in-novative diversity, with modern fa-cade styles reect-ing the inuence of several different architects. An at-mosphere of natu-ral organic growth is created, without nostalgia.

The individual houses stand out through their considerable diversity, in the manner of Copen-hagen vernacular architecture from around 1900, and residents will to a large extent per-ceive themselves as living in their own homes.

The large court-yard areas in the blocks form green oases, offering neighbourhood quadrangles in which residents can organise com-mon areas for re-laxation and play. Here there is room for a rose garden, a swimming pool or a small private vegetable garden.

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In co-operation with Copenhagen Port, Teglholmen will be developed into an area with businesses, shops and ap-proximately 1,350 residential units. The eastern part of Teglholmen was original a low-water area, reclaimed in the 1920s to create room for new industry. The industrial harbour is now long gone, and in recent times the area has been characterised by busy activity in the new ofce buildings during daylight hours and stillness at night.

But now Teglholmen, like its neighbour Sluseholmen, will become an attrac-tive canal community with an inner harbour and marina, schools, day-care institutions and sports facilities: in other words, all the diversity that characterises a living urban district.

A green wedge with the character of a town park will bisect the Teglholmen district, ending in a harbour basin with mooring spaces which will form a central recreational area.

The eastern part of Teglholmen will be a canal milieu. Four-storey canal houses will be erected alongside the canals, while a seven-storey row of houses will stand by the harbour entrance. The facade expressions will be varied to emphasise the experience

of a diverse urban area with many dif-ferent types of housing. The width of the canals and the size of the individ-ual blocks are designed to admit the largest possible amount of light to the courtyards of the individual complex-es, in relation to their heights.

There are many cosy and intimate urban spaces in the area, where people can wander to see what lies around the next corner.

The rst stage of the project is be-ing built in a co-operative venture between Arkitema, Baumschlager & Eberle and Vandkunsten.

The districts original strong iden-tity as an active harbour area is preserved through the use of robust and rustic cladding materials on the quays, squares and streets. Old, beautifully-patinated cobbles are recycled and combined with asphalt, iron, hardwood and cement to secure a coherent and attractive urban space with a high level of quality.

The goal has been to create a vibrant urban space with aesthetic value for its residents, as well as a formal adap-tation for the relevant areas which will last well into the future.

A living urban neighbourhood in a former industrial harbour

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The terraced housing development of Chr. Xs Have (King Christian Xs Garden) lies in a peaceful quarter with mature gardens and old trees, located within walking distance of Herning Town Centre.

A decision by Herning Urban Council to demolish an old hall of residence has made this attractive site available for development in the central part of the town. The site is surrounded on three sides by detached houses, while the College of Social and Health Care and its car park adjoins the fourth side.

King Christian Xs Garden harmonises gently with the scale of its surround-ings both the single-family houses and the rather larger educational buildings.

The developments 38 dwellings are distributed among six wings, which to-

gether form a distinctive backdrop to the surrounding roads. This backdrop denes the development outwardly as a coherent whole, while inwardly providing security and intimacy.

The western part of the site includes two buildings with single-storey terraced houses which relate both to the internal approach road and Farvergrdvej. Towards the west lie four rows of two-storey houses at right-angles to the internal road. The rows of houses here are separated by small courtyard gardens.

The development harmonises gently with the areas existing qualities. Ex-isting and new trees reinforce the de-velopments bordering effect towards the streets and continue the urban qualities of the neighbourhood. An-other motif is the use of bricks, which also characterises the older detached houses in the vicinity.

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In King Christian Xs Garden, brick-work is used in the form of brick tiling and bricked chim-neys, giving the facades a relief-like appearance. The windows are recessed into the facades to under-line their relief-like character. This is also emphasised by the distinctive roof eaves, which protect the facades and help to provide shade from the sun.

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The distinctive skylights in the single-storey houses are clad with zinc, as are the trellis-like coverings of the terraces on the western side.

All of the dwellings enjoy close contact between the indoor and outdoor areas. Access to the open air is provided in the form of ter-races/courtyard gardens or balco-nies.

