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Team Vandkunsten and SLA win competition about Odense inner harbour
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At a public event in Odense on June 8, 2023, Team Vandkunsten and SLA were announced as the winners of the architectural competition for the development of Odense's inner harbor. Their proposal, Odense Havneby, impressed the judges and will now undergo further refinement to be integrated into a district development plan for the area. The team includes EKJ Rådgivende Ingeniører, Cushman & Wakefield/RED, Linq Trafik, and Mogens A. Morgen, bringing together a range of expertise to ensure a comprehensive and successful implementation of the project.
Low-rise, high-density architecture in Swedish
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On the Kattegat coast, just north of the Swedish city of Helsingborg, lies the idyllic town of Viken. An old fishing hamlet, not dissimilar to Skovshoved or Dragør in Denmark, places rich in local pride that attract visitors from near and far, who come here to experience the idyllic village atmosphere. Here, on a former school plot in the centre of town, Vandkunsten was commissioned to design a modern housing development with respect for the traditional setting. Around the turn of the millennium, Vandkunsten had been working mainly with low-rise, high-density architecture in non-profit housing. At Viken, we had the opportunity to translate these basic principles into a private project commissioned by an ambitious client, the co-op housing association HSB Västra Skåne. The development consists of 58 homes. Traditional, simple types that could be sited just about anywhere. But right here, in this idyllic setting, they come into their own, with their uniform and coherent expression. The high density encourages interaction and meetings in the narrow alleys and passageways. Classic Vandkunsten dogmas, but also virtues that have been practised in the hamlet since the 17th century.