Landscape Studio 2021 (The Town Hall Project) by Landscape Studio

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1. The Town Hall

3. Allégade

Frederiksberg Have The Garden of Frederiksberg

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The Town Hall Project Landscape

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Colofon St udent s Laust Bjødstrup Møller Andersen

Julie Nygaard Christensen

Louis Snedker Jensen

Aleksandra Aasen Rønning

Louise Helmbo Bækgaard

Henri Hubert Koen Desmet

Emilie Kjærgaard Larsen

William Schnoor

Sine Krogsgaard Ballisager

Özge Kübra Gürkan

Louise Bjørg Brorson Mammen

Emmeline Viktoria Skovbjerg

Emil Hessner Bentsen

Amalie Krarup Hansen

Sofie Nørbak

Anna Lotti Linnea Sundström

Helena Maria Berggren

Henrik Færgemann Hansen

Nur Hatun Öksüm

Esther Rothe Urioste

Aivars Berzins

Stine Holmbo Hansen

Leander Olkner

Marianne Videbæk

Karl Bjørndal

Mathilde Skovgaard Helmstedt

Olya Panchovska

My Louise von Christierson

Louis Simonne P Buerms

Hanna Höhne

Emma-Kirstine M. L Pedersen

Victor Helbo Wagner

Andrada-Adriana Chira

Sofie Mandrup Holm

Kristian Langæble Pedersen

Rikke Olivia van der Meer

Ming Ki Chow

Claudia Jaegerman

Andreas Forsberg Rasmussen

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Pr ac t ic al inf or m at ion

Peter Lundsgaard Hansen, plh@ign.ku.dk- Course responsible and design curator. (Ellen M. Braae, embra@ign.ku.dk - COVID-19 backup) (Torben Dam, toda@ign.ku.dk.) Jens Nyboe Andersen, Online suppervision. Mette Væde Lykkebo, kjm371@alumni.ku.dk. Teaching Assistent. Thomas Lindtorp Pedersen, ztr462@alumni.ku.dk. Teaching Assistent.

COVID-19 NOTE: All lectures and meetings will be announced accordingly to the calendar and held on the meeting platform ZOOM if not otherwise indicated. Zoom invitations will be send out in advance.

Editorial tea m Mette Væde Lykkebo, kjm371@alumni.ku.dk. Editor. Thomas Lindtorp Pedersen, ztr462@alumni.ku.dk. Editor. Peter Lundsgaard Hansen, plh@ign.ku.dk. Editor.

Archive in Action

Connec t ednes s Supervision; the team of supervisors are available during the course (see calendar where it says Studio work). Please remember to make appointments in advance by mail. Meetings and supervision will be on ZOOM. ZOOM meetings in plenum - for detailed information and general talk - is every monday and thursday according to the calendar on page 14 (invitations will be sendt to your KU mails). Handins will as a rule be uploaded to designated folders on Absalon (tba).

Peter Lundsgaard Hansen www.landscapestudio17.tumblr.com Apollo team blogs: https://ucph.padlet.org/peterlundsgaardhansen/jlqt94u2r9amshho Front page. Project concept. Opposite page. General site plan and base map for ‘Collision’ 1 and 2.

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Table of Contents I n t ro d u c t i o n

The Town Hall Projects

The Town Hall Project

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Landscape Studio is the Method

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Virtual Design Conversation

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Byretum Town Hall Park Apollo 1

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Allé Haven Apollo 2

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Den Grønne Plads Apollo 3

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Weathering Park Apollo 4

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Frederiksberg Bytorv Apollo 5

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Frederiksberg Meeting Place Apollo 6

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Frederiksberg Plads Apollo 7

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The Town Hall Domain Apollo 8

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Mønstings Square Apollo 9

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Frederiksberg Grønne Rådhusplads Apollo 10

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The Town Hall Project Historiske kort på nettet

Imagine if we could ‘Google street view’ Denmark one thousand years back? Or how would Frederiksberg look like just a couple of hundreds years ago when it was situated well outside the walls of Copenhagen? The city of Copenhagen has expanded and today Frederiksberg is an island surronded by Copenhagen on all sides. So, how will it develop in the future and how will the Town Hall of Frederiksberg define the administrative center? This is where Landscape Studio 2021 takes its departure.

Introduction Frederiksberg is its own municipality with its own ‘village-like’ identity and legacy. One characteristic is that Frederiksberg is the most dense urban metropolitan area in northern Europe. At the same time the municipality of Frederiksberg pride itself by being a green municipality – with trees in every street. There are many voices in the work of a landscape architect and also in this assignment. Some are part of a greater perspective and of a political nature. Others relate to everyday life: to traffic, business affaires, climate, recreation and general life in the city. A common ground for

“Frederiksberg is the most dense urban metropolitan area in northern Europe ” them all is that they become parts and bits of a conversation about urban life. Let me voice a few. This year the Minister of the Environment, Lea Wermelin, has sent a formal letter to all 98 municipalities of Denmark (including Frederiksberg) in which she encourages them to compete to be the ‘Wildest municipality of Denmark’. The reason is that Danish nature (this is the term laymen use broadly and that we will not) needs more space and therefore all municipalities are

invited to enter a competition that will stretch into the year 2022. In the other end of the spectra other conversations can be heard. The municipality have, for some time, worked together with private business owners and inhabitants of Allégade. In this process they have focused on future potentials for this historical cradle of Frederiksberg. The first process has aimed to bring Allégades many actors and users together and to address the need for a more clear identity for Allégade. Another conversation (and the spark that sets everything off) is the one of the municipality of Frederiksberg is planning to remove the parking lot behind the Town Hall and build underground parking facilities instead. By the time they ‘put the lit back on the

“There are many voices in the work of a landscape architect and also in this assignment” top deck’ it is nessesary to know what kind of urban landscape there should be in this big open space behind the Town Hall. This is where you come into the picture. This years approach to wild nature will be of a rather positive perspective. This year we will focus our attention on an urban landscape in Frederiksberg. The area is defined by ‘Smallegade’ and ‘Allégade’ and the offset is the remodelling and restoration of the parking lot behind - and across the Town Hall.

The Town Hall Project The Town Hall Project is the working title of a new urban landscape where the Town Hall and ‘Smallegade’ intersects ‘Allégade’ and continues down towards ‘Frederiksberg Runddel’. With an understanding of landscapes as both system and physical construction we will add to the puzzle of Frederiksberg and combine contempora-

Historical map. 1766 ry concepts of ‘nature in the city’, challenges of rising water levels (due to climate changes), heritage, identity, focus on access to recreational space and future business. The Town Hall Project is also a sanitary project (sustainability) camouflaged in a system of new public space, water bodies, remodelled edges, and terrain work that combine existing plantings with new ones into a ‘beautiful’ future strategy for Frederiksberg. We shall name this kind of sustainability for ‘ca-

and across the selected site in- and around the Town Hall of Frederiksberg. The assignment poses three dedicated aims that must be addressed in one-way or the other according to each design: (A) the transformation of the parking lot into new function(s), (B) to connect the new landscape with the front of the Town Hall and its close build environment (C) and lastly to present an accessible public landscape that meets contemporary demands for sustainable urban landscapes as indicated in the introduction. This “You will be working includes conscious work with Alléon the site where Fre- gade/Smallegade and the inner side of Frederiksberg Garden – including deriksberg first started its access points. to grow. ” The assignment is situated in a historical area that represents the cenpital nature’. tre of Frederiksberg. Therefore you These are some of the ideas that must imagine many interest groups will foreground the assignment of to voice opinions into your own DeLandscape Studio 2021. sign Conversation. The assignment is phased (see Virtual Design Conversation p. 12), open and with few The assignment The assignment is to plan, design initial limitations. and communicate a public landscape along-, around the corner-

Kortblad: 19 Kortets oprindelige målestok: 1:80000 Dato for udskrift: 16-03-2021 Kortet er printet i målestok: 1:10000 Egne noter:

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Frederiksberg Commercial Center CBS

The Parking Lot

Frederiksberg Town Hall

Frederiksberg Have The Garden of Frederiksberg

Frederiksberg Rundel ‘Roundabout’

Arial photo of the Town Hall and context.

