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Lise Ny Buhl's Urban Design Portfolio. Lise holds a bachelor degree in Architecture & Design with specialization in Urban Design from Aalborg University, Denmark.

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Page 1: Urban Design Portfolio 2012

PORTFOLIO

PROJECTS by LISE NY BUHL

URBAN DESIGN

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CONTENTS

PERSONAL INFO 04

RÉSUMÉ 05

PROJECTS

PIER3 /// W3 06 THE CROSS 10 NØRREBRO+ 14 UNDER THE BRIDGE 20 THE FORTRESS 24 NEW WAYS 28 I BIKE CITY 32

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CONTACT

ADDRESS

PHONE

EMAIL

LISE NY BUHLBOULEVARDEN 12, 2. TH.9000 AALBORGDENMARK

(+45) 20 44 45 42

[email protected]

PERSONAL INFO

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JUNE 2013 AALBORG UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN AND MEDIATECHNOLOGY, AALBORG, DENMARKMASTER OF SCIENCE IN URBAN DESIGN

JUNE 2011 AALBORG UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN AND MEDIATECHNOLOGY, AALBORG, DENMARKBACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN WITH SPECIALIZATION IN URBAN DESIGN

EDUCATION

2010-PRESENT IKEA, BEDROOM FURNITURE AND CHILDREN’S DEPARTMENT, AALBORG, DENMARKSALES ASSOCIATE

2008-10 SUPERBRUGSEN, AALBORG, DENMARKCHECKOUT ASSISTANT

2007-08 TNT EXPRESS, KOLDING, DENMARKCUSTOMER SERVICE

2005-2007 TNT EXPRESS, KOLDING, DENMARKEXPORT DEPARTMENT

EXPERIENCE

ADOBE SUITE: INDESIGN, ILLUSTRATOR, PHOTOSHOPMICROSOFT OFFICE: WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINTGOOGLE SKETCHUP, AUTODESK 3DS MAX, RHINOCEROS, AUTOCAD

CHARACTERISTICS ENTHUSIASTIC, COMMITTED, INTUITIVE, OPEN-MINDED, CREATIVE, EXTROVERT, ENERGETIC, TRUSTFUL, POSITIVE

PERSONAL INFO

INTERESTS RUNNING, DANCE, TRAVELLING, COOKING, PHOTOGRAPHY, SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS

SKILLS

MAC AND PC PLATFORMS

LANGUAGE DANISH (NATIVE LANGUAGE), FLUENT IN WRITTEN AND SPOKEN ENGLISH, CONVERSANT IN GERMAN, NORWEGIAN AND SWEDISH

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LISE NY BUHLBOULEVARDEN 12, 2. TH.9000 AALBORGDENMARK

(+45) 20 44 45 42

[email protected]

RÉSUMÉ

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PIER3 /// W3

PLANNING THE TEMPORARY CITY

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The municipality of Aarhus has a strong vision for the development of Aarhus harbor. Already in 1999 a major master plan of the area was presented, but today a predominant part of the harbor is still in progress and large areas are still to be planned. However, as the municipality has applied for the title of European Capital of Culture in 2017, the progress has been strongly increased and many new projects are now rising along the harbor front. Among these projects is a new library, a engineering school, a recreational harbor area, office buildings, student houses and a large number of apartment blocks.The harbor and the water has many potentials in terms of recreation, culture and play, but the municipality of Aarhus has only to some extend tried to exploit these aspects in the development of the area. As the city wishes to be selected as ECoC 2017, they have to think of other and more temporary methods and tools in order to present an inviting and inspirational environment along the entire harbor front by the end of 2016.

This project focuses on a temporary master plan, activating the majority of Pier 3 from 2012 and until 2020. Today, Pier 3 accommodates Mols-linien (a ferry link) and holds a large area servicing as Container Park. In the 1999-master plan Mols-Linien are supposed to leave Pier 3 and move to a large area in the other end of the harbor, but due to a delay in the planning progress the ferry will not leave Pier 3 until 2020. This means that Mols-linien will still operate from Pier 3 in 2017, and consequently this area will stand apart from the rest.

