LEGO Towers

TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP — The consideration to neighbors, lighting and views as well as demands of the spacial programme creates a topographical altitude map of the buildings. This way buildings are created that pull away from the street in regard to their heights and achieve various spacial depths for different programmes. The top side of the buildings become a pixel landscape of terraces and gardens.

ACCESSIBILITY — The buildings have been placed in a way that allows for access to the markets at the trendy meat packing district, Kødbyen, with paths leading through the area. By angling the top side of the individual squares, a continuous path suitable for trolleys and mobility-impaired persons can be created.

PUBLIC & PRIVATE SPACE — The public-oriented commercial tenancies are located on the ground floor where they achieve optimum visibility and accessibility along the Skelbæk Street. The inner terraced hills will function as a green recreational space for the residents - like a new version of the traditional courtyards found among the blocks at Vesterbro.

PARK / LANDMARK — The site will furthermore become part of a new, green oasis in a local network of recreational spaces. How do we create, then, a flexible urban form that is both adaptable to the demands of the spacial program and the demands of the neighborhood for open spaces?

MATRIX — A structural modular net divides the site into modules of 3.6 m x 3.6 m. This creates a structural grid where each building volume is freely adaptable to outside conditions and programmatic demands.