70% ‘more or less’

1. Project Site

3. Frederiksberg Have 2. Strategical Site

Project site & Strategical site: The Town Hall area, Frederiksberg and ‘Frederiksberg Have’.

The number has become known in Denmark and 70% has become synonym with the new Danish Government. The number represents, in governmental climate goals, the aim to reduce CO2 emission by 70% by the year 2050. Landscape Studio 2021 invites you to come up with creative strategies, directions, and concrete ideas to concretize what 70% means to you as Landscape Architects in your project. How can you (in your design) contribute to the number 70? A question could be: does 70% always mean less of something?

Can the number mean 70% more of something? (e.g. newly planted trees, more green surfaces and so forth). The 70% is open for your reflective interpretations. The ambition is to

“How can you (in your design) contribute to the number 70? ” create a contemporary urban landscape that meets the cultural and economical demands for the future as well as the demands we have for a sustainable liveable city.

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The Town Hall parking lot seen from Møsting Hus. March 2021.

Context The design must balance combinations of large-scale strategies and small-scale dedications. Therefore, each design must elaborate on the relation to its urban context. The proposal must consider principles for storm water management on a local level depending on the idea. Also, the proposals must consider plant materials and surfaces of the urban floor with considerable detail. The design program aims to

secure small-scale functions and local identity in a reality where the site consists of both public and private spaces. Interventions along

“The design must balance combinations of large-scale strategies and small-scale dedications”

and in proximity to existing (or future) bicycle, and pedestrian path can be identified, designed in greater detail and used for such local identity purposes.

tribute to an on-going discussion regarding capital nature, its structural, economical and cultural significance in our cities today.

Landscape Studio 2021 embraces creative solutions to classic chalNew build structures, such as cul- lenges. Good luck and safe (Apollo) tural and/or smaller pavilions can flight! be introduced into the design depending on the idea. The proposals shall reflect and con-

Build structures

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Frederiksberg Commercial center

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Frederiksberg Town Hall

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CONNECTION IS AN ARTFORM

The Apollo 13 Class. Versailles is transformed into a broardcasting room or a kind of Ground Control.

Landscape Studio is the Method We want to be where language is made. Everything we make, built, write, unmake and rebuild in the office evolves around this endeavour. This is Landscape Studio. However, in 2021 the question is where is Landscape Studio?

Landscape Studio - Ideas Landscape Studio 2020 taught us that, more than anything, Landscape Studio is a ‘connection’ that we have with eachother’s ideas for change, and a professional ‘connectedness’ to the sciences we cross-travle to achive them. Ideas are the parent of change and the fuel that drives creative work in Landscape Studio. However,

ideas are never enough. In the studio what matters is how ideas are achieved, how they are transformed from vocalized language into concepts, strategies and to physical form. Defining such a specialized process warrants a unique direction in which architectural ideas are developed beyond imagination and metaphor. So, in developing our designs we continuously encourage

that the idea must expand and sediment itself in the drawing to achieve direction. All this ofregrounds a form of preformance. Ideas are shared fast. In the studio, we experience the force of contingency and the improbable combinations of events when ideas are exchanged between fellow designers. The result can be messy when ideas are lost in translation or they fall into the cate-

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Apollo team 09

Apollo team 10

Apollo team 08 Conversation E (external supervision)

Conversation A (Office meetings and introductions)

Conversation C

Conversation b

(team work:internal team meetings, sketching, planning and evaluating)

Apollo team 01 Apollo team 07

Cam. 1- Mac Peter 1

Cam. 2- Logitech Peter 2

(Peer feedback, Supervision and Rotating Sally)

Vertical Projector Archive in Action: Books & and references

Conversation D

Proces Board Cam. 2 - “Bergman”

Archive in Action: Books & and references Apollo: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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Apollo team 06

Proces Board

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Whiteboard & soft board

Design Conversation Mapping

Conversation G

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Group Contracts and The Post

Conversation F

Landscape Studio ‘Ground Control System’ “No access”

(Editors and assistent supervisors, )

Apollo team 05

(External partners, clients and interest groups)

Apollo team 04

THE VIRTUAL OFFICE OF 2021 & Studio ‘Versailles’, 2nd floor. gory of good intentions. The design process suffers if the exchange has no direction and no medium that supports observation and inquiry. Therefore, we try to slow down the exchange of ideas at certain intervals in order to achieve the desired expansion. Drawing techniques and simple models play central roles in this process and they are both slow and fast at the same time.

Landscape Studio - The Apollo Class Design Conversation is a Landscape Studio method preformed under a powerful vertical projector in a curated room we call thick spa-

ce. However, in 2020 everything changed and also in 2021 you will be working at home (‘connected’ in a group). We will be in proximity through a digital connection and at the same time discant from each other, without a common space to supports observation and inquiry. The ‘classroom’ is where I will broardcast and support you and your group in the design process. The drawing is still the medium through which we are connected to the idea. Maby even more so. We make drawings to perform, repeat and rehearse in order to construct the physical grammar needed to transform vocalized language into drawings that

can perform the idea. It is often iconic landscape typologies that we find in our language. Through these repeated activities (specified in the calendar) and actions the idea can expand beyond the metaphor. We draw structures of the landscape typologies: the entrance (what kind? primary or secondary? context? how many?), a path (where to? how wide? the material? soft or hard?) and a forest (scale? what kind? how do you establish it? do we have a reference? draw the dots!). We continue to a thicket, a clearing, a row of trees, buildings and etc. We draw every word we can and then we write a new word.

Although the conversation works as a forward movement, the mediation between computer and hand drawings - the hybrid nature of pencil and projected image – allow us to turn back, rewind, zoom in and examine. We continue with the making and unmaking of the image. We look at it again. We draw and withdraw. We combine in ordet to synthesize! - we never add or multiply. Welcome to Landscape Studio.

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Introduction I & II “Collision” Individual

Group Talks & “Group Collision”

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Design by Reference

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Collisions - individual work

Apollo 03

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Feedback

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A 06 + A 04

Apollo 04 P5

Apollo 05

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Apollo 03 + Apollo 08

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A 03 + A 08

A 07 + A 03

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Draft

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Feedback

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A 02 + A 08

A 05 + A 06

A 10 + A 09

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Draft

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Virtual Design Conversation: Strategy board for ZOOM meetings is planned and broardcasted from the Studio. The Apollo class, 2021.

Virtual Design Conversation Phases The assignment is phased (curated through our activities), open and with few initial limitations and can be divided into three overall phases. The first phase of the assignment is to produce a Collision (combination of collage techniques, drawing, notation and visionary thinking). This phase can be seen as an overall explorative study of the problems and potentials – creatively elaborated in conceptual ideas for change. The second phase is to develop a master plan.

