Sluseholmen Canal District ( Danish : Sluseholmen Kanalby) is a residential development on the Sluseholmen peninsula in the South Harbour area of Copenhagen , Denmark . The development comprises 1,350 apartments on eight artificial islands, separated by dug-out canals. On each island is an enclosed block of four-to-seven stories, surrounding a sheltered courtyard with public access. The buildings often stand directly on the canals, while bridges, wharfs and " ghats " allow direct contact with the water.
7-528: The development was designed by the Danish firm of architects Arkitema in collaboration with the Dutch architects Sjoerd Soeters , but to ensure a varied cityscape the facades of individual townhouses were designed by 20 different architecture practices. The Sluseholmen peninsula used to house heavy industry, including a Ford car factory. As industry left the area, a plan was conceived to develop Sluseholmen into
14-817: A consulting department (Arkitema Consulting). The company has teamed up with skilled people from several disciplines, including the fields of engineering, sustainability, management and construction. As of 1 January 2018, Arkitema had the following partners: Senior partners: Jørgen Bach, Peter Hartmann Berg, Wilhelm Berner-Nielsen, Thomas Birkkjær, Thomas Carstens, Glenn Elmbæk, Per Fischer, Ola Göransson, Dorthe Keis, Kim Risager, Poul Schülein, Anne Guri Grimsby og Aasmund Bjørnstad. Partners: Anders Halgren, Kristina Peters, Mette Julie Skibsholt, Håkan Sandhagen og Søren Haugsted. Associated partners: Mette Baarup, Eric Engström, Viktor Ahnfelt, Emil Carstens, Birgitte Gade Ernst, Carsten Jensen, Heidi Hjort Thuesen. Arkitema has designed
21-623: A canal district. This was the result of co-operation between Sjoerd Soeters, Arkitema, the Port of Copenhagen and the City of Copenhagen . Construction started in 2004, the first residents arrived in 2007, and by 2008 development of the new canal district had been completed. The general concept for the area was developed by Sjoerd Soeters and Arkitema, with inspiration from the artificial island residential development in Amsterdam. Arkitema also developed
28-472: Is owned by Danish engineering company Cowi . The firm was founded in 1969 as Arkitektgruppen Aarhus by five students from the Aarhus School of Architecture after they won a competition for the design of an expansion of Køge Town Hall . They were Helge Tindal, Ole Nielsson, Michael Harrebæk, Eriling Stadager and Lars Due. Today Arkitema Architects has 14 partners. In 1990, Arkitektgruppen Aarhus won
35-765: The Nykredit Architecture Prize . In 2003 the firm changed its name to Arkitema Architects and in 2004 it merged with AA Arkitekter to be able to expand internationally. In 2011, as part of its continued efforts to grow on the Scandinavian market, Arkitema Architects acquired majority ownership of Swedish Dot Arkitekter. In 2015 Arkitema Architects opened an office in Oslo , Norway. In late 2018, Danish consultant and engineering company Cowi bought Arkitema Architects. Arkitema Architects includes an urban design department (Arkitema Urban Design) and
42-654: The design of each island. The result is lively and imaginative block housing, highly diverse in appearance. Arkitema Arkitema Architects is a Danish architectural firm headquartered in Aarhus , with branch offices in Copenhagen , Malmö , Stockholm and Oslo. Arkitema Architects was founded in 1969 in Aarhus, and nowadays has about 400 employees with its main activity in Scandinavia . Arkitema Architects
49-406: The shell structures. To ensure a varied cityscape, inspired by Copenhagen vernacular architecture from around 1900, the facades of individual townhouses were designed by 20 different Danish architecture firms. Arkitema drew up a list of rules governing the materials used, colours, and the proportions of the facade designs. It was also decided that at least five different firms had to be involved in
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