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Langelinieparken enjoys an excep-tional location in Aarhus. The building, which comprises the second stage of the development, creates a transition zone between the city and the wood-land and coastal area of Riis Forest. From Riis Forest the terrain falls away dramatically towards the south, emphasised by the functionalist build-ing of Klintegrden, which is located on a raised spot and detached from the landscape. Langelinieparken has been designed to create an architec-tural interplay with Klintegrden.

The second stage of Langelinieparken lies at the foot of Klintegrden and stretches along the marina, with its wooden yachts, etc. The residents receive the full bene t of the unique and undisturbed view of the marina, the bay and the Mols peninsula.

Towards the water, the building offers a calm and stringent facade which emphasises the course of the bicycle and pedestrian path along the coast-line from Riis Forest to the city centre.

In dialogue with a famous functionalist building

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In architectural terms, the build-ing relates to the distinctive Klinte-grden develop-ment. Bulgarian lime-stone, large glass panels and teak characterise the bright building, which is peace-ful and discreet, and harmonises naturally with its surroundings.

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All of the apart-ments have broad balconies and large glass panels, which provide the living-rooms with plentiful natural light and views.

Residents on the ground oor also enjoy good views, as the buildings underground car park functions as a base that supports the building.

A frame of light, natural stone denes the overall building body to-wards the water-front.

The protruding facade sections on the entrance side identify and pro-tect the entrances.

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Fajancehaven is one of many develop-ments in the Porcelain Garden, a new district in the city which, as its name implies, originally housed the Royal Copenhagen porcelain factory, built in 1883.

This beautiful area with its former workshops, owners mansion and homes for pensioned workers will be developed into a living district with a mixture of housing, commerce, educa-tion and research functions.

The chance to create new buildings on a historical site is a rare opportunity, and our aim has been to show respect for the qualities of the locality by pre-serving whatever it has been possible to preserve. Buildings worthy of pres-ervation have been converted to mod-ern homes and of ces, and where this has not been possible, new ones have

been built. The combination of ne old details recalling the past of the site and new details and functions helps to give a very special atmosphere to the area, which is linked via pathways to Frederiksberg Gardens.

Fajancehaven is one of the new devel-opments in the Porcelain Garden. We have drawn inspiration from the his-torical and architectural values of the former industrial zone and its close proximity to Frederiksberg Gardens.

Fajancehaven is a right-angled build-ing in yellow brick, enclosing a large south-facing garden area which is visually continuous with Frederiks-berg Gardens. A distinguished exist-ing town house designed by Anton Rosen has been incorporated in the garden.

New development in historic locality

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On the street side, the building presents a classi-cal facade which, together with the existing buildings, forms the backdrop to the urban space.

Our goal is for the facades to express a contemporary in-terpretation of the classical architec-ture of the industri-al zone, and create a dynamic dialogue between the new and the old.

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An extra storey in glass has been in-serted beneath the roof, giving the roof a oating appear-ance and produc-ing a very light overall impression. The two-level pent-house apartments on this oor enjoy a fantastic view.

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The facade on the garden side is open, with large windows and terraces and balconies which are recessed into the facade, so that residents can sit outdoors even in rainy weather and enjoy the prospect of the garden.

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Sct. Pouls Have lies in the heart of Holstebro, on a dramatically sloping site stretching from the classic mar-ket town street of Danmarksgade to the Enghave area, which has a some-what larger scale and less of an urban character, with a large public car park, shopping area and waterworld.

A complex urban location, which has been solved with a development that possesses two widely differing faces: towards Danmarksgade the develop-ment is subdued and in harmony with the streets other town houses, while towards Enghave it presents a dra-matic appearance with sloping gables which appear almost to oat above the slope.

Sct. Pouls Have is a three-winged development enclosing a deep, funnel-shaped courtyard area which affords a view of the town to the south. On the eastern part of the site, de-tached from the three-wing develop-ment, is a smaller annex which hous-es two three-level homes.

