Nørreport Station halfway completed
Nørreport Station is starting to take shape as the construction reaches halfway. The new station and urban plaza will be completed in late 2014.
Nordhavn receives gold certificate for sustainability
The urban plan for Copenhagen’s Nordhavn area has been certified according to the DGNB standard and has obtained the gold certificate, the highest possible ranking. The DGNB certification, developed in Germany, is the de facto standard for certification of urban plans and buildings. The method is thorough and holistic, taking into account a large number of criteria regarding the area’s social, economic and environmental properties.
Five urban areas in Denmark were certified as a pilot project for adapting the German standards to Danish conditions, of which Nordhavn was the only one to obtain the prestigious gold certificate.
Cobe has assisted CPH City & Port Development in assessing the project according to the certification criteria.
Groundbreaking of Krøyers Plads
Today NCC has broken ground for the 20,000 m² housing project at Krøyers Plads at the Copenhagen harbor front. The 3 new buildings will be a modern interpretation of the historic warehouses that characterize the area around Krøyers Plads today and will be completed in 2014/2015.
New culture house in Køge
Cobe unveils the proposal for a new culture house in Køge. The competition includes proposals from Dorte Mandrup Architects, NORD Architects, Diller Scofidio + Renfro and the winning design by Lundgaard & Tranberg.
All competition proposals will be exhibited at the Danish Architects' Association in Copenhagen from August 19 – September 6 2013.
Groundbreaking in Nordhavn’s Århusgadekvarteret
Construction has started in the first area to be transformed from harbor to city in Nordhavn; Århusgadekvarteret. Cobe, in collaboration with SLETH, Polyform and Rambøll, have developed a project for 60,000 m² of public space with streets, promenades, pocket parks and urban spaces. The project aims to maintain the area’s original harbour identity and character through the choice of pavement, vegetation and lighting, while transforming it into a lively pedestrian and bicycle friendly area. The original intention was to divide the project into a number of phases, but as a result of the high demand for building plots in the area, the project will now be carried out in one phase as quickly as possible.
Porsgrunn Maritime Museum completed
Cobe and Transform today celebrated the completion of Porsgrunn Maritime Museum in Porsgrunn, Norway. The 1.700 m² museum will open its doors to the public in the fall of 2013.
Cobe wins ESS European Spallation Source
Cobe, Henning Larsen Architects and SLA have won the international architectural design competition for the European Spallation Source (ESS), in Lund, Sweden. ESS will become the world’s largest and most advanced facility for neutron-based research. The team also includes the engineering companies Buro Happold, NNE Pharmaplan and Transsolar.Research at ESS is expected to commence in 2019, while the entire facility will be completed by 2025. ESS will be an accelerator-based neutron research laboratory that will be far more powerful than existing facilities. It is expected that between 2,000 and 4,000 researchers will use the facilities each year. The technology can be used for research in everything from medicine to archaeology and sustainable energy sources.
Dan Stubbergaard appointed member of new political think tank
Dan Stubbergaard has been appointed member of the new political think tank ‘2025 BYEN’ formed by the Ministry of Housing, Urban and Rural Affairs.
New local plans for Nordhavn ahead
Three new local plans within the Nordhavn area are under way. During the fall of 2012 and the spring of 2013, the plans for ‘Århusgadekvarteret Vest’, ‘Trælastholmen’ and ‘Levantkaj Vest’ have been developed, comprising of a total of 250,000 m² mixed office, commercial, housing and educational program. The new areas all follow the concept of the original structure plan for Nordhavn, won in an open international competition in 2009 where canals are excavated to create islets, each with their own character and identity.
All three areas take into account the construction of the new Nordhavn Metro line with stations and structures designed by Cobe in collaboration with Rambøll and Arup, due to open in 2019.
The local plans are expected to be adopted by the City of Copenhagen by the end of 2013.
Cobe, Arup and Rambøll win Nordhavnen Metro
Cobe, Arup and Rambøll have won the tender for the design of Cityringen – Branch off to Nordhavnen. The new Nordhavnen Metro will unlock the potential for the Nordhavnen development forming a central hub for the urban development of this new area of Copenhagen. The project includes, among other things, a detailed design of tunnels, structures and two stations – one tunnel station (Nordhavn) and one elevated station (Orientkaj). The two stations are expected to open in 2019.