A strong vision in Aarhus is to connect the harbor and the city center. Many of the new activities are based on culture and creativity, but Navitas Park – Aarhus’ new school of engineering – will also play an important role. The rustic setting of the old harbor creates an interesting background for the unfolding of a more technological field. A curious thought is to see the result of a new collaboration between Mols-Linien and Navitas Park. In order to rebel against the rigid master plan from 1999, Navitas and Mols-Linien will create a new setting for a more offbeat area – an antipole to the old city center and the neat harbor front. Pier 3 will function as an urban laboratory testing and inventing new relations within knowledge, educa-tion, innovation and urban life. The user groups should span wide and attract a much broader audience than the café-latte segment that currently are the most distinct users of the new harbor area.Keeping the ferry at Pier 3 and incorporating it in the experiment seems to be an interesting thought. The ferry is a natural generator of tourism and many people already access this area of Aarhus on a daily basis. Therefore it becomes natural to start a new process at Pier 3, as new interventions are quickly displayed to a big and wide range of people. Due to the constant flow of people on Pier 3, it will also become easier to attract people from the city center.

An urban catalyst kiosk – pavilion – has been designed and should be used as an initial tool in order to indicate that some-thing is going to change at Pier 3. The design has been inspired by a cocoon - which is the stadium just before giving life to a new creature. The stairs going through the building is the cocoons larva, and leads the visitor through the pavilion.

Year

Type

Location

Concept

2012

Minor project - individual work

Aarhus, Denmark

Theme Designing the Experience City

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PIER 3

PROGRAMMING

culture

temporary housing

science

education

leisure & sport

PUBLIC SPACE

ACTIVITY

WAREHOUSE 77

TOOLS

steering commitee

production of desire

catalyst kiosk

2012 2014 2017 2020

Mols Linien moves out of Pier 3.

PIER3 /// W3

TEMPORARY MASTER PLANPLAN SHOWING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PIER 3 FROM 2012 TO 2020

PIER 3

WAREHOUSE 77

TOOLS

PROGRAMS

PUBLIC SPACE

PLANNED ACTIVITIES

STEERING COMMITEEPRODUCTION OF DESIRECATALYST KIOSK

CULTURETEMPORARY HOUSINGSCIENCEEDUCATIONLEISURE & SPORT

2012 2014 2017 2020

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INFORMATIONNAIVTAS + MOLS-LINIEN LABORATORY. SPIRALSTAIRCASE LEAD DOWN TO WAREHOUSE 77.

FEEL THE ATMOPSHEREVIDEO ART INSTALLATION ABOUT PRESENT ANDFUTURE PROJECTS AT PIER 3.

INTROINFORMATION ABOUT THE PAVILLION, AND ECOC2017 + PROGRAM CALENDER.

URBAN CATALYST KIOSKAXONOMETRIC DRAWING

URBAN CATALYST KIOSKAXONOMETRIC SECTION

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CONTAINER PARK

CONTAINER PARK

FERRY LANDING

FERRY LANDING

PARKING LANESFOR CARS

WAREHOUSE

TEMPORARYHOUSINGSCENE

TEMPORARYHOUSING

EXPERIMENTZONE

NAVITASLABORATORY

CAFETERIA

OPEN LECTURE

PARKINGAREA OUTDOOR

FITNESS KAYAKPLATFORM

PAVILLION

HARBOR BATHCONTAINER PARK

FERRY LANDING

FERRY LANDING

PARKING LANESFOR CARS

MASTERPLANPIER 3 - 2012

MASTERPLANPIER 3 - 2017

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THE CROSS

DESIGNING A HYBRID SPOT

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Aalborg harbor front has currently been undergoing a cultural development, changing from an old industrial area into an innovative and creative cluster of activities. Recently the Utzon Center and Nordkraft have been added to the harbor front, while a new music house and a campus for Architecture & Design are still in progress. This interesting development leaves the blank harbor front as a potential center of play, interaction, spontaneous meetings and creative activities.The project task was to design a hybrid spot floating in the water with the ability to link the different functions of the harbor front. The harbor has many potentials but one should not limit the project to the harbor front, but should also see the water as an equal opportunity in terms of developing new concepts and spaces.