Two public passages which provide short cuts for citizens from Dan-marksgade to the Enghave area have been incorporated into the complex, and thereby into the southern part of the town centre, to the benet, not just of the development, but also of the district as a whole.

Dramatic location in Holstebro town centre

To the south, the development appears to oat above the slope an impression underscored by the sloping gables, equipped with large windows to capture the valu-able view.

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The architecture has been inspired by a simple , Nordic style of construc-tion. White-plas-tered facades create a light expression, con-trasted by wooden shutters and panels of coloured clinker.

A principal theme is the dialogue between the hous-ing and its sur-roundings. On the courtyard side are large windows, terraces and balco-nies where you can relax in contact with the surround-ings.

On the street side, the development forms a part of the varied street scene of Danmarks-gade. The building expresses itself in a contemporary style, but reproduc-es several motifs that are familiar in the street, includ-ing gateways and bays.

The vertical glass elements continue up over the rooine to form dormer windows, provid-ing so to speak a new interpretation of the traditional window bay.

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The Canal Houses have been built on six newly-constructed islands in the old canal basin in the harbour of Nyk-bing Sjlland.

The maritime atmosphere has been retained to a very great extent; not only are the houses surrounded on three sides by water, but you can even moor a boat right beside your home, and there is a fantastic view of the fjord.

The development is an element in the transformation of the old market town harbour into a lively and recreational environment with year-round housing, holiday homes, cafs, shops and art-ists workshops.

The Canal Houses create an urban transition zone between the harbour and the town, and refer, through their design and their right-angled orienta-

tion to the canal basin, to the original buildings at the slip in the old harbour. The canals pass between the six islands of housing, weaving together the land and the water.

The presence of the water can be sensed everywhere both as a visual element and in the form of beautiful re ections, sea air and gentle lapping sounds from the residents own moor-ing spots.

The islands are moored to the shore by a parking strip and a row of trees along Havnevej. From here, access to the housing islands is via narrow moles along the east-west oriented canals.

Each home has an intimate and private courtyard garden, as well as a south-facing water patio that practi-cally hovers above the water.

Islands of housing in old canal harbour

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The close contact with the water also provides as-sociations with the houseboats moored at the quay.

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Each home consists of a white cube and a wooden-slatted lan-tern a two-storey tall element which creates exciting light effects in both storeys of the house. The composition, ma-terials and design all help to emphasise the maritime expression.

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A beautiful natural site with tall trees and a dramatic by Danish standards seven-metre drop in the terrain from south to north, plus a view of a small lake; this is the picturesque setting of the small development of Birkevang in Lille Hareskov.

The development consists of two rows of houses, carefully located on the site so as to preserve a large area of untouched forest oor, including the large clearing which forms the devel-opments unifying common area.

Rhythmic displacements in the two rows of houses dene niches and zones for private life; examples are

the small south-west-facing courtyard gardens, which receive the sun both morning and afternoon.

The north of the sloping site offers the best views of the ravine, woods and lake, respectively. Accordingly, we have chosen to work with open areas and light-permeated houses, so that residents can benet from the fantas-tic view from the main living-rooms.

The house rows are positioned so as to ensure that everyone can share in the view. One row lies on the upper-most part of slope, with a view across the row further down.

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In the lowest houses, the sloping terrain is utilised to create a parterre level for a garage.

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Birkevangs archi-tectural expres-sion is inspired by the play of shad-ows and luminous birch trunks in the woods.

There are precise pillars and chim-neys in bright brickwork which give the facades a relief-like appear-ance and create a varied play of shad-ows across them, and large bright brick surfaces, where the sunlight through the tree-tops creates beau-tiful reections.

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These dwellings, Slotshusene, in Hrs-holm lie on a sloping site with a view of the open landscape and Kokkedal Castle.

The development takes the form of a chain, the links of which weave the houses and nature together to form a whole.

Efforts have also been made to differ-entiate the outdoor areas. The resi-dents can meet in the towns public areas, or gather at the local squares, while the homes and the screened-off outdoor areas are the setting of the residents private lives.

