Cobe to transform Risskov School
Cobe has won the transformation and extension project for Risskov School, creating an extraordinary everyday environment for children and young people in the Danish city of Aarhus.
The upcoming transformation and expansion of this historic public school, originally built in the 1920s with several extensions added later, will adhere to a maximum limit value of 8 kg CO₂/m²/year, in accordance with Danish low-emission building regulations. This entails, among other things, conducting screenings, variant analyses, and a number of overall LCA analyses already during the initial stages to ensure optimal conditions for the future school.
We look forward to collaborating with ABC, NERD Architects, Johansen&Rasmussen, Celis Consult and the City of Aarhus to create an adaptable, robust, and flexible school, focusing on enhancing well-being for all, minimizing climate impact, and honoring the rich cultural heritage of the area.
Cobe Founder Dan Stubbergaard kicks off Spring 2024 studio at Harvard University
Cobe Founder and Professor in Practice of Urban Design, Dan Stubbergaard, has kicked off his Spring 2024 studio, 'City as Resource', at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design. The studio will focus on urban adaptive reuse in the ‘already built-up city’ in the context of climate change and resource scarcity, with Berlin serving as a test site.
The studio seeks to explore new paths for urban development within the boundaries of our planet and the boundaries of the already built environment. This involves investigations on how urban development needs can be accommodated through cultures of reuse, reparation, retrofit, and sensible densification of the existing rather than prevailing practices of obsoletion, replacement, extraction, and expansion.
Happy New Year
Wishing all our clients, collaborators, friends, and followers a Happy New Year! We thank you all for our collaboration in 2023 and wish you the very best for 2024. We look forward to continuing our shared commitment to urban transformation, pursuing future-proof architecture, and creating extraordinary everyday spaces.
Happy New Year from the entire Cobe team.
Cobe and Yellon win residential tower competition at Stockholm’s historic gasworks
Cobe and Yellon have been announced as winners in the international competition to design 'Stadsljus', a new residential tower rising 110 meters above sea level situated on the site of Stockholm's former historic gasworks.
Announced today by OBOS, one of the largest housing developers in Scandinavia, together with the city of Stockholm, the project is set to redefine the flat city fabric of Stockholm while paying homage to the historical significance of the site. The tower will house approx. 300 apartments of different sizes, alongside a ground-floor restaurant and preschool. Its distinctive circular shape draws inspiration from the historical gasholders of the site.
Kyffhäuser Visitor Center breaking ground
Construction is officially underway for our Visitor Center at the Kyffhäuser Monument. Nestled in the Kyffhäuser Mountains in Eastern Germany, the site welcomes more than 200,000 visitors annually. Set for completion in 2025, our visitor center will reward its visitors with remarkable views and a direct access to the historic landscape and the Kyffhäuser monument, while offering a building easily adaptable for its many functional needs due to its modular timber construction.
Construction commences for Place Schuman
The construction of Place Schuman, situated in the heart of Brussels, has started. This marks a significant milestone as the 34,000 m² urban plaza is set to breathe new life into the European Quarter. The vision is clear: to shift the European Quarter from a primarily car space into a generous people-centric public space.
The Opera Park opens in Copenhagen, providing a green oasis amidst a bustling urban development
In a time of intense construction activity throughout Copenhagen, green recreational spaces have become more and more scarce. Yet, in the heart of the dense and historic city center, one of the inner harbor’s prime locations has not been developed, but transformed into a lush, green park island, featuring six gardens and a greenhouse. Situated between The Royal Danish Opera and Cobe’s soon-to-be completed Paper Island, The Opera Park offers a green escape from the bustling life of the city.
Hyllie Terrass inagurated with triple certification
Yesterday marked the grand inauguration of Hyllie Terrass, Skanska's new regional office in Malmö, Sweden. Designed by Cobe, this 14,000 m² office building serves as a pilot project for the Sweden Green Building Council’s newly established ZeroCO₂ certification system. What's more, the building has also achieved LEED Platinum from the U.S. Green Building Council and WELL Gold from the International WELL Building Institute. The certifications have been achieved through a range of measures, from using climate-improved concrete and recycled reinforcements to producing up-cycled furniture from the building's own construction waste, among other things.
To learn more about the project, visit this link.
Cobe Founder Dan Stubbergaard to present keynote lecture at The Berlage
On October 12, the founder of Cobe, Dan Stubbergaard, will deliver a keynote lecture at The Berlage, Center for Advanced Studies in Architecture and Urban Design at Delft University of Technology. The lecture, titled 'The City as a Resource,' will showcase a selection of Cobe's urban transformation projects.
The Berlage Keynotes is an ongoing lecture series that features internationally prominent architects, designers, and thinkers who are at the forefront of design discourse and innovation. A diverse group of speakers working from various disciplinary perspectives and in different geographic, cultural, and political contexts will present how their work engages with contemporary issues and debates.
Cobe Founder Dan Stubbergaard appointed as Professor in Practice of Urban Design at Harvard University
The founder of Cobe, Dan Stubbergaard, has been appointed as Professor in Practice of Urban Design at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design. He will assume the role on July 1st while concurrently continuing his position as Chief Architect at Cobe.
