University of Washington - College of Built Environment, Scan|Design Foundation
Ecological Urbanism Studio - 10 weeks
Instructors: Nancy Rottle, Jim Nicholls, Bill Estes, Louise Grassov
Year: 2016
Collaborators: Jack Alderman, Kevin Van Meter, Tatyana Vashchenko
The ScanDesign studio combines international study experience with multi-disciplinary collaboration on urban design projects. Before the studio, we traveled to Copenhagen, Denmark to visit the city through its people-centered urban design lens.
The City of Copenhagen is currently focusing on three primary initiatives: urban renewal for select identified neighborhoods; climate adaptation interventions to alleviate flooding, heat island, and biodiversity impacts; and incorporation of urban nature – with an integration of these three initiatives as an overarching goal.
Nørrebro is a neighborhood in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is a vibrant and diverse neighborhood but lacks urban ecology, climate adaptation, and social infrastructure. Our site is split by two edges, one physical and one municipal. A rail line divides the site but also demarcates the edge between two neighborhoods. Our design, Nørrebro Plads, shifts and dissolves these edges utilizing a multi-functional approach that is playful yet innovative. This proposal aims to provide rich public space that merges climate-conscious design and aesthetic definition.
context (image by Jack Alderman)
site location
design language
site plan (Image by Kevin Van Meter)
configuration of the canopy
canopy section
perspective view of the bicycle parking structure (Image by Tatyana Vashchenko)
perspective view of market hall (Image by Tatyana Vashchenko)