Hrsholm Municipalitys older areas of terraced housing offer several living qualities, a kind of aesthetic human-ism, which has been our inspiration for Slotshusene realised through a contemporary architectural form language.

Houses interwoven with nature

Towards the east and south, the chain has small kinks which allow the open landscape to inltrate the heart of the estate. Here there is no clearly-dened boundary between the hous-ing and the countryside; you feel that you are living in an open landscape. Towards the north and west, the development forms a distinctive back towards the surrounding roads.

The chain is a complete entity, but in its movement it divides the develop-ment into smaller enclaves. The indi-vidual pearls of the chain have been carefully located in relation to the view and the terrain, ensuring that all of the houses obtain their fair share of the view. The individual dwellings are staggered in relation to each other, emphasising their individual character.

The houses all fall into one of two cat-egories: two-storey terraced houses, or single-storey courtyard garden houses.

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The light grey brick facades and garden walls form a sculptural sequence, while the distinctive periscopes, with their darker grey cladding, reinforce the developments sculptural quali-ties.

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All of the dwellings offer unique views with differing experiences, which helps to underline the special charac-ter of the homes.

The east-facing houses offer a prospect of the wide, open land-scape and golf course.

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The project con-sists of ve inde-pendent develop-ments, of which two have so far been built.

Our general plan for Faaborg Havne-front also encom-passes proposals for a harbour square, a harbour park and a public waterfront prom-enade.

One of the two completed develop-ments consists of two multi-storey houses linked by a raised plateau.

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Like many other small Danish ports, Faaborg Harbour has undergone a decline in recent years, with de-creasing shing activities and goods trafc, and the closure of the ferry route to the German town of Gelting. However, Faaborg Municipality has succeeded in reversing the negative trend; once the through trafc had been by-passed around the harbour, the way was open for an expansion of the urban environment out into the vacated harbour areas, where several warehouses and ticket ofces, etc., had been demolished.

The aim is to retain the open-plan nature of the waterfront as a contrast to the adjacent town centre with its picturesque town houses. This will also preserve the view of the sea from the old waterfront.

For this reason, the development consists of detached buildings, sev-eral of which have been inspired by traditional warehouses, and which do not close themselves off from their surroundings with private and sharply demarcated gardens.

Wooden houses emphasise the maritime atmosphere

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The other develop-ment lies in a quiet corner of the area at the extreme east end, and consists of two-storey ter-raced houses.

The powerful beams which form railings along the balconies and elsewhere function as external slats in front of the win-dows, emphasising the form and iden-tity of the houses. At the same time, the beams atmos-pherically lter the light and create a distinctive play of shadows along the facades.

The terraced houses have south-facing patios just a few metres from the waters edge. The private outdoor areas are divided off by stretched canvas fences, which helps to underline the maritime at-mosphere.

The main structure consists of solid wood elements, providing optimal internal climate conditions and good exibility to allow for future altera-tions of the individual dwellings.

The use of materials such as wood, glass, asphalt board and zinc further underlines the contrast between the

new buildings and the brick and plas-ter houses of the old town.

The new forms and expression also consciously emphasise the new use of the harbour area, and ensure that it emanates a real waterfront atmos-phere.

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Many former industrial zones in the Copenhagen area are currently being transformed into modern residential areas. Now it is the turn of the old F.L. Smidth site, bordered by the streets Gammel Kge Landevej and Vigerslev All.

Valby Gardens are situated in the southern part of the area and have been given a key location in the plan, halfway between the square of Tofte-gaards Plads and the new Ring Line station linking the suburb with Copen-hagen city centre. The development consists of apart-ment blocks and terraced houses. The apartment blocks are located on the periphery of the area towards

Gammel Kge Landevej, with the terraced houses behind them. This creates a transition zone between the built-up urban area and the more suburban Valby.

Adjacent to the Ring Line, a multi-sto-rey car park will be erected to supple-ment the areas parking facilities and act as a buffer against train noise.