This project takes it starting point in the wish to connect the harbor and the water. The Cross is a floating platform that holds a small café and a gallery which displays different student projects throughout the year. The idea is to create a center for the creative cluster, inviting students, teachers, and others to meet and interact. The platform challenges the relation-ship between public and private as the roof of the gallery and the platform itself ha a public and inviting character. On the other hand, the gallery, the café and the roof of the café has a more private character, where one chooses to take part of the activities of others or not.The platform balances between public and private, as the sun chairs integrated in the stairs on the platform creates more intimate spots on the deck. The chairs invite people to a more long termed stay enjoying the view of the Limfjord.

Seen from the other side of the fjord the platform appears as a two light plans floating on top of each other. One plan represents the harbor while the other represents the water. In order to accentuate the concept and the meeting between water and harbor, the building volumes are constructed with large glass facades. The glass facades underline the lightness of the platform and provide visitors inside with a view of the fjord.

Year

Type

Location

Concept

2012

Minor project - individual work

Aalborg, Denmark

Theme Sustainable Techniques and Strategies

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SITE DISCONNECTED

THE SITE LINEAR FLOW CROSSING BORDERS THE PLATFORM

BUILDING VOLUMES THE ENTRANCE DESIGNING THE PLATFORM CREATING ACCESS

THE CROSS

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GALLERYCAFÉ

PLAN A - LEVEL 01:200THE HARBOR FRONT

PLAN B - LEVEL -1 1:200TOUCHING THE WATER

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NØRREBRO+

DISCOVERING THE CITY´S LAYERS

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The aim of this project was to create a new metro station at Nørrebro in regards to the new City Circle Line in Copenhagen. The challenge was to make a solution that could embrace the needs of a contemporary transit systems and the layer of social geography, in order to invite both passengers and inhabitants to interact. Furthermore the challenge of economic and social growth lay within the potentials and the problems of the district, which had to be combined in a common vision in order to strengthen the composition of the existing area. Common for all aspects of the project development from analysis to design was to work with scale plus the spatial and conceptual considerations.

Throughout the project the idea of a transit space and its surrounding urban space has been develop, in order to transform the usual function of a transit station into a public space. The potentials and structural composition of the context have been analyzed, which has resulted in a modern transit station that relates to all users of the station whether they are a part of the stations layer of flow or identity. The needs and activities of the users have been clarified, which has resulted in an ac-tive and inviting area. Flow and culture have been fused and in between the meeting of different users a new synergy arises. This synergy has been made visible through new collaborations and through new, physical activities and experiences. In order to accommodate the increasing passenger flow and the needs of the identity layer a new building structure has ad-ditionally been constructed. This new building structure embraces the many needs of the area while still being in connection with the surrounding area. Based on the wish of creating more space for human relations, the needs of pedestrians and bicyclists have been brought into focus. Nørrebrogade has been shut down in connection with car traffic allowing only busses, pedestrians and bicyclists to pass directly through the area. This contributes to underline the areas new qualities and sensuous experiences,

A contrasting area with space for experience and new dynamics has been made possible. However, flow and cultural ac-tivities must be considered as the area’s most dominant features which thus come to expression both above and below ground.

Year

Type

Location

Concept

2011

Semester project – group work

Copenhagen, Denmark

Theme Designing Urban Mobility

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NØRREBRO+

BIKEPARKING

TRANSIT/COMMERCE

OFFICES

OFFICES

OFFICES/SPACES

VOLUMEFUNCTION EXAMPLE

300-600 M2 OFFICES

TOTAL: 1500 M2

50-100 M2 OFFICES

TOTAL: 2000 M2

150-300 M2 OFFICES/AREAS

TOTAL: 1400 M2

150-300 M2 AREAS

TOTAL: 1700 M2

TOTAL: 5900 M2

TOTAL: 12500 M2

EMPLOYMENT& ACTIVATION PROJECTS

PASSENGERDEMANDS

BICYCLE PARKINGDEMANDS

1700 BIKESBIKE-REPAIR STORE

LARGECREATIVE COMPANIES

- ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE- RECORD LABEL- DESIGN COMPANY

PHOTOGRAPHER, GRAPHIC DESIGNER, TEXTILE PRINTING, MUSIC RECORD STUDIO, ETC.

JOBCENTER, PSYCHIATRIST, SOCIAL ADVISER, YOUTH CLUB, VOLUNTARY CAFÉ AND ORGAN-ISATION, COURSE ROOMS ETC.