The third phase focuses on selected sites within the master plan to develop, explore and to detail their inherent potential for change. The calendar (page 57) shows the scheduled activities shown in the strategy board. Since the course is a full time course, it is expected that the students/groups, outside of the scheduled activities, find the necessary time for preparation. NOTE. Changes may occur. Therefore, remember to check your emails every morning and afternoon.

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A 03 + A 08

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Apollo 03 PLH

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Below: Documented Design Conversations selected from the strategy board. From the Apollo Class of 2020. Litterature related to Landscape Studio and The Design Conversation: The Campfire Design Studio : Design conversations in landscape architecture education. / Hansen, Peter Lundsgaard; Dam, Torben; Le Goffic, Virginie Corinne; Braae, Ellen Marie. In: Edinburgh Architecture Research, Vol. 34, 2016, p. 6380. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article. Simple Models Create Steep Learning Curves in Academic Design Studio. / Hansen, Peter Lundsgaard; Dam, Torben; Le Goffic, Virginie Corinne; Braae, Ellen Marie. In: Fusion Journal, Vol. 003, 2014. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article.

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Byretum Town Hall Park

Visualisation: Life under the canapies Byretum INTRODUCTION Given its dense urban location As a municipality located within and proximity to the adminCopenhagen, identity and indeistrative centre of Frederikspendence play a major role. The berg, the aim was to design a project area is in an intriguing place with a simple and legible site that can be seen as a transiarchitecture where multitional space between one of the functional use and flexibility most densely populated urban are central. The approach areas in Northern Europe and embodies a strategy where a one of the largest gardens in form of serenity is provided Copenhagen. Our task is to find that is straightforward. The a mediation between these two area constitutes of a forested worlds. The municipality’s deroof with a clearly defined sire to become the greenest part urban presence. The design and in Copenhagen also influis inspired by tree nurseries ences the way we want the space and arboretums and strikes to be perceived. a balance between structuralism, functionality and botanical diversity.

Diagram: Time as strategy

CONCEPT The overall design is based on a grid that is aligned with the Town Hall, where the structured trees reflect the volume and meet the strong architectural presence of the Town Hall. The gridded

arrangement of the trees can be seen as a dialogue between geometric order and measured randomness, forming a dynamic mosaic of living sculptures within the city centre.

Grid and garden

Planting strategy

Flow and entrace

Flexible functions

Striving for a timeless architectural set-up a grid has been implemented. In the south, the grid is left out, forming a garden.

The regularity of the planting system accentuates the richness of the planting palette; the diversity in size, form, colour, texture, and leaf shape.

The intention is to create a sense of entering a space due to the brick wall. Due to the room underneath the canopy,the flow is unlimited.

People can walk freely under the trees, creating plenty of space for events,markets and other activites. A café,lawns and a museumare also present.

Group 01: Aleksandra Rønning, tcp617 / Louis Buerms, cfh125 / Marianne Videbæk, vmb481 / My von Christierson, dwp511.

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Park Museum

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A MOSAIC OF LIVING STRUCTURES The trees are planted on a grid of varying densities and species, which facilitates the perception of changes in this landscape and the natural processes which flow through it. The regularity of the general system accentuates the richness of the planting palette; the diversity in size, form,

“...forming a dynamic mosaic of living sculptures” colour, texture, leaf shape create different atmospheres. The changes in planting density, varying between 2x2m, 4x4m and 6x6 meter provides a setting for a diverse play of light and shade, and offers adequate space for strolling around, exploring these living sculptures and hosting large events and markets. The gridded structure is broken up

Strategic Masterplan with ‘garden’ trees that are not aligned to this grid, creating tension and different spaces within the formal structure.

THE GARDEN In the southern part of the area, a different design language is used, which ties in with the nearby Frederiksberg Garden. An extensive lawn provides a range of activities for the dormitory and

1:3000 other visitors. Within this lawn, small multi-trunked trees have been placed randomly, reflecting more the feeling of a garden. This area forms a strong contrast to the gridded trees which reflects the urban environment it therefore creates a different identity.

GROUND LEVEL The Byretum park has a versatile layout where a range of events and activities can be organised. Space is created under the canopy, creating strong lines of sight and plenty of room to breathe. Beneath the leafy poetic shadows, the ground surface varies from lawn, lush undergrowth,

Group 01: Aleksandra Rønning, tcp617 / Louis Buerms, cfh125 / Marianne Videbæk, vmb481 / My von Christierson, dwp511.

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Project Masterplan compacted gravel, existing cobblestone pavement and numerous seating areas. The surface is intended to have a refined and sophisticated character that reflects the identity of Frederiksberg and

the seat of the municipality. The densely planted areas of Betula utilis (group C) will accommodate a rich undergrowth where a seed mixture will be combined with perennial key

plants. These areas are inaccessible to people and act as a hotspot for biodiversity. People can walk around freely under planting groups A and B. The edges of the lawns and the

planting in group C will be accentuated with a thin strip of steel to serve as a clear variation in the landscape. The thin steel lines will also break up the gravel pavement.

Planting structure A

Structure B

Structure C

Structure G

Group 01: Aleksandra Rønning, tcp617 / Louis Buerms, cfh125 / Marianne Videbæk, vmb481 / My von Christierson, dwp511.

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EXTENSION OF THE TOWN HALL The aim was to approach this space not as an extension of the gardens of Frederiksberg, but as a place with its own identity and

design language. To make the project area an extension of the Town Hall, a wall with the same bricks is placed in the extension of the Town Hall. The intention is to create a sense of entering a

Section Aa: Showing atmosphere within structure A to G

space, creating a coherent identity between the town hall and the park, which will also function as a guiding element.

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Group 01: Aleksandra Rønning, tcp617 / Louis Buerms, cfh125 / Marianne Videbæk, vmb481 / My von Christierson, dwp511.

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Allé Haven Connecting the urban and green Frederiksberg

Urban clearing on the edge of the green corridor

A GREEN MUNICIPALITY

Being conscious of the inherent characteristics of the site, Allé Haven is taking a chance to incorporate and represent everything Frederiksberg stands for. The vision of this work is to create an accessible public space which communicates the values of being a green, future oriented and active community.

Frederiksberg is the densest metropolitan area in northern Europe. With trees on every street, it is also perceived and promoted as a green municipality. Building a new underground car park and redesigning the public spaces surrounding city hall is

creating a new opportunity to increase this effort and communicate it by putting it on display. By offering additional open space, the proposed design invites in the vibrant urban life of the surrounding cafés and bars. At the same time, it offers a calm, nature-based contrast to explore, or to sit back for a while and enjoy. Furthermore, it picks up on existing important connections and creates new opportunities for recreation and activities.

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The overarching concept of Allé Haven is framed by a dense green and vibrant corridor, drifting through the area and connecting the eastern part in front of the city hall, with the western part. Wedged-shaped avenues cut through the site and act as a connecting element linking im-

Concept diagram Group 2.: Amalie Hansen (qgv890), Mathilde Helmstedt (sdg605), Leander Olkner (lvn621), Rikke van der Meer (crq142)

¨The goal of this work is to use the public space as a tool to communicate the values of a green, future orientated and active community¨ portant points from its surroundings - such as the heavily used crossing towards Hospitalsvej with the entrance of Frederiksberg Garden. At the same time, the avenues also harmonize the densely built urban environment north of the site with the green landscapes of Frederiksberg Garden in the southern part. In the front square the avenue creates an inviting entrance from the crossing of Smallegade and Allégade. With a character of their own created by the cut hedges and a raised terrain the avenues go through the dense green corridor and create a space, from where you can experience the vibrant and lush atmosphere by walk-

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ing through the area or taking a break in one of the withdrawn pockets arranged with seating. In addition to the fast diagonal connections, the smaller wander-around paths, makes it possible to experience the park from two different paces, depending on whether you are passing through, or staying for longer.