In the middle of Valby Gardens lies the common green area which will be-come the areas focal point. The devel-opment will also be linked by consist-ent landscaping, and will acquire the character of a mini-town within the city, providing residents with room to express themselves and a strong local identity.

A good neighbourhood environment

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These terraced houses in Valby Gardens resemble town houses, in a development reminiscent of Copenha-gen association housing, such as the well-known Potato Rows and Medi-cal Association houses. The terraced houses are narrow, but three storeys tall, to make optimum use of the avail-able space. Each house has a garden area on one side a mini-garden within Valby Gardens which affords an area for

private and peaceful outdoor relaxa-tion, while on the other side there is a well-designed arrivals area which provides social contact with the remainder of the development. Each individual home is screened off from the common areas by a timber-clad shed and low bushes.

The terraced houses are especially attractive to young families, who thereby gain the chance to live in their own house with a small garden.

Kirsebrparken (The Cherry Park)

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These blocks of multi-storey housing are ve storeys tall and surround well-dened courtyard areas with lawns and playgrounds, where residents can socialise with their neighbours.

Brombrparken (The Blackberry Park)

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Located mid-way along the Wadden Sea, Rom Harbour offers unique natural surroundings. Nature here is in continuous movement: to the south and southeast the sea can be seen, laying bare the tidal meadow on the ebb tide and then returning to cover it all once again. There are panoramic views of the Wadden Sea, with its seals, gigantic ocks of birds and the famous Black Sun phenomenon, when hundreds of thousands of star-lings dance in the evening sun.

The heath area to the north is clad in crimson in late summer and autumn. To the east there is access to the har-bour, with its very special and peace-ful island harbour atmosphere.

It is a privilege to have the opportunity to build in Rm Harbour, and our goal is to give something back in the form of both urban and natural values. Our

vision for the development at Rm Harbour is to allow the unique natural environment to tell its own stories. The buildings relate respectfully to these stories, and thereby provide the landscape with the best possible conditions in which to express itself. In return, the coming residents will receive a vast wealth of unique experi-ences of nature.

At the site, we interweave the local landscape motifs to form a natural mosaic. Heather in shades of white, red and violet is in bloom from July to October, forming a beautiful contrast to the dark pine trees. The otherwise at landscape is broken by blue lyme grass and undulating sand, just as in the inland dunes of the island. The dunes create space and identity, but you can also see across them, climb them or play in them. The landscape mosaic resembles a continuous wall-

to-wall carpet stretching between the developments dividing elements.

The overall design of the development is intended to provide aesthetic and natural qualities. We have also con-sciously considered how the develop-ment relates to its immediate sur-roundings. The developments border to the west is intended to help create an atmosphere like that of the cosy main street of a shing village. At the southern edge of the development, a new publicly-accessible promenade forms part of a larger system of public paths. To the east, a belt of pines has been planted to form a screen towards ster Havnevej and provide spatial qualities to the road. The de-velopment itself, on the other hand, is open towards the heath landscape to the north.

A number of build-ing rows with shops and apartments will be erected along the main street of the town. The atmos-phere here is akin to an idyllic shing village.

Nature tells the stories

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The Coast Houses lie on the very edge of the development, right beside the promenade, over-looking the Wad-den Sea. They rein-force the feeling of living in the border zone between culture and nature. The Marsh Houses behind them are grouped in a more random structure on the landscape carpet.

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In the houses, all private life takes place on the second oor. While the experience of the view and the fertile roof gardens be-longs to the private sphere, the life that ourishes down in the landscape has a more social and public character.

The reversed houses are turned and displaced in relation to each other, the sun and the view. This ensures that each individual building receives the best possible view, and ensures privacy.

The houses stand on sturdy pillars to protect them against storm surges, and are decorated in a combination of white and black. The strong black and white contrast is also character-istic of many of the regions birds, such as the oystercatch-er and merganser.

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The area around Bnnerup Strand is a varied landscape. The high west-fac-ing slope, on the northernmost part of the site, offers a sea view in several places, while from the lower, slightly undulating ground to the south there is a view of open countryside.

