Nordhavn definitely appealed to me more than Orestad. A big part of that is scale. Another part is that it seemed less out to impress me with “oh wow” buildings. Especially when those buildings are set apart (“big buildings in … Continue reading Nordhavn (viii): some miscellany
UN City is a large 8-armed star-shaped building that consolidates all the suffering UN staff in Copenhagen into a single location. The surrounding residential buildings were all low rise, with intimate courtyards. Very much in the style promoted by the … Continue reading Nordhavn (vii) UN City and the Jan Gehl school of development
The developers of Nordhavn promise “new architectural masterpieces each year”. Let’s look at a few of them. For convenience, a bunch of them were clustered together. This struck me as part of the “branding” that seems to dominate so much … Continue reading Nordhavn (vi): Yes, there is starchitecture too
There were a number of apartment buildings on the inside streets with courtyards. These are similar in style to what has been built on LeBreton Flats and will be built on Zibi. I wandered into this one: Bike sheds lined … Continue reading Nordhavn v, courtyard apartments
The apartment units directly facing the water appeared larger and of higher amenity than those on the interior streets. They had interesting views of the active harbour and other neighbourhoods, and of course, the water. The “harbour” at Copenhagen … Continue reading Nordhavn iv, mid rise harbourfront living
Several buildings and streets in Nordhavn had a relationship to the sidewalk not seen in Ottawa. I saw similar buildings in Amsterdam too (subject to a future series…). The ground floor units are right up close to the edge of … Continue reading Nordhavn iii, low rise, sidewalk living
There were a few — very few at this time — townhouse-type units that I saw at Nordhavn development zone, Copenhagen. This is not unexpected, as (man-made) land this close to the downtown is very valuable. Nonetheless, they add variety … Continue reading Nordhavn (ii) low rise townhouses
I must confess I found Orestad new urban area rather exhausting; the Nordhavn development area was much more enticing. Some of it is scale … Nordhavn has a high percentage of low apartment buildings and inviting, very well executed public … Continue reading Nordhavn (part i) Copenhagen, Dk
