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Landscape Planning 2013

STEELSCAPEPROCESS DIARY

WEEK ONE

City on the edge

View from the wetlands; Capturing the existing identity of the city by the canal, whilst introducing a new city character where wetlands meet the forest. Paradoxically the city grows in-between the encroaching nature.

3 Themes; 1) Concentrate and strengthen existing potentials. 2) Identify and tighten a central core, whilst allowing the sur-rounding nature to fill the spaces in-between. 3) Find a catalyst for transformation.

The first group dialogue found a way to combine individual thoughts and analysis of the site. Discussing the metaphorical approach of using ‘succession’ as a means to analyse and to create focus for a strategic plan. Frederiksværk is a city un-dergoing transformation; it is a city in succession. Through the process of succession the city is growing and evolving to it’s surroundings through increasing complexity. Us-

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ing this framework we identified areas and characteristics that are already in growth and worked on improving the environmental con-ditions to make it most optimal for urban life to thrive.

A channel of density became evident running from the shop-ping street to the harbour. Howev-er a lack of clear centre made the

spaces hard to orientate. Our focus is to tighten up the core of the city and strengthen the central strategic points. Thus creating a hierarchy and clearer organisation through the city.

Whilst tightening up the city core Frederiksværk needs to open up and utilise it’s surrounding land-scape. Bring the unique identity of its nature in-between the buildings.

Genius Loci It is important to capture the es-sence of Frederiksværk which lies in both its cultural history and surrounding nature. Creating a city that is able to adapt to new challenges whilst maintaining its unique identity and history. This focus is represented in the conver-sion of the canal from a monument into a functional element in the city.

“Tighten the core, whilst open to context”

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Model photos; 1) View from wetlands, nature reaching into the city. 2) Arrival from the north, forest opening up. 3) View from above, connecting the many characters of the city. 4) A central node, clear orientation within the city.

Focus development to tighten the core of the

city. 4 strategic points link the city yet hold

individual character and create hierarchy

Concentrate the canal character through a

central axis and extend its role in the city. Integrating the forest with the city and vice

versa. Breaking the barrier, dissolving the

borders.

Refining the character of the wetlands so they

become more accessible and sophisticated.

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WEEK TWO

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City on the Edge

Plan showing the new city framework where the zone lies in-between the existing city structure and encroaching nature.

Frederiksværk is a complex city built upon many different histor-ic, social and natural layers. The new zone creates a space where these layers meet and interact to form a new city structure. The zone runs along the edge of the existing city structure. It re-spects the historic north-south axis but creates a new connection be-tween the more modern city centre and working harbour. It is a space where; nature meets industry, his-tory meets social, and where the past meets the present and the fu-ture. We see this zone translate structurally into a path. A path that will hold many different functions and that will respond to the existing qualities of Frederiksværk.

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By Anine, Carolina, Maxim, Laura

Path lineThe path will function as a bike

connection, running track, walking route, recreational spaces, water handling, and as a buffer zone be-tween the city east and nature west. As an individual element it creates a unique spatial experience but it will also be responsive to the exist-ing qualities of Frederiksværk. At certain points along the path; the forest will break in and invite ex-ploration, the wetlands will emerge and tempt a rest, the historic re-mains will reveal themselves and call for reflection, and the recrea-tional spaces will generate activity. RevealingOur approach is not focused on creating new structures but the

idea of revealing the unique quali-ties of Frederiksværk. It is reusing existing structures and interject-ing new functions so that they city can be seen in a new perspective. Minimal intervention but meaning-ful spatial relationships should be formed to invoke interpretations of site and place.

Quote by 18th century Landscape Architect Joseph Spence.

“What is, is the great-est guide to what ought to be ”

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By Anine, Carolina, Maxim, Laura

1) Inside the path where the forest and city are meeting. 2) Showing the connection between city and harbour. 3) Path holds the form of the existing city . 4) Diagram showing the different layers of focus meeting to create a new element.

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WEEK THREE

City on the edge

Plan showing the new city framework where the zone lies in-between the existing city structure and encroaching nature.

The introduction of a zone be-tween the wetlands where nature rules and the urban fabric where man rules, is an attempt to cre-ate a spatial communication be-tween the two.

The zoneThe zone starts to take form as

different segments are identified and developed. The large road is redirected and is placed west of the powder museum. This intervention gives opportunity for the space near the curve of the canal to unfold its potential. Here a shopping/center segment of the zone appears.

The current mall is split up and al-lows a viewpoint from the road all the way through the existing shop-ping street, to reveal itself. Cross-ing the canal the zone becomes a space where new family houses are

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placed along its edge and curving terrain formations is appearing. The zones narrows down and squeezes itself in between the existing Eng-lish garden and the orchard, which is expanded. The zone crosses the road and becomes a sport segment where tennis and other sport activi-ties in accordance with the current features takes place. The following segment is integrated with a new Community housing area. This area is unique due to the opportunity the water boidies have. Here the families will live a life integrated within wetlands and nature. Then the zone narrows in again and con-tinues its appearance as the existing path today. This southern segment is located next to the industrial area where alternative sport activities are possible. The curent enclosed waterfront is transformed into a public space which exploits the op-portunities of the water.

