Precedent Case Study: Blox, OMA

INTEGRATED PROJECT STUDIO CASE STUDY REVIEW PART I

TAN CHAO ZHE (TEAM LEAD) NATANEL QUEK EN SEOW ZI YI BRYSON

PART 1 BLOX - OMA (OFFICE FOR METROPOLITAN ARCHITECTURE) COPENHAGEN, KINGDOM OF DENMARK

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BLOX CONTENT I

SITE CONTEXT

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METHODOLOGY MATRIX

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SPATIAL ANALYSIS

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IV

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

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FACADE ANALYSIS

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DESIGN METHODOLOGY BLOX - OMA (OFFICE FOR METROPOLITAN ARCHITECTURE) COPENHAGEN, KINGDOM OF DENMARK

SITE CONTEXT 3

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OVERALL MAP

OMA - BLOX

KEY GOOGLE MAPS

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FIGURE GROUND EDUCATIONAL GOVERNMENTAL RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL CULTURAL BLOX - OMA

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FIGURE GROUND EDUCATIONAL BLOX - OMA

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FIGURE GROUND GOVERNMENTAL BLOX - OMA

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FIGURE GROUND RESIDENTIAL BLOX - OMA

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FIGURE GROUND COMMERCIAL BLOX - OMA

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FIGURE GROUND CULTURAL BLOX - OMA

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HISTORY

CHRISTIAN IV'S BREWHOUSE

FREDERIKSHOLMS KANAL

BRYGHUS SITE COMPETITION

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

BRYGHUS SITE COMPETITION

OMA BLOX

1608

1659

1941

1960

1993

2018

THE BREWHOUSE SITE, CHRISTIAN IV'S BREWHOUSE, THE BUILDING WAS NOT ORIGINALLY BUILT FOR THE PURPOSE OF BREWING BEER. IT WAS CONSTRUCTED FOR MILITARY PURPOSES AS A CORNER BASTION, PART OF CHRISTIAN IV'S FORTIFICATION OF THE CITY.

FREDERIKSHOLMS KANAL IS ONE OF THE MOST IDYLLIC STRETCHES IN COPENHAGEN. FEW PLACES FEATURE SUCH EXTENSIVE AND SUBTLY PRESENT HISTORY IN SUCH AN EXQUISITE PROMENADE BLEND OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND LISTED BUILDINGS.

THE LAST VACANT PLOT ADJACENT TO SLOTSHOLMEN.DUE TO GENERAL CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING MATERIAL SHORTAGES AT THIS POINT, TWO YEARS INTO THE GERMAN OCCUPATION, THE COMPETITION DID NOT LEAD TO A TANGIBLE RESULT.

DURING THE 1960S THERE WERE CONSIDERATIONS OF BUILDING A NEW MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON THE SITE. ULTIMATELY, HOWEVER, THE CHOICE FELL ON THE MINISTRY’S CURRENT SITE, ON CHRISTIANSHAVN, AT THE CORNER OF STRANDGADE.

IN LINE WITH REQUESTS IN THE BRIEF FOR THE BRYGHUS COMPETITION 50 YEARS EARLIER,THE JURY FOUND HENNING LARSEN’S PROJECT TO BE THE ONE THAT BEST MET THE EXTENSIVE DEMANDS FOR THE BUILDING, WHICH WAS THEN SCRAPED

OMA HAS COMPLETED BLOX, DESIGNED BY OMA / ELLEN VAN LOON WITH ADRIANNE FISHER, IN THE BRYGHUSGRUNDEN DISTRICT, WAS OPENED IN AN OFFICIAL CEREMONY BY QUEEN MARGRETHE II OF DENMARK ON FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2018

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I SITE CONTEXT

"COPENHAGENIZE YOUR CITY" CYCLING IS WIDELY ACKNOWLEDGED TO BE A CENTRAL ELEMENT OF A SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT POLICY AT THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL. TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE WIDESPREAD CYCLING, INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLANNING ARE CRITICAL ELEMENTS. COPENHAGEN HAS SET ITSELF THE GOAL OF BECOMING 'THE WORLD'S BEST BICYCLE CITY BY 2025'. ACHIEVING THIS GOAL IS ALSO VIEWED AS INTEGRAL TO THE CITY'S HEALTH PLAN, TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL GOAL OF MAKING THE CITY CO2 NEUTRAL BY 2025, AND TO ENHANCING THE LIVABILITY OF THE CITY.

