Carlsberg Site

Copenhagen, Danemark

International Competition

For the transformation of the Carlsberg site, we operate a conceptual shift: combining the dense, mineral city, containing few green spaces but whose collective life is intense, with the widespread city of low density and in direct relationship with nature. In this perspective, streets, public spaces, office buildings, various equipment and homes are transformed into as many green (plant) elements thus contributing to the creation of high intensity urban fabrics and, at the same time, with the one of the green trait.

We therefore advocate the development of a varied city, in which the interweaving of complementary functions and spaces of different nature allows for plural lifestyles. Living, working, shopping, entertaining, cultivate oneself are all functions that contribute to the experiential continuity of neighborhood life. Collective spaces such as boulevards, squares, parks and interior blocks are designed to create complementary environments to the urban life, which contribute to the temporal continuum of urban density.

The city is also marked by contrasts. Busy commercial axes alternate with residential green streets; the park becomes a cultural and sporting place; spaces intended for work offer an interaction with activities happening outside. These contrasts draw a new paradigm related to city planning. The city becomes a meeting ground, a place of interbreeding. 

With A. Vallières