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By preserving open areas around the town hall, space is created for various events and gatherings associated with the town hall square. In the eastern part Allé Haven provides a venue for events such as the traditional flea market and thereby seeks to preserve the existing values by integrating them into a bigger spectrum of public offers. To invite the public into an active city area sports facilities have been placed next to ‘4. Maj Kollegiet’. All of the activities are easily accessible for residents from both near and far, and residents arriving by car will be able to utilize the new underground parking garage. The garage has three exit points which are located in separate distinct habitats of Allè Haven to provide each their own unique experience.

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A VALUABLE HABITAT FOR FLORA AND FAUNA Nature’s positive effect on human health is becoming increasingly recognized. With its green corridor Allé Haven intends to create a functional habitat for humans while simultaneously creating an urban natural area, which works as a valuable habitat for flora and fauna. In contrast to the surrounding green spaces dominated by more ornamental vegetation, the green corridor holds a rich variety of vegetation in both structure and species. This in turn creates a biological, sensual and experience-rich outdoor environment which is beneficial for recreation and play.

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to events as climate changes and wood diseases. The Danish Government’s goal to reduce CO2 emissions by 70%

by the year 2050 has become well-known at this point. In the design of Allé Haven, the goal of 70% has inspired and directed the project’s planting strategy.

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The project site is therefore designed with the goal of using at least 70% native species in mind. Within the green corridor there is a rich selection of trees and

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Plants that have been growing in Denmark and Northern Europe through millions of years, are perceived as being native to Denmark. These plantings have

developed special interactions with the fungi, insects, birds, mammals and amphibians in Denmark and has great impact on overall the quality of the habitat.

With Allé Haven the municipality will gain a state-of-the-art recreational area connecting the best aspects of the urban and green parts of Frederiksberg

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Den Grønne Plads

Urban flow going through Den Grønne Plads. A meet between the green corridor and the urban flow. Den Grønne Plads, a place legade and Frederiksberg Have. Den Grønne Plads is located in where the urban meets the Besides the vegetation, Den the heart of Frederiksberg Mugreen and where people are Grønne Plads is framed by a ternicipality. Even though the plaable to explore Frederiksberg rain wall and offers a plaza wavza has a prime location, it is not in a new way. Den Grønne ing through the whole site which being used for its full potential. Plads invites you to explore gives many opportunities for the The municipality of Frederiksthe different vegetation types inhabitants in Frederiksberg to berg is competing against 97 othas well as to challenge your have flea markets, gatherings for er municipalities in Denmark to friends for a game of basketdemonstrations etc. Lastly, the become the wildest municipaliball. An urban setting is setproject suggests opening up the ty, which encourages the municting the framework for the new town hall towards the courtyard ipalities to come up with better green spaces that will accomand all the way towards the back. ideas that will increase biodimodate both biodiversity and This connects the whole site as versity. The diverse vegetation stormwater management. well as making the political deciand typography at Den Grønne sions come closer to the inhabitPlads is a viral key to bring Fredants in Frederiksberg. eriksberg in a better spot in this competition along with forming green corridors towards SmalUrban flow Green corridor

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Concept diagram. An urban flow surrounded by green corridors that frames the site.

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TWO SIDES OF FREDERIKSBERG Den Grønne Plads is highlighting the two sides of Frederiksberg; The urban side with all the plazas and old tall buildings, the more greener side with a rich vegetation in the form of the many green niches and parks surrounding the municipality.

“... acts as a connector between the site and the garden” The urban side of Frederiksberg is shown at the site by a plaza waving through the area from the front at Allégade towards the back facing Andebakkestien, a side street to Smallegade. The flow within the plaza is leading towards Frederiksberg Have and

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The vegetation at Den Grønne Plads, which is inspired by species from Frederiksberg Have, gives the users an opportunity to explore this area. The terrain in the northern part next to Smallegade is submerged in smaller holes throughout the stretch which forms smaller bassins to manage stormwater when heavy rain occurs. Two bridges are extended over the submerged terrain to give the users an opportunity to come close to nature as well as highlighting the circulation pattern by making two extra entrances. A platform is placed along both bridges to encourage visitors to stay and experience nature from a different perspective than previous.

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The southern part of Den Grønne Plads is at the same terrain level as the plaza. Beds in different shapes are leading the users through the landscape formed after the circulation pattern which gives a feeling of a maze without having the circulation pattern interrupted. Some of the beds have an elevated part which gives the users a feeling of wanting to explore more as well as a space for hangouts and relaxation. The smaller niches in between the beds offers space for the students at the collegium or other users to gather.

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VEGETATION The vegetation throughout the whole plaza is kept in lighter colors to keep the plaza light and to get a feeling of the space being more open. The trees, bush-

es, grasses and perennials are randomly placed in a 6x6 meter grid, where all vegetation types occur one time. To give a lighter feeling to the plaza, a further reduction of the vegetation has

been made and eventually some of the vegetation will die over time. Lastly, some extra trees have been added grabbing onto the paving which helps to connect with the rest of the area.

PROGRAMMING To give the Town hall more functions, there have been added some programming around the plaza going through the whole area. One of the circles offers

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1:1000 smaller fountains which kids can play with and run through. Furthermore, a circle with a multi use games area is placed and invites students from the kollegium and people from outside

to meet and play. The last circle offers a more relaxed area with removable outdoor seating surrounding a pavilion. In the south western part of the plaza, a cafée is taking place cre-

ating a meeting point and acts as a connection between Den Grønne Plads and Frederiksberg Have.

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Weathering Park

The urban park promotes social interaction and makes the qualitites of increased biodiversity perceptible The Weathering Park rethinks the urban fabric of Frederiksberg and introduces a new densely vegetated area. With 515 new trees the Weathering Park strengthens the green heart that Frederiksberg poses in Copenhagen. A seamingly directionless path system gives the users the opportunity to choose their own journey. The urban forest offers niches for different activities and recreation while also contributing to the work against climate change through unsealing surfaces and implementing stronger biodiversity.

The new urban park, Frederiksbergs Weathering Park, surrounding Frederiksberg Rådhus, derives from a concept of breaking down of the uniform hard surface of the earlier parking lot. The distributed pieces are transformed into green structures with an abundance of trees and

shrubs, creating an entangled network of paths and niches.

THE URBAN FOREST The western part of the park is a directionless park without a center, but with smaller enclosed niches with various atmospheres. Some are intimate spaces that are closed off by dense vegetation, others are meeting points with many adjacent paths or bigger open spaces.

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Entanglement of paths and niches around green spaces Dense and open vegetation create protected and exposed atmospheres

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Altogether, 515 new trees are planted in a grid formation, that hints to the the designed urban fabric of Frederiksberg, but with openings and various species. To enhance biodiversity, soil, heights and species are arranged to fit different habitats. The site will be surveyed and maintenance will imitate natural succession, leaving trees to their natural cycles.

