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Co-creating Architecture
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Co-creating Architecture No. 1 NORD Architects ISBN 978-87-93341-03-6 © 2020 / 10 · Grafisk Design & Forlag 10 · Grafisk Design & Forlag Amsterdamvej 32, 1st floor DK-2300 Copenhagen S Denmark www.10gdf.dk info@10gdf.dk Editor: Birgitte Kleis, architect MAA Arkitekturformidling.dk Essay: Steen Hildebrandt, professor, PhD Essay translated by: Cornelius Holck Colding Design: Jesper Lind Jans, 10 · Grafisk Design & Forlag Printing: Narayana Press Photo credits: see page 112 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. This publication is generously supported by:
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Contents
6 INTRODUCTION 8 INTERVIEW 32 PROJECTS
34 HOUSE OF NATURAL SCIENCES
40 ØRESTAD STREET HALL
46 URBAN HOSPICE
54 ALZHEIMER’S VILLAGE
60 COPENHAGEN CENTRE FOR
CANCER AND HEALTH
66 CO-EXISTENCE VILLAGE
72 KIDS CITY
80 VILLA WOOD
86 FURUSET HAGEBY
92 MARINE EDUCATION CENTRE
100 ESSAY
EVERYTHING IS INTERCONNECTED
110 PROJECT DATA
Introduction
The book series Co-creating Architecture takes a look at the Danish design studios that emerged during the 2000s and early 2010s. This generation of designers has blazed a trail in Danish architecture with their ability to offer sustainable answers to global, societal and social challenges in the shape of innovative and lasting design solutions. The key to this is co-creation: a collaborative approach that opens up the creative process, inviting users, decision-makers and experts from a wide range of fields to participate in the development of projects. The same openness characterizes their deliberate use of communication and new media as a powerful process tool that displaces any esoteric design jargon. The result is an architecture that can be used as an important strategic instrument in the development of society. Each book in the series Co-creating Architecture consists of three parts: an interview, in which the featured architects describe their view and use of co-creation as a tool; a catalogue of completed and upcoming projects; and, finally, an outside perspective on the design practice with an analysis of its processes and solutions.
This book introduces NORD: creative facilitators with a strong social commitment and a knack for developing and optimizing the core institutions of the Danish welfare state. They do this, in part, by breaking down silos and hierarchies in the public sector and by mixing functions to form new hybrid institutions inspired by the spillover effect of neofunctionalism. NORD works strategically with co-creation – or dialogue-based development and involvement – because this is the perfect way to stimulate interest, ownership and networking as well as to gain political leverage. Co-creation not only gets results, according to NORD, it simply has far greater potential than any autonomous design process. NORD’s involvement springs from a profound interest in social matters, so they soon discarded any ambition of becoming ‘starchitects’, focusing instead on facilitating the transformation that takes place every time a project changes a given object, whether this is a building, a neighbourhood or an entire city. With this approach they open up the architectural authorship, but without relinquishing the responsibility or the right to influence the physical end product.
Opposite page: Co-creation in the making with partner Morten Gregersen of NORD Architects.
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Interview
By Birgitte Kleis, architect MAA
‘Changing society is harder than building a society. Nobody can change society on their own, and the ability to include knowledge and expertise from others will therefore be crucial in the future.’ Johannes Pedersen, NORD Architects
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Projects
34 HOUSE OF NATURAL SCIENCES
40 ØRESTAD STREET HALL
46 URBAN HOSPICE
54 ALZHEIMER’S VILLAGE
60 COPENHAGEN CENTRE FOR
CANCER AND HEALTH
66 CO-EXISTENCE VILLAGE
72 KIDS CITY
80 VILLA WOOD
86 FURUSET HAGEBY
92 MARINE EDUCATION CENTRE
Edited by Birgitte Kleis, architect MAA
• Location: Copenhagen, Denmark • Client: City of Copenhagen • Collaborators: MASU Planning and Moe • Status: completed 2017
Ørestad Street Hall Sport & Leisure
The multi-purpose sports facility stands out as the first public, fully accessible building in Ørestad – and the smallest. It invites people to engage in informal recreational activities, such as sports and social events. The building is open 24/7 to the general public, school groups and local sports clubs. It is divided into heated and unheated areas, with the unheated part suited for a wide range of activities, including basketball and floorball. The heated part forms a space for dance, yoga, martial arts or floor exercises for smaller groups. Nord Architects challenged the 14
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local plan for the area and suggested that the building should lower towards Ørestad Boulevard, in contrast to the surrounding buildings. This way it would welcome people passing by or entering from the street. The openness of the building is highlighted by the transparency of the facades, providing visibility and a sense of safety. There are no dark corners and no rear side, only a close connection with the park. The street hall was developed in a user-driven process with a dedicated group of users, local stakeholders and inhabitants in order to accommodate local needs.
Ă˜restad Street Hall with its inviting and open glass facade at entry level provides a feeling of safety while displaying the activities that take place inside.
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Essay
Everything Is Interconnected
By Steen Hildebrandt, professor, PhD
Photo Credits
Cover photo: Adam Mørk Page 6, 17: NORD Architecs Page 8: Stine Heilmann Page 10–11, 14–15: Adam Mørk
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