SHORT HISTORY OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING

1800

1900

1920

1950 PRESENT

150,000 PEOPLE CYCLE EACH DAY TO WORK OR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE CITY OF COPENHAGEN, REPRESENTING A MODAL SHARE OF 36% OF ALL TRIPS. COPENHAGEN’S PLAN FOR ACHIEVING A GREATER MODAL SHARE FOR BICYCLES INCLUDES INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF THE CYCLE TRACKS TO THE CITY CENTRE, IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE AN ADDITIONAL 60,000 CYCLISTS BY 2025.

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"COPENHAGENIZE YOUR CITY"

I SITE CONTEXT

TRAILS BIKE-FRIENDLY ROAD DEDICATED LANES

1912

1916

1927

1935

1969

1974

1985

1995

UNPAVED TRAILS

2000 BUILDINGS

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BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE 0KM

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5KM

10KM

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METHODOLOGY MATRIX 14

II DESIGN METHODOLOGY MATRIX

OVERVIEW STARTING POINT

DESIGN CONCEPT

DESIGN STRATEGIES

DESIGN PROCESS

ENHANCE THE AREA AND HELP TIE THE CITY AND THE HARBOUR TOGETHER.

CONCEPTUALIZING "CITY IN A BLOCK" LIVING BUILDING

STACKING AND STAGGERING TERRACES TO CREATE DYNAMIC SPACES

VISUAL CONNECTIONS TO BOOST THE INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS

CHALLENGING THE CONSERVATION OF CLASSIC AND TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE IN COPENHAGEN

DECONSTRUCTING AND RECONSTRUCTING PROGRAMMATIC ORGANISATION

CONTAMINATED FUNCTIONS OF SPACES

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STARTING POINT

II DESIGN METHODOLOGY MATRIX

ENHANCE THE AREA AND HELP TIE THE CITY AND THE HARBOUR TOGETHER. HISTORY NOISE WATERSIDE UNDERGROUND PROGRAM

CHALLENGING THE CONSERVATION OF CLASSIC AND TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE IN COPENHAGEN REDEFINING TYPICAL MASSING

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DESIGN CONCEPT

II DESIGN METHODOLOGY MATRIX

HOUSING OFFICES DAC PARKING

CONCEPTUALIZING "CITY IN A BLOCK" LIVING BUILDING RECONFIGURATION OF SPATIAL LAYOUT HOUSING OFFICES DAC PARKING

RESTAURANT

600 SQM

DAC

4400 SQM

OFFICE

7900 SQM

HOUSING

3250 SQM

PLAYGROUND

400 SQM

URBAN PASSAGE

1800 SQM

STORAGE

1500 SQM

PARKING

4450 SQM

DECONSTRUCTING AND RECONSTRUCTING PROGRAMMATIC ORGANISATION REDEFINING CONVENTIONAL MASSING APPROACH CREATING DYNAMIC SPACES FOR INTERACTIONS 17

DESIGN STRATEGIES

II DESIGN METHODOLOGY MATRIX

STACKING AND STAGGERING TERRACES TO CREATE DYNAMIC SPACES REORGANISED THE SPACES

CONTAMINATED FUNCTIONS OF SPACES MIXING FUNCTIONS TO CREATE NEW TYPOLOGIES COEXISTING OF DESIGN DISCIPLINE REDESIGNING URBAN CONNECTIONS

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DESIGN PROCESS

II DESIGN METHODOLOGY MATRIX

VISUAL CONNECTIONS TO BOOST THE INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS

