Figure 3.4 Depiction of Langelinikajen buildings
albank. Dahlerups Pakhus, a former warehouse built at the same time that the pier, can also be found there. Langeliniekajen is currently operating as a cruise terminal, together with Nordre Toldbod and Oceankaj (Visit Denmark, 2021). This is the reason why the waterfront is closed to the public by a fence and reserved for disembarkment. At the beginning of 2023, there will be new shore power systems after an extensive renovation. Due to the construction of Oceankaj, the cruise traffic at the Langeliniekaj had lessened before the COVID-19 pandemic (whatsinport.com, 2021). Moreover, a new terminal directly north of Oceankaj will be operating soon. Therefore, although the Langeliniekaj will continue operating as a quay, it is a good moment to think about promoting it among locals since there will be fewer tourists in the future.
03 DESIGN INTENTIONS
Urban context: Kevin Lynch analysis
Kevin Lynch’s cognitive maps are commonly used in urban planning to show the perception of a city or a part of it from the point of view of the inhabitant or visitor. Langeliniekajen problems and potentials cannot be understood without putting them in relation to its surroundings and city flows. This kind of analysis limits itself to the effects of the physical and perceptible objects, without considering other aspects such as the history, functions or social meanings (Lynch, 1960). However, it is a subjective interpretation and product of the movements of the observer. Although Kevin Lynch’s method requires several interviews to overlap individual images, the following analysis for Langeliniekajen (Fig 3.5) has been only made with the observations and memories of the group members due to the time and social limitations. Lynch introduces five types of elements: landmarks, nodes, paths, edges and districts. Paths. “Paths are the channels along which the observer customarily, occasionally, or potentially moves. […] People observe the city while moving through it, and along these paths, the other environmental elements are arranged and related.” The grid of streets of the Inner city is interrupted by the park. Thus, the flows of pedestrians are dissolved. The main avenue in the surroundings is Folke Bernadottes Allé, with an important movement of vehicles. How28