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the green, while other times the ground tilts upwards towards the hard surfaces, creating coated seating. The green rooms vary in density and vegetative expression. Some serve more specific functions as the hiding of parking ramps, as sundecks, playground and open grassfields. Smaller organically shaped paths absorb the visitor into the dense vegetation. Wider niches make room for activities that require more space, like the popular Frederiksberg flea market.

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Here, an open stretch creates passage for emergency vehicles. Inside the Town Hall, the courtyard functions as an enclosed formal and intimate space. The angular shapes are inverted, creating hard surfaces as passage from one end to the other.

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The paths and entrances are strategically placed so it’s easy to enter and navigate for visitors.

The vegetation is less dense in the East, acknowledging the main entrance to the Town Hall. West of the Town Hall, four tall trellises with climbers imitate the columns in the building, forming and enhancing a green formal entrance to the building.

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along all the edges of the paths to improve safety and use in the dark.

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Throughout the area, the majority of existing trees are preserved. Water retention takes place as a first flush in the retention area along Smallegade and further on site in lowered terrain. Since some places have highly dense vegetation, lighting is placed

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Hills for play and recreation with lower, open and higher, dense vegetation above underground parking

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The Southern Passage connects the west and the east. Bredegade

while vegetation along the entrances of the buildings bordering to the south gives privacy and a greener street to the residents.

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is a continuation of the weathering where the space becomes more vertical and the vegetation moves up against the buildings, imitating a valley. Terraced topography on the northern side allows for seating and sunbathing on small hills and platforms, Acer platanoides

The big existing solitary tree is preserved and complemented by smaller trees, bushes, shrubs and grasses.

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Frederiksberg Bytorv

View of the water mirror on the plaza surrounded by the elevated green areas Located in the heart of Frederiksberg Municipality, Copenhagen; Frederiksberg Bytorv is designed to invent a symbiosis between two antithetical landscapes: Frederiksberg Have - dominated by the inherited natural capital - and Smallegade - the typical expression of the urbanscape present across the municipality. This project seeks the opportunity to showcase the local architectural heritage, traditions and customs, climate solutions, a newly emerging capital nature and the entrepreneurial. The design invites

the public and private lives to merge inside a contemporary common space.

INTRODUCTION

Currently, the predefined project site extends over an area of aprox. 22.000 m 2 of harsh paved surface. The project area is today divided into three main areas: the town hall front square - a large open transit space with few sitting spaces on each side, acting as the main entry point to the building, the backside parking lot - a considerably large space, soley for cars, and Frederiksberg Bredegade - a street connect-

ing Smallegade with Allégade, forming an exit for the parking lot users. The municipality’s ambition is to transform the backside parking lot into an underground parking space. This launches new challenges for us, landscape architects, to revolutionise it into a new urban space.

merge. In this way, the functionalities offered by Frederiksberg Have (park, forest, biodiversity, recreational areas, natural heritage, etc.), Smallegade (urbanized

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infrastructure, local culture, businesses, households etc.) and the Town Hall (public administration, decision taking, employees, etc.) are able to be utilised in one common public space. The result is Frederiksberg Bytorv.

The project site is envisioned to be a magnetic entity. With Frederiksberg Have on one side and Smallegade on the other, the site draws these antithetical environments together, forcing them to

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The final design identifies three entities that make up Frederiksberg Bytorv: The Town Hall Square, The Bredegade Promenade and The Elliptical Plaza. The aforementioned entities are designed to overlap, not only spatially, but also through a subtle, surface level, design intervention (see Dig. 1). Together, they create a visually coherent common language. Beyond the three entities, there are further connecting elements within the design. Firstly, the ellipse creates a shared space between The Elliptical Plaza and The Bredegade Promenade. The undulated lines around both The Town Hall Square and The Bredegade Promenade are a key element in tying the space together. Frederiksberg Bredegade is an important transition element through the site, acting as a portal for the urban life present on Smallegade and Allégade. It supports a soft and slow traffic system as pedestrians and bicycles are prioritised (see Dig. 3). The new vegetation grid further supports the creation of a common universal language which runs through all three entities and beyond. This includes Smallegade, by affiliation, as part of Frederiksberg Bytorv.

THE TOWN HALL SQUARE The square has been designed to create a connection with The Elliptical Plaza. The green space is designed to draw the attention of passers-by. In turn, the layout entices people to sit on the concrete edge and admire the architectural heritage. The open space Strategic plan

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Car, pedestrian and bicycle access Pedestrians access only

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THE BREDEGADE PROMENADE This elongated promenade creates an enclosed, private setting contrasting with the surrounding urban space. In doing so, it

supports the existing adjacent buildings by fusing together the architectural heritage of Bredegade with the public, administrative and potential business life. Ultimately, the design facilitates

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an informal use of the space in which the citizens and visitors are free to create their own areas for recreation.

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THE ELLIPTICAL PLAZA Although it predominantly acts as a place for transit, it has more to offer than what initially meets the eye. The relatively large pla-

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za, shaped as an ellipse amphitheatre, works as a social gathering hotspot. It is the ideal place to host large events, such as the seasonal flea market. The plaza also works as rain water de-

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tention bassin (see Dig. 5). The large green surfaces are covered by lush vegetation and enclosed with concrete edges. These are essential contrasting elements as they make the space dynam-

1:1000 ic, heterogenous and organic. People are able to both sit along the concrete edges and enjoy the green space within.

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Organic planters meeting the event sqaure Frederiksberg Meeting Place INTRODUCTION is a new urban landscape that In the heart of Frederiksberg, exists at the border between at the intersection of Smallethe dense city fabric of Fredgade and Allégade, a historic eriksberg and the romantic building with a tower rises: The park landscape of FrederiksFrederiksberg City Hall. The berg Garden. This proposal Frederiksberg Meeting Place draws from these two oppois located in the center of Fredsites and pulls them together to eriksberg in close proximity transform the existing parking to residential areas, metro stalot into a new vibrant, public tions, The Frederiksberg Mall space that connects the Town and Frederiksberg Garden. This Hall and its close environment. Municipality is characterized by its dense urban fabric, being the densest metropolitan area in northern Europe but it is also defined by its green tree lined

streets. Frederiksberg used to be outside the walls of Copenhagen. In the 1960s, Dutch farmers settled along Allégade to grow

“At the intersection of city and park” potatoes. The area transitioned from a farming to a merchant town and a place for the wealthy to purchase country side homes. Today is has become residential

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area and remains an independent island surrounded by Copenhagen. The Frederiksberg Garden was established in end of the 1600s along with the construction of the Frederiksberg Palace by King Frederik IV. In 1790, due to changing styles, it evolved and expanded into the Romantic Garden we know today with winding paths, lakes and a variety of tree species.

VISION Based on the historic character and surrounding landscape of the site, the area will develop by working with the dense urban city grid and the organic structures of Frederiksberg Garden. These typologies will meet and the result is a new urban landscape that will work as a central space in Frederiksberg with unique nature elements and facilities for every user group. Invite your friend to a play of pentanque under the canopy, grab a coffee at the outdoor Town Hall café or join a basket game at the new multicourt.

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CONNECTIONS Frederiksberg Meeting Place enhances connections from the site to surrounding areas. The connections to Hospitalsvej that leads to Frederiksberg center is strengthened with rows of tilia trees. Likewise in Smallegade, where rows of Tilia are planted to form a broken allé, and create a living green street. Two new connections to Frederiksberg Garden are also proposed, one just east of the 4th of May Collegium that connects to Hospitalsvej and another that extends from Storm Petersen’s Vej and creates a direct connection from the Town Hall to the garden. Cars will be able to access the underground parking with the new parking ramp from Smallegade.

