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28 April 2017Modern ‘Mews houses’ best housing
Qualities in popular 1900-housing have inspired the contemporary townhouses that have now been awarded medal of beauty by the City of Copenhagen.
The classic Danish Building Society houses, as we know them from Copenhagen’s so-called Potato Rows (Kartoffelrækkerne) and Hops City (Humleby), contain obvious qualities, including their built-in flexibility, welcoming setting and human scale: low-rise, high-density with good conditions for community building. The Harbour Cove (Havnevigen) development by Islands Brygge in Copenhagen offered an opportunity to realize Vandkunsten’s idea for an updated version of the Building Society houses.
The project for client Bonava has now been recognized by the City of Copenhagen for ‘beautiful and good architecture’. The award was presented this afternoon to the client Bonava and Vandkunsten Architects – the project, however is the result of a praiseworthy collaboration with the contractor NCC Construction.