The landscape variations are empha-sised by distinctive hedges that bisect the site, as well as by three preserved prehistoric monuments and a mead-ow area. The landscape thus encom-passes various different spaces and identities.

Our strategy has been to highlight the natural assets of the location by reinforcing existing landscape charac-teristics and adding new motifs. The varied landscape and the distinc-tive hedges have given inspiration to divide the area into less obvious units, in which the character of the surrounding landscape provides soul not just for the individual areas, but also right inside the individual houses.

A key element in the general plan is the green belt, where we encounter several of the sites natural assets, including the prehistoric monuments, the meadow area, etc.

The existing hedges are both the areas most important landmarks and a structural element in the general plan. These have been extended and shaped to encompass various func-tions.

The area has been divided into four landscapes, each with its own theme: the Slope, the South Meadow, the Forest Edge and the Forest. These themes are derived from the areas various orientations, topography, views, natural elements, etc.

The aim is to ensure that all residents will have natural qualities at close hand irrespective of where they live in the development. The residents will live in an area with an exceptional identity, as re ected in the housing types, which tell a story that relates to the landscape theme.

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In the eastern part of the site, woods have been planted with pine and birch trees to create a sense of intimacy, as well as to provide shelter and divide off the area from the open elds to the east. The trees have been planted in straight rows, allowing sunlight to reach the forest oor.

The Forest houses are characterised by being raised up one storey above

the forest oor, so that you live among the treetops. At the top of the house is a roof terrace, where residents can come up above the treetops to enjoy the view.

If you prefer to stay closer to the ground, the private outdoor area can take the form of wooden decking around the house.

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The Forest Edge, which stretches from north to south, is a relatively at area.

The surrounding hedges turn the For-est Edge into an intimate landscape area, and this sense of intimacy is reinforced by the new motif, the round birch groves, which bring a highly sculptural character to the clearing.

The houses in the clearing are grouped around the birch groves. The clearing in the birch groves forms a common arrival area for the whole estate a kind of local square in which people encounter their neighbours in a natural way. These houses are char-acterised by being narrowest at the arrivals area from the birch grove, and broader further in towards the private site.

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Characteristic of the north-western part of the site is the sloping terrain and the ne view it offers of the sea and the landscape. The aim here is for the houses to work together with the slope. The Slope houses consist of two stag-gered storeys, of which the lowest and largest oor is partly dug into the slope, while the uppermost oor looks

out across the slope like a periscope. This ensures that all of the houses have a view across the house in front. The collaboration of the houses with the slope is emphasised by concealing the lowest oor of the houses beneath a grass roof. The uppermost part provides access to an outdoor area on the grass-cov-ered roof surface.

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7The north-western part of the area is characterised by a large at area sloping gently towards the south, with a view of the open elds. The aim here is to retain the sense of openness and the impression of a continuous belt of vegetation with knee-high willow scrub. The site is divided into large regular plots, where the individual

owners will dene and establish their own outdoor areas like cuttings in the willow belt. The ideal for the Meadow houses is a kind of controlled DIY proc-ess. A regular at roof will be provided beforehand, under which residents can freely arrange the building vol-umes as they choose.

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A new residential area is under de-velopment in restad City around the central town park, which will be the districts oasis. The town park is roughly the same size as the citys existing rsted Park: 180 metres broad and 450 metres long.

The complex encloses the northern and southern sides of the town park in a manner reminiscent of Central Park in New York.

The area will acquire the character of a super-modern metropolis. To the east is the elevated section of the Copenhagen Metro, with trains every ve minutes taking shoppers to the Fields shopping centre immediately south of the development. To the north lies the conference venue Bella Center. The location is close to the airport, motorway links, etc.

restad City is characterised by recreational qualities: park areas and water in the form of canals and mirror pools that link the restad district from north to south. To the immedi-ate west lies the nature preserve of Amager Flled, where a golf course is planned.