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The surface of the site consists of two pavement types. Concrete pavers mixed with a wooden deck creates a varied surface of contrasting materials. Wood deck has a warmer and welcoming character with concrete being metropolitan and typical is city spaces. This, mixed with the planter typologies of grass, gravel, planting creates a multi-layered experience.

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STRUCTURES The new proposal is a meeting point of two different typologies. Coming from Frederiksberg Garden, organic planting mounds dance their way across the site. They create a network of pockets and seating spaces.

“Organic planting mounds dance their way across the site” Arriving from the dense city the northern part is composed of a series of strict tree grids defining various geometric planters of lawn and gravel. The two typologies meet at the site with a path carved out between them.

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STRUCTURES SURFACE Area Plan

PATHWAYS

Organic Planters

Wood decking

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Squared SURFACE grid

Meandering path

Squared concrete pavers

STRUCTURES Surface

Structures

CONNECTING Connecting paths PATHS

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There are two main connections on site. One is the new concrete path connecting the city to the garden, and strengthen the connection between the two entities. The second path is much more passive and lessCONNECTING defined. Carved PATHS out of the planters and reinforced with ground lighting, this path meanders its way along the site connecting from the north western entrance until the east crossings. Visitors are free to follow their own routes through the planters but these two pathways create the main axis in which circulation will flow through.

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PLANTING The planting strategy is based on two different planting systems that creates a visual contrast. The tree grid is used for the square structures. Organized in a grid, these consist of Platanus

“Planting systems that create a visual contrast” and Tilia. Using a strict grid structure and few species an or-

ganized landscape appears, with openings creating different spaces within. The systematic wild planting is used for the organic planters and is inspired from the varied nature experience you find in Frederiksberg Garden. Four different tree species will be placed in a box system and placed randomly so that the planting appears more sporadic. All the trees used for the project are inspired from the surroundings. The Tilia tree is used throughout The Frederiksberg Meeting Place because of the long tradition of Tilia in the municipality.

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Planting strategy: Grid planting

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Frederiksberg Plads

Figure 1: Frederiksberg’s origin transformed to both a park and a square - the encounter between people, greenery and activities. In the heart of Frederiksberg’s origin, life is brought back to the former parking desert with various recreational spaces, taking their starting point in the surroundings. Frederiksberg Plads is a space for people and greenery that will support the development of a sustainable city by adding trees and recreational green areas to the densest urban metropolitan area in the northern Europe.

PARK AND SQUARE Frederiksberg Plads creates a connection between Frederiksberg garden and Frederiksberg city center by creating an environment and atmosphere that functions as both a park and a square, carrying both their experiences, functions and users. The heritage street Frederiksberg Bredegade has been made into an active transition zone between the urban square in the north and a dense park area in the south and connects the project area as a whole as well as to the surrounding context (Figure 2).

ROOTED IN HISTORY

BRINGING LIFE

Historical traces are present in Frederiksberg Plads. The reinterpretation of Frederiksberg Bredegade as a transition zone between park and square. Furthermore, some of the first buildings of Frederiksberg and the town hall are situated at the site. And the historical garden Fred-

Spaces for different recreational uses and paths have been shaped by analysis of people’s future flow, making the area useable and attractive for pedestrians (Figure 2) The spaces fulfill different needs by using Bengtsson & Grahn’s (2014) Triangle of Supporting Environments to enhance a big variety of people’s involvement and wish for exposure and level of sociality. The more open spaces functions as the most active

“Frederiksberg Plads reflects the historical and contemporary Frederiskberg” eriksberg garden is located next to the site. By being located in the densest urban metropolitan area in northern Europe, the area is bustling with activity and attracts many different people and functions. Frederiksberg Plads reflects the historical and contemporary Frederiksberg and accommodates a variety of functions.

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and social places, whereas smaller and enclosed spaces and alternative paths functions as pockets for privacy (Figure 2).

CONNECTING THE GREEN Connections to the surrounding green areas are made by a pedestrian-friendly green street following the old traces of Frederiksberg Bredegade next to the town hall. A new entrance to Frederiksberg garden makes a valuable connection and funcPark and Square - connecting to the surroundings

Flow creates spaces

Varieties of participation level Figure 2: Concept diagram

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tions as a green and vegetative blanket going from the garden to the new Frederiksberg Plads. An opening to the inner courtyard of the town hall creates a new public space and green oasis. The back-, front- and inner courtyard of the town hall have a similar green identity throughout the site. The greenery shapes on-site guide people through the area towards different functions, like underground parking, the café area, to Frederiksberg garden, the dormitory or the town hall.

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The trees will be planted in a grid system aligned with the position of Frederiksberg town hall throughout Frederiksberg plads. The species and the material that the trees will be planted in differs. In the planting beds and on the areas with the concrete pavement, the trees will be in a strict grid system. In the transition zone both the species and the grid are erupted and challenge the perceived space. There are three types of vegetation density defining the light transparency of the square and park areas. The open and half-open density naturally support perforating light in the square area. In the park area, there is less penetrating light due to the half-open and closed density. Furthermore, lower vegetation in the park side increases the density. The tree species are chosen for their different light transparencies and for their characteristic colors or appearance . In the inner courtyard of the town hall the combination of species are melting together. Mixing all species creates a different experience of the vegetation, and the courtyard acts as a new and functional spatial area.

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Figure 5: Planting strategy light transparency

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Café area

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Grass Basketball court Spectator seats

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Half-open density vegetation in grid

Concrete blocks Pond

Trees out of grid Vacant concrete surface

Café area Møstings Hus Museum

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Closed density vegetation in grid

Entrance to inner courtyard of town hall

Transition zone Entrance to underground parking Play elements

Half-open density vegetation in grid

Small path between vegetation

Stairs to underground bike parking

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RECREATIONAL POSSIBILITIES Many different activities are taking place in Frederiksberg Plads. In front of the town hall, big gath-

erings can be supported, such as demonstrations, the chistmas marked, student gratuation cermonies and the gay parade. The pedestrian-friendly street next to

the town hall allows for a relaxed walk to the back of the town hall and supports a connection between the front and the back square. Behind the Town Hall Café area

Entrance to underground parking

Closed density vegetation Elevated terrain

different activity features are implemented, such as a basketball court, playground area, and urban concrete blocks for creative play. Throughout the area a

Different recreational activities

Main open area

Half-open density vegetation

Smallegade

Underground parking

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open area can host large events like the flea market. For more relaxed activities, it is possible to sit and watch people playing basketball, visit the cafés, re-

Spectator seats

Half-open density vegetation in grid

lax on one of the many benches spread around the area, or sunbathe on one of the grass lawns or hill. Vacant concrete surfaces can adapt into whatever wanted

Spectator seats

Basketball court

Ramp to underground parking Grass hill

activity there could be. There are several direct accesses to the underground parking. In the inner courtyard of the town hall, it is quiet and relaxed. Café area

Open density vegetation in grid

Main open area

Underground Parking

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The Town Hall Domain

The new center of the plaza with its different spaces invites people to interact and engage in different recreational activities. The Public Domain by Frederiksberg Town Hall takes its starting point in the Town Hall as a democratic and representative space. The aim is to form a multifunctional urban landscape where meaningful social exchange is possible and occurs - a public domain. The design is based on wedges with five vegetation types that create a spatial division of the site while introducing desire lines that both act as places to move through and to stop by at.

