Europan 10 / Copenhagen winner

The winning team for Europan 10 / Copenhagen / Denmark

Title
WE ARE THE WORLD

Team
Tanja Jordan (DK), architect
Kristoffer Nejsum (DK), architect
Sanne Lovén Damgaard (DK), architect

General description
As its starting point, both literally and metaphorically, this project uses the setting of the new United Nations city at the extreme south of the area. The multiethnic population will enrich the area with different kinds of behaviour and activities; the projects uses the geographical points of North, East, South and West, ideally associating them with the four seasons, with different modes of outdoor living, with different climatic environments and with different ways of experiencing the water around the entire perimeter of Nordhavnen. The project proposes a number of 'touchdowns' where land meets water; 'four ecologies' each with a specific character sustained by a choice of materials, plants and trees.
The proposal for the specific site, the Sandkaj bank facing the Nordbassinet, stretches along its entire length, creating a 'ribbon' of constant width within a plan that takes in the scale of the original industrial landscape and the vast water 'square' in front of it. Its pier-like construction adds to the existing bank without altering its material consistency. A number of 'creases', obtained by vertical cuts in the surface orientated toward true geographical south, generate a series of steps and ramps leading down to the water. The different spacing of the steps generates a complex topography, offering different spots for informal gatherings. White flags on thin poles next to the station signal the space to the commuters, while a number of artificial 'rocks' next to the existing silos create a fragmented edge to the water for water sports.