NORDHAVNEN (Copenhagen, Denmark)


In 2008 CPH City and Port Development launched an open international ideas competition about the development of Nordhavnen (the northern part of the harbor in Copenhagen). The 3 winning urban designs presented a structure plan for Nordhavnen and a detailed development plan for Inner Nordhavnen. In 2014 the development of the Inner Nordhavnen has already started and  CPH City and Port Development expects that this part will be fully developed in 2025. The structure plan should be designed more detailed. Therefore it is necessary to rethink and to redesign the structure plan for Nordhavnen.

This is exactly what we asked you in this project:  Redo, rethink and redesign the competition from 2008 by focusing on the “structure plan area” of Nordhavnen. (excluding Inner Nordhavnen). Make a new spatial concept of the area, develop a structure plan of the area and design a detailed development plan of parts of it.

You are requested to submit a spatial concept for the urban development of Nordhavnen and to illustrate it in an overall structure plan for the entire Nordhavnen and in a detailed development plan for parts of it. In addition, you are requested to present a strategy for the realization of those plans.

Partners

Saxion University of Applied Sciences, department of urban design
Rita Justesen, Head of Planning at Copenhagen City & Port Development

Design week 2: visiting the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam

Design weeks

The first design week is on the project site in Copenhagen. We start with a guided tour in Nordhavnen to visit the realization of phase 1 and to get lectures by the project team of CPH. After that you develop a concept of your design. The lunch breaks will be used for short excursions into the city on various topics. In the second design week we visit Maasvlakte 2 as reference project of a recent harbor extension in the Netherlands.

Course contents

Competencies:
In this Urban Nomads program you will develop  6 professional competencies: Concept, Urban Design, Analysis, Urban Research, Urban Strategy, Being aware of surroundings.
During 1 semester you will work continuously and integrally on these competencies. You work individual and you will get weekly feedback in classes on your products. This project includes 2 design weeks and a final presentation.

Feedback on products:
Once a week you get individual feedback on the design products in the studio of Urban Nomads (location, day and time have to be announced)

Final presentation:
At the end of the course you will present your project to professionals.

Portfolio:
After the final presentation your portfolio will be accessed by certificated assessors on the 6 competencies. You will receive a certificate
Design week 1: meeting with Copenhagen City & Port Development

Results

Final presentation:
At the end of the course you present a urban design for Nordhavnen which consists a least in a:
Structure plan of Nordhavnen
Development plan of Nordhavnen
Details of the development plan in 1:500
A model of Nordhavnen in 1:5000 / 1:2000
Urban design for Nordhavnen by T. Lozeji

Schedule

Concept schedule spring term (March –June)   Holydays:  Eastern, Pentecost, Kings day  3x 1 week
                     March                        April                             May                           June                 
week 1         introduction            research                      design                      design
week 2        analysis                     design                         design                      design
week 3        design week 1          design                         design                      presentation
week 4        concept                    design week 2            design                     assessment

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Period:
2014 spring term

Work load:
40 hours per week

Costs
€ 4800.-