BIG’s 8 House in Copenhagen wins the 2010 Scandinavian Green Roof Award

BIG architects: 8 house - under construction


'8 house' by BIG architects in copenhagen, denmark


'8 house' by danish practice
bjarke ingels group, is under construction for completion
in early october this year. also known simply as 'big house', the 60,000 m2 residential project
is located in the city of ørestad, a developing area in copenhagen, denmark. consisting
of 475 units varying from 65 to 144 m2, '8 house' is designed to accommodate families in all
steps of life--big, small, growing, or shrinking.



view from the water
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photographer: ty strange



terrace view of residential unit
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photographer: ty strange



south facade
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seier+seier



ramp to the first courtyard
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seier+seier



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seier+seier



south end in construction
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seier+seier



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seier+seier


the project is partly influenced by the classic townhouse but, instead of using the usual
block formation, the assembly follows a layered orientation: the apartments and gardens
are placed on top of commercial and trade layers, which provide services at the base of
the building. to provide each units with an individualistic quality of their own, the '8 house'
is pulled up in the north east corner and pushed down in the south west, ensuring an ample
amount of sunlight, fresh air, and views of kalvebod fælled. the figure eight configuration
of the building creates a moment of synergy as well as two distinct spaces in the courtyard.
a 500 m2 communal facility is placed at the centre of the intersection while a 9 meter wide
passageway at the same point connects the two surrounding urban spaces outside of
the residential project: the park to the west and the channels to the east.

to maximize a sense of community for the future inhabitants, the architecture weaves
the shared facilities throughout the whole building from ground level to roof. a system of gardens,
trees and paths provide a branch of access points to these programs, ending at the 11 storey-high
rooftop where you can enjoy a view of the copenhagen canal.



diagram

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model
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courtyard
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terraces overlooking the water
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rendered bird's-eye view
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looking down in to one of the courtyard
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walkway
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rampway connecting the base with the rest of the building
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north east corner
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south west corner, near the waters
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rendered interior view
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aerial shot of the construction site
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photographer: dragor lufthaven



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photographer: dragor lufthaven



BIG's 8 House in Copenhagen wins the 2010 Scandinavian Green Roof Award

Completing its trilogy of housing projects in Oerestad with the same client, BIG + green roof contractor Veg Tech receives the award for 8 House's 1,700 sq m sloping green roof. The Scandinavian Green Roof Association based in Malmo, Sweden awarded the Best Green Roof in Scandinavia at an award ceremony at the 8 House in Oerestad, Copenhagen.

Since 2000, the association has promoted an increased use of green roofs in Scandinavia and created numerous working examples at its Malmo address. In addition the association and its members educate the positive impact of green roofs on urban ecology, and provide inspiration for legislation and building standards.

The moss‐sedum roof of 8 House covers a long, steep and sloping roof surface descending 11 floors downward to the edge of a canal in Oerestad South opening up the interior courtyard to a view of the protected open spaces of Kalvebod Faelled. The 60,000 sq m mixed‐use development is designed in the form of a figure 8 by manipulating the housing typology most often found in Copenhagen. The massing steps up and down depending on access to daylight and views and is broken into four programmatic bars of retail and housing.

Green spaces upon the roof and within the courtyard are strategically placed to reduce the urban heat island effect as well as providing a visual relief to the inhabitants. The first residents have already moved in while the building will be finally completed by 1st of October 2010. Bjarke Ingels of BIG commented: "The parts of the green roof that remain were seen by the client as integral to the building as they are visible from the ground. These not only provide the environmental benefits that we all know come from green roofs, but also add to the visual drama and appeal of the sloping roofs and rooftop terrace in between."

8 House credit list
Client: St. Frederikslund Holding
Architect: BIG ‐ Bjarke Ingels Group
Green Roof Contractor: Veg Tech A/S
Collaborators: Hoepfner Partners, Moe & Brodsgaard, KLAR

BIG architects: 8 house wins green award


'8 house' by BIG architects in copenhagen, denmark
all images courtesy of BIG architects
photographer: ulrik reeh


The
scandinavian green roof association has awarded '8 house' by danish firm bjarke ingels group
as the 'best green roof in the scandinavia'. based in oerestad, copenhagen, the project is one
of a trilogy of housing projects with the same client that the architecture office has completed
in collaboration with green roof contractor,
veg tech.

'BIG has demonstrated a very clear and conscious use of the green roof, successfully
integrating it into the visual identity of the building - something which was seen in BIG's
green roof award application last year with the M2 houses, but on a much grander scale'

- louis lundberg, scandinavian green roof association's superintendent

'8 house' features a 1,700 m2 sloping moss-sedum roof which covers a surface descending
11 storeys to the edge of a canal in oerestad south. strategically placed to reduce the urban
heat island effect, the design of the 60,000 m2 mixed-use development fully incorporates
the green element into its architecture.

'the parts of the green roof that remain were seen by the client as integral to the building
as they are visible from the ground. these not only provide the environmental benefits
that we all know come from green roofs, but also add to the visual drama and appeal
of the sloping roofs and rooftop terrace in between.'
-bjarke ingels

the first residents have already moved in to the building. the project is expected to be
fully completed by the 1st of october.



moss-sedum roof



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