STATUS
IDEA
CLIENT
Vejle City Council | Vejle Harbor
TYPOLOGY
Residential
SIZE M2/FT2
15,000 / 161,459
SHARE
Shortly after completing the Copenhagen Harbor Bath, BIG was invited to plan the gradual introduction of urban programs in and around Vejle harbor. Set at the end of the beautiful Vejle Fjord, the harbor prevented the urban life of Vejle city from ever reaching the sea.
The masterplan had to address the contradiction of preserving the industrial harbor functions while bringing the urban life to the water. BIG proposed to consolidate the industry on the central pier, enveloped on all sides by parks and new developments so the two could exist in symbiotic harmony.
CREATE ACCESS & VIEW CORRIDORS FROM CITY TO HARBOR
ADD LOCAL SPECIFICITY
CREATE VIEWS BETWEEN BUILDINGS BY SLIDING THEM ALONG THE HARBOR
5 small towers on the water front allowed views from the hinterland to the water, announcing the name of the city to transit traffic on the Vejle Bay Bridge above.
Bjarke Ingels Karsten Hammer Hansen Narisara Ladawal Schröder Simon Irgens-Møller Eva Hviid-Nielsen Jakob Christensen Sophus Søbye Henning Stüben Nanako Ishizuka Dan Stubbergaard Casper Larsen Nina Ter-Borch
COLLABORATORS
Julien de Smedt / PLOT