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SPATIAL ANALYSIS 20

REORGANISING PROGRAMMATIC USE

III SPATIAL ANALYSIS

HOUSING OFFICES DAC PARKING

HOUSING OFFICES DAC PARKING 21

CITY IN A BLOX

III SPATIAL ANALYSIS

THE BUILDING FEATURES AN AUDITORIUM, EXHIBITION SPACES, CAFÉS AND OFFICES, AS WELL AS 22 APARTMENTS ACROSS THE TOP FLOORS, AND RECREATIONAL INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AREAS. THESE DIFFERING SPACES ARE ARRANGED AS A SERIES OF STACKED CUBES THAT FORM A TERRACED LANDSCAPE, REQUIRING A STRUCTURAL SCHEME WITH SIGNIFICANT CANTILEVERS, LONG SPANS, UNALIGNED GRIDS AND DOUBLE HEIGHT VOLUMES. 22

CITY IN A BLOX

III SPATIAL ANALYSIS

DANISH ARCHITECTURE CENTER OFFICES RESTAURANT RETAIL HOUSING SERVICES ROAD

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GROUND FLOOR - FLOOR PLAN

III SPATIAL ANALYSIS

DANISH ARCHITECTURE CENTER OFFICES RESTAURANT RETAIL HOUSING SERVICES ROAD

N

SCALE BAR: 0M

50M

100M

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FIRST FLOOR - FLOOR PLAN

III SPATIAL ANALYSIS

DANISH ARCHITECTURE CENTER OFFICES RESTAURANT RETAIL HOUSING SERVICES ROAD

N

SCALE BAR: 0M

50M

100M

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FIRST MEZZANINE FLOOR - FLOOR PLAN

III SPATIAL ANALYSIS

DANISH ARCHITECTURE CENTER OFFICES RESTAURANT RETAIL HOUSING SERVICES ROAD

N

SCALE BAR: 0M

50M

100M

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SECOND FLOOR - FLOOR PLAN

III SPATIAL ANALYSIS

DANISH ARCHITECTURE CENTER OFFICES RESTAURANT RETAIL HOUSING SERVICES ROAD

N

SCALE BAR: 0M

50M

100M

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THIRD FLOOR - FLOOR PLAN

III SPATIAL ANALYSIS

DANISH ARCHITECTURE CENTER OFFICES RESTAURANT RETAIL HOUSING SERVICES ROAD

N

SCALE BAR: 0M

50M

100M

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FOURTH FLOOR - FLOOR PLAN

III SPATIAL ANALYSIS

DANISH ARCHITECTURE CENTER OFFICES RESTAURANT RETAIL HOUSING SERVICES ROAD

N

SCALE BAR: 0M

50M

100M

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FIFTH FLOOR - FLOOR PLAN

III SPATIAL ANALYSIS

DANISH ARCHITECTURE CENTER OFFICES RESTAURANT RETAIL HOUSING SERVICES ROAD

N

SCALE BAR: 0M

50M

100M

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NORTH EAST SECTION - SECTION I

III SPATIAL ANALYSIS

DANISH ARCHITECTURE CENTER OFFICES RESTAURANT HOUSING SERVICES ROAD

KEY PLAN

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NORTH EAST SECTION - SECTION II

III SPATIAL ANALYSIS

DANISH ARCHITECTURE CENTER OFFICES RESTAURANT HOUSING SERVICES ROAD

KEY PLAN

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STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS 33