PUBLIC DOMAIN Public domains are not shaped by claims but by the absence of claims. By designing spaces that allow for social exchange and for the user themselves to fill the urban stage of meaning the aim is to form a new public domain by Frederiksbergs Town Hall. Public domains come into being in places in flux. The design therefore unfolds a multifunctional urban space with the central lowered area that provides small

pockets of meeting places as well as a central gathering place and flexible urban scene. This area is lowered 500 mm and enclosed by granite stones and softly sloped elevations. The square in front

“The aim is to create a public place in constant movement’’

Existing elements that will be preserved

of the backside of town hall is left open to allow for markets or other public events. A pavilion is introduced to frame the square and create a place for activities. Seating areas are introduced by the pavilion and entrance functions such as bike parking and planting beds are introduced in front of the entrance. The aim is to create a public place in constant movement, shaped by the people, species and urban life that takes place within it. The public domain of Frederiksberg Town Hall forms an urban theatre scene left for the inhabitants to play out its meaning.

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Observation of desire lines based on peoples walking patterns on the present area.

Vegetation and paths based on desire lines. Emphasizes the dividing and inviting elements.

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The wedges that divide the site is a central theme and design concept. They divide the area into different zones while working as desire lines that lead the users. With different types of vegetation typologies (pillar, walls, a pergula, tunnel and pillars with roof) the idea is to form a varied spatiality to move through as well as stop by within. In this way the wedges become meaningful urban spaces and domains in its own. With light these vegetation elements will work at night as well as in the winter where they will be even more sculptural.

HISTORICAL TRACES AND MATERIALITY Historical traces on site are preserved with the traces of Bredegade, the diagonal street connecting to historical and urban context. The project reuses the granite stones that were first used in the squares. Pedestrian routes and sites for public events is accommodated within cut granite sets and a brick paving that refers to the Town Hall. Pedestrian routes and the central lowered area is paved with gravel, a natural material that also relates to the design of Fredriksbergs Have. The reuse of existing material and use of natural materials such as granite stones and gravel instead of concrete is also motivated by a sustainable use of material.

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playground

grass slope

lowered area

Section A-a showing the lowered area with its soft and hard edge, and the playground within.

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Avenue with touching canopies

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VEGETATION The vegetation of the project is categorized into different elements, first are the dividing and inviting elements, witch are the five different types of directional planting, the hedge, creating a more suburban feeling. The bushes that creates a tunnel

of leafs and branches. The pergola will lead quest to the pavilion under the green sometimes blue roof, but still be open to see the sceneries on each side. The pillars will divide the main square in formal and less formal in an open way, still creating at path to

pyramide trees

walk in between. Lastly the Avenue of Cherry trees, where the canopies will intertwine and create a roof and the trunks working as pillars. In the park areas, were lawns, meadow vegetation and solitary trees dominate. These areas will accommodate another

room for recreation. Flowerbeds will be incorporated to beautify or/and emphasize an area. The flower beds will be filled with flowering bushes and perennials to create variation throughout the season.

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Section B-b showing square between the town hall and the pavilion with the pyramid oaks and pergola.

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Møstings Square

Møstings square is a new plaza situated at the central part of Frederiksberg in Copenhagen. The plaza is built as a new urban environment relating to the northern part of Frederiksberg Garden. The square is designed as a new area with a variety of functions for different excursions and social gatherings. Møstings square acts as a junction for the city and Frederiksberg Garden. This is where the hard paved areas of the city and the soft green lawns of Frederiksberg Garden creates a contemporary space for the public

THE TOWN HALL PROJECT The now existing town hall parking lot is being moved underground leaving the aboveground area ready for a new pub-

lic space. Starting with an almost empty open-area, the plan is to drag Frederiksberg Garden into the former parking lot, making a luscious green space for the public to enjoy. At the same time, an urban axis is going through this green space, creating an urban environment, engulfed in green urban nature, for social gatherings and events. The area will function as a transition area between Frederiksberg garden and Smallegade leading people to the city - or into Frederiksberg Garden. The new square around Frederiksberg Town Hall will be a greener space, which will delay the water from vast rainfalls in the future. It will be a social destination point, for everyday use, while still being able to accommodate larger gatherings such as the flea market and the CPH Pride Parade.

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Visualization from main plaza

Green elements

Urban elements

Gravel spots

Main concept: The green elements from Frederiksberg Garden are dragged into Møstings Square. Spots for different activities emerge in the transition between the green and the urban elements.

Paths: Lines of lilac bushes and poplars will highlight the directions of the paths.

Lawns: Planted with groups of fruit trees and solitary willows.

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The paved area is an axis going through the area, starting by following the existing Frederiksberg Bredegade then going through the town hall to the front plaza linking the two areas together. Emerging from the paved area, are several gravel spots containing different activities. The west most spot is the social spot, this spot is closest to the parking exit and the first spot one sees when coming from Frederiksberg Garden via the new entrance by Møstings Hus. Here it is possible to sit and enjoy a cup of coffee at Café Møsting’s tables placed under the light linden and willow canopies.

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“Spots for different activities emerge in the transition between the green and the urban elements.” Frederiksberg Garden

Going east of the social spot a new spot is emerging; this spot is the activity spot where friends and family can challenge each other in a match of ping pong. Going even further east the calm spot is occurring. This spot is a bunch of circular benches each framing a tree, this is the calm spot where one can sit completely informal if one, please. The front square will keep its formal and open style but as an intervention we are framing the plaza with green to screen it from especially Allégade

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Frederiksberg Cemetery

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THE PLANTING STRATEGY The old trees planted around 1953 are still standing tall as a beautiful testament of Frederiksberg history. An important strategy is to keep this existing vegetation as

Lawn

Gravel Path

Gravel Spot

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much as possible. The green space occurs where the hard surface is not piercing through the area, creating several fragments of green islands. In these fragments existing trees and newly planted trees

are rising in groups or solitary. The trees are spread out with an illusion of randomness, , but the species are connected to a function and creates a luscious feel of an orchard, creating a calmness

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needed in Copenhagen. We have 5 different species in the green fragments: Salix alba, Populus nigra, Syringa vulgaris, Prunus avium Malus domestica. In the diagrams one can see how the

vegetation are associated with the paths and the lawns. The grass lawns that are the fragments they are all raised one meter towards the middle creating space and depth in the area.

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BETWEEN THE URBAN AND THE GREEN Separating the two kinds of surface is a dynamic edge that stretches through the area with different functions. Along this

edge are seating with integrated lighting for easy and beautiful navigation through the square when it is dark out. The edge is switching between declining and inclining throughout, creating

versatile seating on the inclines, and in the declines creating room for detaining runoff water from the paved areas. Along the edge, a swale is implemented to retain and infiltrate the water and still

be an aesthetic feature on dry days. When it’s dry out one can walk in the swale while it will be a body of water giving an extra dimension to the square during and after rainfalls.

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Frederiksbergs Grønne Rådhusplads

Visualization from the Southern Plaza that overlooks the stormwater basin, the Northern Park and the Town Hall. Frederiksbergs Grønne Rådhusplads (The Green Town Hall Plaza) is a project that designs the surroundings of Frederiksberg Town Hall with traces from the identity and heritage of municipality. The project works with two opposites – a dense, wild, vegetated park vs an open, urban plaza. The two sides will together create a space, where residents and visitors can explore and experience the city centre of Frederiksberg.