The metropolitan aspects are also reected in the large scale of the hous-ing complexes, in terms of both height and density. The vision is an architectural whole, and the local development plan for the area consequently contains a number of guidelines for the height and design of the residential blocks.

Arkitema has been responsible for three of the developments that sur-round the town park: Parkhusene (The Park Houses), Horisonten (The Horizon) and Det Flexible Hus (The Flexible House).

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Address: restads Boulevard/ Arne Jacobsens All

Client: Lejerbo and Aktiv Gruppen Holding A/S

Size: 172 dwellings (31 non-prot dwellings, 141 housing associa-tion and owner-occupied dwellings) 15,100 m.

Construction: 1st stage 2006

The Parkhusene development enjoys a prominent position on a north-west-facing corner site. Parkhusene is a three-winged development which comprises the northernmost half of a block. The southern half is an ofce building.

Parkhusene consists of three building volumes, varying in height from seven to eleven storeys. Between the vol-umes are gaps 30 metres tall which have the appearance of rock crevices.

The facades, in sand-coloured con-crete slabs, produce a complex graph-ic impression, partly because of the horizontal bands at various heights, and partly due to the rhythmic pattern of window assemblies with aluminium frames. All of this helps to provide a level of detail which places the large scale of the development in relief.

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Address: C.F. Mllers AllClient: Pension Danmark Size: 182 dwellings, divided

between rented and owner-occupied dwellings

Construction: 2006-07

Horisonten, situated at the north-west corner of the town park, possesses an extremely varied architectural ex-pression.

The complex is composed of differ-ent volumes which help to reduce the large scale to a smaller and clearer level. The volumes vary between six and twelve storeys in height, with the tallest volume marking the develop-ments corner.

Some of the facades are in white, while others are faced in reddish-brown or sand-coloured bricks. There are oor-to-ceiling windows in some areas, while elsewhere there are large, open balconies.

Horisonten

Address: C.F. Mllers AllClient: Kuben Size: 126 dwellings Construction: 2007

In Det Flexible Hus, the exterior re-ects a highly varied interior, as the basic form of the residential units can be adapted and changed to match the requirements of individual residents. This exibility exists on several levels.

We have developed a rational con-struction system which allows residents a great deal of freedom to organise and set their own stamp on

their homes without compromising the spatial and architectural qualities.

All of the apartments possess a basic form which can be extended, varied or adapted in widely differing ways. The simple plan solution can be arranged in several alternative ways: the apart-ment can be extended with extra rooms, and residents can choose a split-level apartment, or decide to give the balcony a glass covering.

Det Flexible Hus is eight storeys tall, alternating with eleven and twelve-storey towers.

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No matter whether we are designing a canal community in Copenhagen, a giant hospital in China or a cultural centre in Iceland, our aim is always to create value; value for those who will live in the canal houses; value for the staff, patients and relatives who use the hospital; value for the guests and staff of the cultural centre, etc. Moreover, we also aim to ensure that our buildings create value for the sur-rounding society.

For us, the key word is teamwork. We can only achieve our goals by combining our professional expertise with insight into the role and mean-ing of the architecture for the people who will use it and be affected by it. This means that, as consultants, we must place a high priority on creat-ing a good framework for our working relations with the users and clients. We are proud of our reputation as an architectural rm that manages to combine informality with profession-alism.

We have built a great deal of housing over the past 35 years, and have con-tributed to progress in Danish housing construction. We also build schools, commercial properties, hospitals, cultural institutions, factories, traf c infrastructure etc., in Denmark, Nor-way, Iceland, China, Russia and else-where. But irrespective of the location or the type of building, we always take a holistic approach; we involve design-ers, landscape architects and other experts, both internal and external, to enrich and enhance the project.

Arkitema was founded in 1969 by ve architects who were already winning competitions in their student days, and who became known as 'the golden boys'. Today, the ownership has been extended to 13 partners, and the number of staff has grown to around 275 employees, working in design studios in the cities of Aarhus and Copenhagen, respectively. Further-more Arkitema has representative of ces i Stockholm and Beijing.

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