NORTH ISOMETRIC VIEW

IV STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

REINFORCED CONCRETE CORE STEEL I-BEAM TRUSSES

KEY BIRD'S EYE VIEW

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WEST ISOMETRIC VIEW

IV STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

REINFORCED CONCRETE CORE STEEL I-BEAM TRUSSES

KEY BIRD'S EYE VIEW

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SOUTH ISOMETRIC VIEW

IV STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

REINFORCED CONCRETE CORE STEEL I-BEAM TRUSSES

KEY BIRD'S EYE VIEW

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EAST ISOMETRIC VIEW

IV STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

REINFORCED CONCRETE CORE STEEL I-BEAM TRUSSES

KEY BIRD'S EYE VIEW

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CONSTRUCTION I

IV STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

REINFORCED CONCRETE CORE STEEL I-BEAM TRUSSES

KEY BIRD'S EYE VIEW

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CONSTRUCTION II

IV STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

REINFORCED CONCRETE CORE STEEL I-BEAM TRUSSES

KEY BIRD'S EYE VIEW

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CONSTRUCTION III

IV STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

REINFORCED CONCRETE CORE STEEL I-BEAM TRUSSES

KEY BIRD'S EYE VIEW

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CONSTRUCTION IV

IV STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

REINFORCED CONCRETE CORE STEEL I-BEAM TRUSSES

KEY BIRD'S EYE VIEW

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CONSTRUCTION V

IV STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

REINFORCED CONCRETE CORE STEEL I-BEAM TRUSSES

KEY BIRD'S EYE VIEW

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CONSTRUCTION VI

IV STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

REINFORCED CONCRETE CORE STEEL I-BEAM TRUSSES

KEY BIRD'S EYE VIEW

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FACADE & STRUCTURE

IV STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

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FACADE & STRUCTURE

IV STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

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STEEL TRUSS DETAILING

IV STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

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CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS

THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN SITE BOUNDARIES WERE ORIGINALLY RETAINED BY TIMBER AND STONE BLOCK QUAY WALLS WITH GROUND ANCHORS. A BERM WAS PLACED IN THE WATER IN FRONT OF THE EXISTING HARBOUR WALL TO ACT AS A TEMPORARY PROP WHILE THE GROUND ANCHORS WERE REMOVED. A TEMPORARY SHEET PILE WALL WAS INSTALLED TO ALLOW THE BASEMENT EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PERMANENT PILED BASEMENT WALLS.

IV STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

USING SECANT PILE CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION OF ALTERNATING UNREINFORCED PILES, THE BASEMENT WALL COMPRISES INTERLOCKING BORED CONCRETE 880MM DIAMETER PILES AT 1.1M CENTRES, PROVIDING BOTH THE PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY SUPPORT FOR THE BASEMENT EXCAVATION .

FOLLOWING BASEMENT CONSTRUCTION THE BERM WAS REMOVED. FURTHER OUT INTO THE HARBOUR A RUBBLE REEF WAS PUT IN PLACE TO PROTECT THE HARBOUR WALL AND BUILDING FROM COLLISION WITH MARINE TRAFFIC.

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CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS

IV STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

WITH A CONVENTIONAL GRID STRUCTURE NOT FEASIBLE BECAUSE OF THE OVERLAPPING VOLUMES AND COLUMN-FREE SPACES REQUIRED, ARUP DEVELOPED A SCHEME COMPRISING AN INTERCONNECTED SYSTEM OF TRANSFER STRUCTURES.

THROUGH FURTHER DETAILED DESIGN AND RATIONALISATION, THE GRID WAS RE-ALIGNED AND THE TRUSSES OPTIMISED, WITH ARUP’S FINAL SCHEME AN INTERCONNECTING FRAMEWORK OF 18 STEEL TRUSSES THAT TYPICALLY SPAN 30M.

NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS SUCH AS DOWNSTAND BEAMS, TRUSSES AND HANGERS, AN INITIAL 48 TRUSS SOLUTION WAS DEVELOPED. WITH A WORKING SCHEME IN PLACE, THE CHALLENGE WAS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF TRUSSES TO ENSURE CONSTRUCTION VIABILITY AND IMPROVE EFFICIENCY.

THEY INCLUDE A NUMBER OF ONE- AND TWO-STOREY DEEP TRUSSES WITH DEPTHS VARYING FROM 2.4M TO 8.4M. THESE CREATE LARGE COLUMN-FREE SPACES WITHIN THE BUILDING AND ALSO BRIDGE OVER THE ROAD.

