Reclaiming the Human Scale Copenhagen and Piazza del Campo
Dean Liu Sean Warwick Carey Ren Eleonor Qu
Copenhagen was originally a Viking fishing village founded in the 10th century. Later in the 1443, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark. Marked with repetitive destruction and reconstruction since the 1700s, the city was presented the opportunity to develop its growth away from industrial planning and incorporate the human dimension of urban space.
COPENHAGEN 1800 Copenhagen suffered great damage from ranged bombard ships and mortar attacks from the British in 1807, leaving the city devastated. In the 1850’s the open space allowed Copenhagen to rebuild. This was the first attempt to redefine the city, which was their first form of urban planning.
“Only architecture that considers human scale and interaction is successful architecture� - Jan Gehl
Relocation of plants Down size of manufacturing
1960s
Form of transportation and communication services
Knowledge work take over general public work
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1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 1947
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The Finger Plan was developed and passed
The Thumb & Forefi nger–the fi rst of the planned fi ngers–were planned and developed
Copenhagen realized that the fingers had grown out of proportions, leading to urban sprawl and traffic congestion.
Five Finger Plan Copenhagen was orientated in the Five Finger Plan, this was created by Steen Eiler in 1947. The idea is for connectivity and the central area are around the palm of the hand, while the urban area extends through the fingers. The gaps between the fingers are of green and agriculture. The further the finger extends outwards, the more isolated the area will be and away from the concentration of connectivity. Meanwhile most of the Copenhageners live out in the fingers
A city exists for the sake of a good life, not for the sake of life only� – Aristotle
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Around the early 90’s, the finger has grown out of proportions and this was unaccounted for by the city of Copenhagen. Each fingers started to grow further out of the central areas and further apart from each other. The city realized that they needed to alter their plan because it is starting to create urban sprawl and inefficient traffic congestions.
2010-2047 The Loop City Copenhagen is facing a new erra that requres a set of solutions for the new challenges
Metropolitan Enviroment Re-Industrialization
A City For People Moving Bikes in and cars out
The Copenhagen Wheel
“In Copenhagen there is a coherent network of segregated lanes designated as cycle tracks in all city areas. That means you can ride from one part of the city to another almost without leaving the cycle track� -Lindholm
People Shaping Space
Piazza Del Campo
Entering The Piazza 11 narrow pathways lead into the piazza. The small narrow pathways are an example of negative space leading visitors into the positive space of the piazza itself. As a visitor enters the piazza their pace slows by the change in space and increased width of the sidewalk lining the outside edge of the piazza.
Moving Through Space
Moving Through Space
Day and night During the day activity is spread throughout the entire piazza, but once the natural light of the sun has left the space people tend to gather only to the edges. As the cafes lining the space provide a source of light visitors will feel safer rather than in the dark center of the piazza.
“People come where people are�
~Jan Gehl
Engaging The Edge Due to numerous cafes, the outer edge of Piazza del Campo consists almost entirely of soft edges. These soft edges invite people to gather around the edge of the piazza.
“A good city is like a good party. People don’t want to leave it”
~Jan Gehl
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