Project Details
- Project Name
- Urban Rigger
- Location
- Denmark
- Architect
- Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)
- Client/Owner
- Udvikling Danmark A/S
- Project Types
- Student Housing
- Size
- 7,319 sq. feet
- Shared by
- Hanley Wood
- Team
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Joos Jerne, Project Leader
Aaron Hales
Adam Busko
Agne Tamasauskaite
Aleksandra Sliwinska
Andreas Klok Pedersen
Annette Birthe Jensen
Birgitte Villadsen
Brage Mæhle Hult
Brigitta Gulyás
Carlos Soria
Christian Bom
David Zahle
Dimitrie Grigorescu
Edda Steingrimsdottir
Edmond Lakatos
Elina Skujina
Finn Nørkjær
Ioana Fartadi Scurtu
Jacob Lykkefold Aaen
Jakob Lange
Kamila Rawicka
Lise Jessen
Lorenzo Boddi
Magdalene Maria Mroz
Nicolas Millot
Perle van de Wyngert
Raphael Ciriani
Stefan Plugaru
Stefan Wolf
Tobias Hjortdal
Toni Mateu
Tore Banke
Viktoria Millentrup
- Project Status
- Built
Project Description
FROM THE ARCHITECTS:
Recent years have demonstrated a substantial and sustained increase in the number of student applicants throughout Denmark. As the number of students continues to grow, additional student housing will be needed to accommodate them. There are few strategies that allow cities to expand. Yet, Copenhagen’s harbor remains an underutilized and underdeveloped area at the heart of the city. By introducing a building typology optimized for harbor cities we can introduce a housing solution that will keep students at the heart of the city. Meanwhile, the standardized container system has been developed to allow goods to be transported by road, water or air, to anywhere in the world in a complex network of operators at a very low cost. By making use of the standard container system we are offered the framework for an extremely flexible building typology. By stacking 9 container units in a circle, we can create 12 studio residences which frame a centralized winter garden; this is used as a common meeting place for students. The housing is also buoyant, like a boat, so that can be replicated in other harbor cities where affordable housing is needed, but space is limited.