METROENTRANCE, TICKETOFFICE, LUGGAGE STORAGE, ‘EXPRESS-SHOPPING’

SMALLCREATIVE COMPANIES

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12.500 m2

BIKEPARKING

JOBACTIVATION PROJECT

TRANSIT/COMMERCE

OFFICES (LARGE)

OFFICES (SMALL)

PROGRAM CONSILIDATION PROGRAM RESHUFFLE ERASING THE BARRIER BETWEEN PUBLIC AND

PRIVATE

USING THE URBAN SPACE AS SHOWROOM

12.500 m2 12.500 m2 12.500 m2

-1

0

1

2

3

45

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BIKEPARKING

BIKE REPAIRSHOP

LUGGAGE STORAGE

EXPRESS-SHOPPINGTICKET-OFFICE

METRO ENTRANCEVOLUNTARY CAFÉ

SOCIAL ADVISORJOBCENTER

RECORD LABELARCHITECTURAL OFFICE

DESIGN COMPANY

MIXED CREATIVESMALLER COMPANIES

GALLERY

YOUTH CLUBCOURSE ROOMS

VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION

-1

0

1

2

3

45

-1

0

1

2

3

45

PUBLIC

SEMI-PUBLIC

PRIVATE

SPECIFYING THE PROGRAMS ACCESSIBILITY CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAM SHOWING THE BUILDING’S 3-DIMENSIONAL FORM

12.500 m2 12.500 m2

NØRREBRO+

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MASTER PLAN1:1000PLAN SHOWING THE NEW BUILDING STRUCTURE CONTAINING A METRO AND BUS STATION AND THE OVERALL CONNECTION TO THE AREA’S OLD TRAIN STATION

TRAIN STATION

METROENTRANCE

BUS STATION

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SAFETY

INTERACTION

INTEGRATION

CONNECTION

COMMUNITY

SHELTER

UNDER THE

BRIDGE

PLANNING THE TEMPORARY CITY

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The problem in this minor project was to conduct an analysis and mapping in a suburb of Aalborg. The mapping was nar-rowed to a bicycle path running through a residential area and passing through a tunnel underneath a busy main road. The stretch selected starts and ends by the passing of two speed bumps on the bicycle path – one before and one after the tunnel.

The bicycle path seems incoherent and as a bicyclist it is hard to read the meaning of the speed bumps. The surrounding area does not orientate towards the path which creates a closed passage and this expression is merely further enhanced by the tunnel.

The tunnel’s immediate function is to ensure access between to intersected areas, but instead it appears as a dismissive and unsafe barrier. With the intention of redesigning the area, the primary focus should be put on the tunnel and how the space underneath the road can be redeveloped into an attractive urban space rather than an insignificant gap. Thereby both physical and social potentials in the area will be strengthened. In order to implement changes and convert the physical reading of the tunnel, it is essential to add new programs and func-tions that will reinforce the positive qualities of the tunnel. Based on the wish to strengthen the physical and social bonds between the northern and southern side of the main road, it is important to create activity that encourages interaction and connection. This can for example be markets, concerts, exhibitions and the like. A reference to similar projects is the High Line, New York.

In addition, it is also important to work with lighting conditions and a “shared space” that can create more awareness con-cerning the flow of pedestrians and bicyclists on the path.

Year

Type

Location

Concept

2011

Minor project – individual workLater exhibited in collaboration with PhD student Ditte Bendix Laang in connection with her PhD project “Mapping, Or-ganizing and Designing Mobility of the Suburb”

Aalborg East, Denmark

Theme Theories of the Network City

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SENSE OF PLACE / READING POTENTIALS / STORY

COLLISIONCOLLISION BETWEEN DIFFERENT MODES OF TRANSPORTATION AND ROAD ENCOUNTERS

SEGREGATIONTHE TUNNEL FUNCTIONS AS A SEGREGATING

BARRIER

STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITYEMPHASIZE THE AREA AS A CENTRE OF THE COM-MUNITY AND MINIMIZE THE DISTANCE WITHIN THE

