Ribe
2017
New life on the historical industrial site
Det største, sammenhængende byudviklingsprojekt i Ribes historie
The former metal casting industry located near the center of Ribe was one of the most important industries and the industry site is located near the historical urban center.
With the factory no longer active, a new opportunity has arrived for the development of a new neighbourhood.
The plan is structurally designed as a footprint of the informal growth of the factory over a 150 year-span. New housing is inspired by the housing blocks that is a historical housing principle of Ribe, the oldest town in the country.
Vandkunsten Architects won the 2017 planning competition issued by a partnership between Esbjerg Municipality, Ribe Jernindustri and Realdania.
Housing blocks
The court-yard of the housing block is used for parking and recreational purposes as is the tradition in Ribe
Classic urban spaces on the former industrial site
Ribe House - detail from new building typology
Diagrams shows layers of the plan
Court yard visualization
Ribe House - detail from a new building typology
Project facts
Facts
Project name: Ribe Metalcasting Industry
Category:Planning
Client: Esbjerg Municipality, Ribe Jernindustri og Realdania
Location: Ribe
Gross area: 78.560 m²
Date: 2017
Status: Local planning process finished
Project
Program: Mixed urban development - housing, culture, commercial
Activity: Urban planning
Job type: 1. prize in invited parallel competition
Contact: Jan Albrechtsen, jal@vandkunst.dk
Project group: Pernille Schyum Poulsen, Maria Ramild Crammond, Alexander Vedel Ottensten, Emil Bruun Meyer, Jan Albrechtsen
Team
Architect: Vandkunsten
Landscape: Schønherr
Engineer: DEM & Esbensen
Consultant: Urban Creators