Water managementThe part of the canal, which lies

in the urban fabric, is kept in a strict style and made more domi-nant. On the other side of the zone, the former canal becomes a part of the wetlands by being transformed into water bodies, which leads ex-cess water. The wetlands also holds solely water bodies. Intentional the wetlands shall work as a large de-tention pond in case of heavy rains and flooding. In worst-case scenar-io in the case of sea level rise.

Waterfront Promenade

CommunityHousing

Portland, Usa

Zona del Banos, Spain

Frederiksværk, Denmark

Sports Pitch

Shared FamilyHousing

City scuare

Forest walk

Tennis

Ball

Forest Chanel and wetland

Visualization, community housing

Road system Forest,road and intervention zone

Intervention zone

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City on the edge

Plan showing the new city framework where the zone lies in-between the existing city structure and encroaching nature.

The introduction of a zone be-tween the wetlands where nature rules and the urban fabric where man rules, is an attempt to cre-ate a spatial communication be-tween the two.

The zoneThe zone starts to take form as

different segments are identified and developed. The large road is redirected and is placed west of the powder museum. This intervention gives opportunity for the space near the curve of the canal to unfold its potential. Here a shopping/center segment of the zone appears.

The current mall is split up and al-lows a viewpoint from the road all the way through the existing shop-ping street, to reveal itself. Cross-ing the canal the zone becomes a space where new family houses are

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By , Caroline, Laura, Anine, MaximBy , Caroline, Laura, Anine, Maxim

placed along its edge and curving terrain formations is appearing. The zones narrows down and squeezes itself in between the existing Eng-lish garden and the orchard, which is expanded. The zone crosses the road and becomes a sport segment where tennis and other sport activi-ties in accordance with the current features takes place. The following segment is integrated with a new Community housing area. This area is unique due to the opportunity the water boidies have. Here the families will live a life integrated within wetlands and nature. Then the zone narrows in again and con-tinues its appearance as the existing path today. This southern segment is located next to the industrial area where alternative sport activities are possible. The curent enclosed waterfront is transformed into a public space which exploits the op-portunities of the water.

Water managementThe part of the canal, which lies

in the urban fabric, is kept in a strict style and made more domi-nant. On the other side of the zone, the former canal becomes a part of the wetlands by being transformed into water bodies, which leads ex-cess water. The wetlands also holds solely water bodies. Intentional the wetlands shall work as a large de-tention pond in case of heavy rains and flooding. In worst-case scenar-io in the case of sea level rise.

Waterfront Promenade

CommunityHousing

Portland, Usa

Zona del Banos, Spain

Frederiksværk, Denmark

Sports Pitch

Shared FamilyHousing

City scuare

Forest walk

Tennis

Ball

Forest Chanel and wetland

Visualization, community housing

Road system Forest,road and intervention zone

Intervention zone

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WEEK FOUR

City on the edge

Plan showing the new city framework where the new city-landscape lies in-between the existing city structure and encroaching nature.

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By , Carolina, Laura, Maxim, Anine

Mixed family housing

Industrial charecter

Workshop

Train station

Church

FOREST

MILL MUSEUM

ORCHARD

TENNISCOURTS

WETLANDS

CANALSTREAM

WATERFRONT

FOREST

MILL MUSEUM

ORCHARD

TENNISCOURTS

WETLANDS

CANALSTREAM

WATERFRONT

FOREST

MILL MUSEUM

ORCHARD

TENNISCOURTS

WETLANDS

CANALSTREAM

WATERFRONT

Closed Released Connected

A new landscape element for Frederiksvaerk

Finding the shapeThe urban structure of Frederiks-

vaerk has an edge running along a diagonal axis from north to south. Today this border is a backspace, and the city seems to turn away from the beautiful landscape around it. Although several potentially im-portant spaces can be found along the edge, such as the mill museum, sports fields, natural wetlands and hills with hiking paths, the spaces remain unconnected and empty.

A new landscape element in

Frederiksvaerk can connect these spaces. Through this ”space be-tween” the nature and the urban city structure starts to relate to each other It becomes a spatial invita-tion to either move along the edge experiencing culture, history and sport activities, or to cross it enter-

ing the nature, which gets reintro-duced into the lives of the people of Frederiksvaerk. This new body, the new landscape element of Fred-eriksvaerk is reviving the city.

Alternative housing

Traning

Single storyhousing

Community housing

Sports Historic garden

Climbing Community orchard

Shopping street

Shared family housing

Copper factory

Hills

Open millmuseum

Artist workshop

School

Historic center

Viewpoint

Forest walk

City scuare

New shoppimg center

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