Combining concepts

These identity characters are something the project ‘Frederiksbergs Grønne Rådhusplads’ brings into the design of the area

surrounding the Town Hall along with old heritage traces that are connected to the area of Frederiksberg Town Hall. The dense city identity is represented in the project with the implementation of wild vegetation beds that are placed closely together, where visitors can get in close contact to more wild nature. At the same time, the denseness is ‘reversed represented’ with the more open plaza areas towards the south. Here the residents of Frederiksberg will be able to escape the compactness they are otherwise used to.

Connections to the city

Nature within the city

IDENTITY TRACES Frederiksberg Municipality is known for being the densest urban metropolitan area in northern Europe. At the same time the municipality aspires to be the green heart of the capital city, and the vision is to strengthen and develop Frederiksberg’s unique identity as a beautiful, green, and eventful city within the city.

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“connect wild nature with an urban landscape ” COMBINING CONCEPTS Frederiksbergs Grønne Rådhusplads is a project that combines the concepts of ‘nature in the city’, challenges of rising water levels, recreational spaces with concepts of identity and heritage.

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It is a place where residents and visitors can experience the soft, wild, and dense side up against the more hard, urban, and open side. The two sides connect wild nature with an urban landscape, creating a Town Hall area that accommodates multiple aspects of Frederiksberg’s identity.

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Another important element for the project is preserving different heritage traces – both in the form of structural and cultural heritages.

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A central structural heritage the project preserves is traces of Frederiksberg Bredegade. It is partly preserved with the implementation of a colourful bridge that crosses over a stormwater basin. The bridge is placed in the same place as the old road and will therefore not only represent Frederiksberg Bredegade but also help keep the main flow within the project site. The other part of the preservation is keeping the part that goes parallel to the Town Hall. This part of Frederiksberg Bredegade is transformed into a shared space street. This transformation will create a pedestrian friendly street, where there is room for a slow flow and room for events to take place. The shared space street will also be a place for the reoccurring flea market, so the residents and visitors of Frederiksberg can keep experiencing this highly valued cultural heritage attraction. Frederiksberg Bredegade can then also be a space for other events to occur, which will give the street attractions throughout the entire year.

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Section Aa: Showcases a cut through the strategic masterplan, where the different elements can be seen.

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THE PROMENADE Parallel to Smallegade a promenade is introduced as something that invites people into the area of the Town Hall. The promenade is towards the project site

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defined by a seating wall where visitors can have a rest and overlook Smallegade or turn towards the green area of the Frederiksbergs Grønne Rådhusplads.

Nature playground

THE NORTHERN PARK Is the soft, wild, and dense side of Frederiksbergs Grønne Rådhusplads. Here visitors can experience green vegetation

Moveable seating chairs

Vegetation bed

beds filled with different plant species, such as tall grasses, flowers, and trees. In between the vegetation beds people can explore the area by gravel paths that will either take them

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THE STORMWATER SOLUTION A continues stream runs

through the project site as a connecting element between the wilder side and the more urban side. The stream has a permanent water mirror but also functions as a stormwater

management element. In case of heavy rain the stream will fill up the wider areas and in case of extreme rain a stormwater basin will help protect the area from overflows.

THE SOUTHERN PLAZA

Wider section of the stream

Narrow section of the stream

Principle section of the variation of the streams course.

Is the more urban side of the project site, where there is room to settle down and overlook the area surrounding Frederiksberg Town Hall. It is also where the residents can escape the compactness of Frederiksberg. The architectural language of the Southern Plaza leads back

to a more classical function and design of a town hall plaza with its hard surface and open space.

THE FRONT PLAZA The plaza at the front of the Town Hall reflects the back of the Town Hall with a continuation of the promenade and wild vegetation beds to the north and with the stream connecting to a more open plaza towards the south. Here there is room for bigger gatherings and events to take place, so the functions of the front of the Town Hall can continue as they were before the transformation.

Apollo 10: Aivars Berzins (zfw864), Özge Kübra Gürkan (qdz512), Stine Holmbo Hansen (gcr258) & Sofie Nørbak (zsq894)

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landscape studio

w17

ZOOM Meeting Rotating Sally Handover

9.00h

11.00h

10.00h

3’rd handin Handback

13.00h

ZOOM Meeting Next week

Final Paper handin upload

13.00h

ZOOM Meeting Exit II

15.00 h

15 Studio work

16 Studio work (*VDC)

ZOOM Meeting

Preparation

ZOOM Meeting

Preparation

13.00h

10 11.00h

Preparation

09 Studio work (*VDC)

ZOOM Meeting Exit I

Preparation

afternoon

morning

13.00 - 17.00 09.00 - 12.00

*VDC

w22 Studio work, design workshop - Mockup & presentations handin 4

Studio work

11.00h

13.00h

4’th handin Mockup & P2

13.00h

May

June

ZOOM Meeting Mockup & P2(tba)

Exam handin posters, digital upload 11.00h

13.00h ZOOM

ZOOM Meeting

w25

Landscape

studio

Examination Note: Please do not arrange hollidays in the examination week.

exhibitition eval and goodbyes

*VDC is Virtual (formerly Vertical) Design Conversation. Feedback.

EXIT II: Studio work & digital poster (Exam) 2’nd Exams talk

EXIT I: Studio work Final paper Handin 1’st Exams talk

09.00h

w24

w23

P.1Mette/ Thomas (tba)

*VDC

ZOOM Meeting

Preparation

13.00h

Rotating Sally & Studio work handin 3 & 1’st paper upload (tba)

2. pinsedag

w21

Studio work

Preparation

ZOOM Meeting intro 3’rd handin

13.00h

Preparation

19 Studio work (*VDC)

Preparation

Paper 1 ZOOM Mette & Thomas

Preparation

morning afternoon

13.00 - 17.00 09.00 - 12.00

13.00h

ZOOM Exhibition Intro: Plans in motion by Mette & Thomas

May

Rotating Sally & Studio work Intro: Rotating Sally Intro: Paper Work

10.00h

ZOOM Meeting intro: handin 2 Reference

Studio work

w20

13.00h

*VDC

April

Preparation

ZOOM Meeting

Preparation

13.00h

1 1/2 handin Upload Group Collision

Crit and *VDC

13.00h

2’nd handin Upload

Preparation

ZOOM Meeting Site-talk

ZOOM Groups (tba)

12 11.00h

10.00h Studio work

Preparation

13.00h

Preparation

Mette & Thomas

ZOOM Exhibition/ intro: Handin1 1/2 - group work

Preparation

ZOOM

13.00h Intro

Studio work

Preparation

ZOOM PLH & co. Program & philosophy

11.00h

1’st handin Upload Collision

Preparation

13.00h Paper

Preparation

13.00h Intro 1

Design by Reference, detail referencestudies handin 2

First Group work/ Site’visit’/sketch/ notations/ handin 1 1/2

Store Bededag

ZOOM PLH Program & Collision

Studio work

afternoon

morning

13.00 - 17.00 09.00 - 12.00

09.00h Intro 2

w19

Kristi himmelfart

First individual work -’Collision’ handin 1

Intro

w18

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2021

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L a n d s c a p e s t u d i o 2021 “no mall grabs”