AREA

PLACE MAKINGCREATING IDENTITY / REMOVING THE “CUT” / TIE THE

NEIGHBOURHOOD TOGETHETER

UNDER THE BRIDGE

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SPEEDBUMP

SPEEDBUMP

SPEEDBUMP

SPEEDBUMP

THE TUNNEL

+ ADDING A PLACECREATING A CONNECTION

AWARENESS

SHARED SPACE / BUILDING A FOUNDATION

TODAY

PROPOSAL

X CUTX CUT X CUTX CUT

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EXPLOITING THE GAP / HIGH LINE, NEW YORK INTERACTIVE LIGHT / MÅLØ, DENMARK

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THE FORTRESS

LINKING THE CITY CENTER

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Haderslev is located in the southern part of Denmark between the Triangle Region and the German border, which are two important suppliers of job and education opportunities. Compared to Germany and the Triangle Region the housing prices in Haderslev are fairly low, and so many people choose to live Haderslev but to work someplace else where the opportuni-ties and wages are better. Consequently, the municipality of Haderslev has realized that they need to strengthen the town’s position as a place of living. Cultural heritage and the town’s historic background play important roles in relation to the identity of the city and should therefore be essential elements in the branding of Haderslev, but the new neighborhood ris-ing on the harbor should also be taken into consideration.

The site in Haderslev is located close to the city center and the new harbor front. Today the area houses an agricultural machine dealer, but history reveals that an old fortress used to be located on this specific site. With reference to the his-toric fortress in Haderslev, it is the vision to change the areas closed character into a positive quality. The areas outer walls should be considered as a protecting layer that shields and hides a dense and intimate city. Narrow streets and hidden backyards underline the intimate atmosphere and provide the area with a new sense of comfort and community.

In the center of the area s fortress rises and creates a different but interesting parallel between the modern and the his-toric context. Shiny facades with a transparent and inviting expression create a dynamic space with the opportunity for spontaneous interaction between activities inside and outside. As a contrast to the modern expression of the fortress, the area is surrounded by a green park. The park defines and marks the transition from private to a more public zone while also creating a green lung within the city.Behind the walls of the fortress is the areas dynamic and cultural center. This is where different users and new programs meet and interact. The areas permanent activities form the walls of the fortress, while the open space inside the fortress frames an urban scene where different spontaneous and temporary activities unfolds.

The fortress should be Haderslev’s new cultural center that creates an alternative gap in the city evolving around life, cul-ture, adventure and urban activities. New relations are formed and the distance between Haderslev’s historic center and new harbor is minimized.

Year

Type

Location

Concept

2011

Bachelor project – group work

Haderslev, Denmark

Theme Site Planning and Landscape Design

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THE FORTRESS

USING THE STRUCTURE OF THE OLD FORTRESS

OPTIMIZING THE VOLUME ACCORD-ING TO SUN AND SHADE

TRANSFORMING THE VOLUME INTO MODULES

CREATING SIGHTLINES

CREATING ACCESS PLACING NEW PROGRAMMES TRANSPARENT FACADES GREEN ROOFS

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MASTER PLAN1:2000CONCEPTUAL PLAN OF THE AREA SHOWING THE URBAN SPACES AND NEW BUILDING VOLUMES

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NEW WAYS

SHAPING THE FUTURE’S EXPRESSWAY

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The problem in this project was to create a master plan for an industrial area in the outskirts of Silkeborg. Currently, the expansion of the regional infrastructure in Denmark is of great importance, and the construction of expressways is devel-oping fast. In Silkeborg the new expressway will be intersecting an existing industrial area which is why a new plan for the area is necessary.

The vision for the area is to create an urban area that interacts with the expressway so that both the city and the express-way can benefit from each other’s qualities.Visually and symbolically the area must be displayed to the bypassing travelers on the express way, so one will get the feel of the life that characterizes the city and the area. This life, in interaction with the speed and intensity of the expressway, must attract the bypassing travelers and create an interest for the activities in Silkeborg. The city surrounding the express-way must brand Silkeborg and the business community in Silkeborg.Conversely, the express way must also influence Silkeborg. Speed and movement will be used as a source of inspiration in order to create more life and different activities in the area. The scale is smaller compared to the scale along the express-way and so is the flow of traffic and choice of transportation mode. Cars, pedestrians and bicyclists interweaves, which gives a gives a different kind of experience. Green and recreational spaces must spring up between buildings and create a new fusion between industry, art, culture and other urban activities.