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CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS

ONE OF THE KEY ELEMENTS TO DEVELOPING THE SITE WAS TO DESIGN A SCHEME THAT COULD SPAN OVER AND UNDER THE RING ROAD, ALLOWING PEDESTRIANS ACCESS TO THE HARBOUR WITHOUT HAVING TO CROSS A ROAD THAT IS USED BY MORE THAN 25,000 VEHICLES A DAY. TRAFFIC ON CHRISTIANS BRYGGE SUPPORTED ON A SECTION OF GROUND FLOOR SLAB. TO ENSURE NOT CAUSE NOISE OR VIBRATION BUILDING,

CROSSES THE SITE THE BUILDING’S THIS TRAFFIC DOES ISSUES WITHIN THE

IV STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

575MM DEEP PRECAST PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE BRIDGE BEAMS WITH A 75MM CONCRETE TOPPING SPAN ONTO ISOLATING BEARINGS ON THE SUPPORTING WALLS AND A SPINE BEAM. CAREFUL SEQUENCING WAS REQUIRED DURING CONSTRUCTION, AS ONLY VERY LIMITED ROAD CLOSURES WERE ALLOWED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY. PRIOR TO THE TRUSSES THAT SPAN ABOVE THE ROAD BEING ERECTED DURING OVERNIGHT ROAD CLOSURES, A CRASH DECK WAS BUILT OVER THE ROAD TO PROTECT VEHICLES.

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CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS

THE MAIN EXHIBITION FLOOR’S STRUCTURAL DEPTH IS 2M, WITH THE FLOOR AT THIS LEVEL SPANNING ALMOST 24M OVER THE ROAD. THIS SPAN IS ACHIEVED WITH A 1.6M DEEP PLATE GIRDER, SUPPORTED ON STEEL COLUMNS. A REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURAL TOPPING TO THE PRECAST CONCRETE FLOOR INCREASES THE STRUCTURAL MASS FOR ACOUSTIC ATTENUATION, ALTHOUGH IT IS ALSO BENEFICIAL FOR THE FLOOR’S DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE.

IV STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

AN ASSESSMENT WAS MADE OF FOOTFALL-INDUCED VIBRATIONS THAT COULD OCCUR FROM THE EXHIBITION FLOOR TO ENSURE VIBRATION TRANSFER DID NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE OTHER AREAS OF THE BUILDING. THE FOOTBALL ANALYSIS DETERMINED THE STRUCTURE WAS WITHIN THE GIVEN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. SPÆNCOM HAS PRODUCED ABOUT 2,500 PRECAST ELEMENTS – 2274 HOLLOW-CORE SLABS AND 227 WALLS PANELS FOR THE BLOX CONSTRUCTION IN COPENHAGEN.

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FACADE ANALYSIS 51

FACADE TREATMENT APPROACH

V FACADE ANALYSIS

DUE TO THE PRIME LOCATION OF THE SITE, BLOX FACADES HELP TO EXPRESS THE RICH DISTRICTS OF COPENHAGEN. THE MAIN CONCEPT OF THE GLASS FACADES ARE TO CONTRAST WITH THE SURROUNDING HISTORICAL OLD TOWN DISTRICTS AND TO EMPHASISE THE COPENHAGEN HARBOUR. DURING DESIGN STAGE, EFFORTS WERE PUT IN RESEARCHING NEW SOLUTIONS TO OFFSETS AND NEUTRALISE THE CARBON USAGE. THIS IS TO ENSURE THAT CO2 EMISSIONS AND EMBODIED CARBON ARE GREATLY REDUCED DURING CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS PHASES. IN ADDITION, BLOX HAS A TOTAL OF 54 DIFFERENT FACADE TYPES WHICH INCORPORATES DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO THERMAL AND SOLAR PERFORMANCE, ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE ETC.

3 MAIN FACADES:

TINTED GLASS PANELS HIGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY REFLECTING THE SKY AND SEAWATER ALLOW VISUAL CONNECTION TO THE OUTSIDE

WHITE FRITTED GLASS PANELS PREVENT EXCESSIVE HEAT GAIN ENSURE PRIVACY ALLOW NATURAL DAYLIGHT TO PASS THROUGH

DARK METAL SCREENS BUFFER OFF HEAT FROM OUTSIDE GREATLY ENHANCE PRIVACY

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FACADE ELEVATIONS

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SOUTH-WEST ELEVATION

NORTH-WEST ELEVATION

SOUTH-EAST ELEVATION

NORTH-EAST ELEVATION

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TINTED GLASS PANELS

SOUTH-WEST & SOUTH-EAST FACADES

V FACADE ANALYSIS

NORTH-EAST & NORTH-WEST FACADES

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V FACADE ANALYSIS

TINTED GLASS PANELS

UNITISED CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM

THE TINTED GLASS PANELS GIVE A SENSE OF REFLECTION TO THE COPENHAGEN HARBOUR AND ITS SURROUNDING BUILDINGS. FASTER INSTALLATION

