Lessons from Nørrebro: Experiments in Urban Brownfield Redevelopment
(2024) ASBM01 20242Department of Architecture and Built Environment
- Abstract
- With the sustainable potential of the city as a starting point, this thesis examines brownfield redevelopment in an existing urban context. The Nørrebro neighborhood of Copenhagen serves as a case.
The focus is on learning from and reinterpreting existing urban structure, hierarchy, density and scale. Legislation allowing car free development at the chosen site, Vingelodden, also prompts exploration.
Copenhagen and the site are analysed and found to hold both qualities and challenges.
Plot ratios in new developments are substantially higher than in the old city, with the higher density being reached with novel and often problematic typologies. The proposal explores whether comparable plot ratios can be reached using proven vernacular... (More) - With the sustainable potential of the city as a starting point, this thesis examines brownfield redevelopment in an existing urban context. The Nørrebro neighborhood of Copenhagen serves as a case.
The focus is on learning from and reinterpreting existing urban structure, hierarchy, density and scale. Legislation allowing car free development at the chosen site, Vingelodden, also prompts exploration.
Copenhagen and the site are analysed and found to hold both qualities and challenges.
Plot ratios in new developments are substantially higher than in the old city, with the higher density being reached with novel and often problematic typologies. The proposal explores whether comparable plot ratios can be reached using proven vernacular urban typologies.
While conditions for soft traffic and public transit are good, the car system takes up an unproportional amount of space, inviting further design experiments.
The proposal adopts the best aspects of Nørrebro: the closed block structure, urban scale and architectural motifs. Existing buildings are also reused, serving as new public functions and historical reminders.
The density goal is met, mainly at the expense of green space. This is offset by introducing an underpass under a rail line, connecting the site directly to a large park. This also benefits Nørrebro at large and presents a missing link in a city-wide network of greenspace.
Public transport and soft traffic is prioritized, while the car system is subdued. Parking is kept at a minimum and substituted by car sharing. In lieu of street parking, extended ground floors increase density and function as privacy-buffer-zones.
In all, the proposal aims to be an extension of Nørrebro, building on, reinterpreting and improving the neighborhood, while steering it towards sustainability. (Less)
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- author
- Holm Hammershøj, Andreas LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- ASBM01 20242
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- brownfield, redevelopment, Copenhagen, Nørrebro, car free, mobility, density, plot ratio, hierarchy, scale, block structure, reinterpretation, vernacular architecture
- language
- English
- id
- 9178774
- date added to LUP
- 2024-12-19 10:45:31
- date last changed
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abstract = {{With the sustainable potential of the city as a starting point, this thesis examines brownfield redevelopment in an existing urban context. The Nørrebro neighborhood of Copenhagen serves as a case.
The focus is on learning from and reinterpreting existing urban structure, hierarchy, density and scale. Legislation allowing car free development at the chosen site, Vingelodden, also prompts exploration.
Copenhagen and the site are analysed and found to hold both qualities and challenges.
Plot ratios in new developments are substantially higher than in the old city, with the higher density being reached with novel and often problematic typologies. The proposal explores whether comparable plot ratios can be reached using proven vernacular urban typologies.
While conditions for soft traffic and public transit are good, the car system takes up an unproportional amount of space, inviting further design experiments.
The proposal adopts the best aspects of Nørrebro: the closed block structure, urban scale and architectural motifs. Existing buildings are also reused, serving as new public functions and historical reminders.
The density goal is met, mainly at the expense of green space. This is offset by introducing an underpass under a rail line, connecting the site directly to a large park. This also benefits Nørrebro at large and presents a missing link in a city-wide network of greenspace.
Public transport and soft traffic is prioritized, while the car system is subdued. Parking is kept at a minimum and substituted by car sharing. In lieu of street parking, extended ground floors increase density and function as privacy-buffer-zones.
In all, the proposal aims to be an extension of Nørrebro, building on, reinterpreting and improving the neighborhood, while steering it towards sustainability.}},
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title = {{Lessons from Nørrebro: Experiments in Urban Brownfield Redevelopment}},
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