Common for both the expressway and the industrial area in Silkeborg is that both are able to transform the weight and great volume of the area into a series of positive experiences for the users. Life, experience and activity are the driving ele-ments that create a different contrast and utilization of the relation between city and transportation.

Year

Type

Location

Concept

2010

Semester project – group work

Silkeborg, Denmark

Theme Program and Concept

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NEW WAYS

THE PERMANENT LIFETHE PLANNEDTHE RETURNINGTHE COMMERCIALTHE CONSISTENTTHE ESTABLISHED

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTTHE LOCKED SPACE THE DEFINED SPACETHE AESTHETIC SPACETHE FUNCTIONAL SPACE

THE TEMPORARY LIFETHE CHANGEABLEFOLLOWS DAY AND SEASONMANY OFFERSMANY DIFFERENT USERS

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTTHE UNFIXED SPACETHE SUSCEPTIBLE SPACETHE INTERACTIVE SPACETHE INSPIRATIONAL SPACE

DET FLYGTIGE LIFETHE SPONTANEOUSTHE PASSINGEVENTSTHE STIMULATINGTHE MALADJUSTED AND OFFBEAT

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTTHE SPACE WITHOUT RULESTHE BORROWED SPACETHE SPACE WITH NO OWNERTHE UNDEFINED SPACE

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MASTERPLAN - YEAR 20101:20.000THE INDUSTRIAL AREA IN SILKEBORG

MASTERPLAN - YEAR 20301:20.000THE INDUSTRIAL AREA AFTER THE EXPRESSWAY HAS BEEN FINISHED AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA IS COMPLETE

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I BIKE CITY

UNFOLDING THE MEDINA

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The underlying problem of this semester was to work within the cross field between architecture and urban design. The specific task was to design a hostel and a new master plan for a large area in the center of Aalborg.

Aalborg is currently the fourth largest city in Denmark – a city characterized by the industrial growth that has been the foundation of Aalborg’s existents for several years. However, many cultural offers and small quarters have begun to thrive and influence the values end pleasures in downtown Aalborg. Art, culture, charisma and atmosphere are essential keywords in Aalborg which should all be implemented in the new vision for the Hospital North area.The Medina – a charming Latin quarter located in the area between Reberbansgade, Urbansgade, Holdbergsgade and Jens Bangs Gade – is placed in close connection with the old Hospital North area. The expression “Medina” means “a city within the city” which seems particularly interesting in connection with a restructuring and redesign of the area. Today, the Hospi-tal North is isolated from the rest of the city – first and foremost because of the intersecting railroad, but also because of the massive Hospital construction that rises on the ground and separates the area from the rest of the city. The fact that the area of Hospital North is isolated from the rest of the city can immediately be considered as a disadvantage, but in connection with the Medina quarter, it can also be seen as an opportunity to expand the inner city structure.With reference to the Medina and the wish to preserve the intimate atmosphere and the cultural experience in the area, several problems seem to appear in connection with allowing more car traffic in the city center. Consequently, it is the vision to create a car free environment where the bicycle will be the preferred transportation vehicle. The founding of a smaller bicycle-city in the center of Aalborg will contribute to the preservation of the characteristic atmosphere, but it will also link the area to the rest of the city center.

In the design of a new master plan, the main emphasis was put on the creation of different urban spaces and the serial experience one gets when travelling through the area – either by bike or by foot. Interaction is the most essential keyword that encourages citizens, tourists and others to act, play and engage themselves in the city.

The design and concept of the hostel is based on the same vision as the one presented for the master plan. When renting a room at the new hostel, a free bicycle will be at disposal for all guests the entire stay.

Year:

Type:

Location:

Concept:

2010

Semester project – group work

Aalborg, Denmark

Theme: Design of Building and Site

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I BIKE CITY

MAIN BIKE PATH AND POTENTIAL URBAN SPACES

CONSTRUCTING THE AREA WITH SOLIDS

NEW BUILDING STRUCTURES

PUBLIC PLACES GREEN GAPS SPACES OF FLOW AND MOVEMENT CREATING A SERIES OF EXPERIENCE

PLACING PROGRAMS

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MASTER PLAN1:2000MASTER PLAN OF THE NEW AREA IN AALBORG

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