USED AT ACTIVE SPACES TO ALLOW VISUAL CONNECTIONS TO THE OUTSIDE SPACIOUS APPEARANCE IN THE INTERIOR SPACES WELL-LIT INTERIOR SPACES

QUALITY SECURED AS PANELS ARE PREFABRICATED OFF-SITE

2 1

COST EFFECTIVE LESSER MANPOWER REQUIRED ON SITE

HIDDEN FRAME GLASS CURTAIN WALLS

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WHITE FRITTED GLASS PANELS

SOUTH-WEST & SOUTH-EAST FACADES

V FACADE ANALYSIS

NORTH-EAST & NORTH-WEST FACADES

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WHITE FRITTED GLASS PANELS

V FACADE ANALYSIS

PENETRATE THE AMOUNT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND PREVENT DIRECT HEAT GAIN ALLOW THE OFFICE SPACES TO BE NATURALLY LIT AND REDUCE THE LIGHTING USAGE ALLOW VISUAL CONNECTION TO THE OUTSIDE WITHOUT HAVING DISTRACTING BOOST PRODUCTIVITY

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DARK METAL SCREENS

V FACADE ANALYSIS

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R

A

Y

SERVE AS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES' FACADES PERFORM AS ADDITIONAL SCREEN ENHANCE PRIVACY FROM THE OUTSIDE FULL WALLS APPEARANCE FROM STREET VIEW ALLOW VISUAL CONNECTION TOWARDS OUTSIDE

DARK METAL SCREEN SPANDREL BRACKET

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RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS

SOUTH-WEST & SOUTH-EAST FACADES

V FACADE ANALYSIS

NORTH-EAST & NORTH-WEST FACADES

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V FACADE ANALYSIS

RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS

RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS ARE RECESSED IN FOR PRIVACY PURPOSES FULLY GLAZED FACADE NATURALLY LIT INTERIOR SPACE WITH MINIMUM HEAT GAIN OBTAIN URBAN/ HARBOUR FRONT VISTAS TOWARDS THE OUTSIDE CUSTOMISED DARK METAL SCREENS

RESI COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL

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V FACADE ANALYSIS

INTERIOR FACADES SHEET PILING: 'BASEMENT FACADE'

EXPOSED RAW CONCRETE WITH LIGHTING FIXTURES TRANSITION ZONE TO THE BASEMENT REFURBISH THE CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS WHICH WERE MEANT TO CONCEAL IT

INTERNAL GLAZING: VISUAL INTERACTIONS AT DIFFERENT ZONES AND SPACES VARIOUS ACTIVITIES HAPPENING IN THE SAME ZONES BUT COMPARTMENTED INTRODUCE MORE SURPRISING USER EXPERIENCE

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V FACADE ANALYSIS

FACADE SUMMARY

WITH THE WELL DEVELOPED FACADES, BLOX HAS

TURNED

CONNECTOR

UP

TO

OF

BE

THE

CITY

COPENHAGEN.

THE

FACADES DO NOT MERELY EXPRESS ITS OWN CONTEMPORARY DESIGN BUT TO EMPHASIS THE

HISTORICAL

URBAN

CITY

FACADES AND

EVENTS

LIFE

COLOURS

HIGHLIGHT

HARBOUR.

OF

AS

THE

COPENHAGEN.

THE

ARE

AS

TO

THE

FURTHERMORE,

WELL

COMPLIMENT COPENHAGEN THE

FACADES

CONTRIBUTED IN ACHIEVING LOW ENERGY CLASS RATING WITH MORE THAN 50% LESS ENERGY CONSUMPTION.

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