COPENHILL by Bjarke Ingels - A powerplant that is also a playground and hangout destination

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it's also interesting how the panel sizes of the glass and aluminum for the building envelope are done the most efficient modular way, probably with minimal cuts, and just folding the full size panels for most of the plant boxes

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Yeah. Still feels humongous. I felt a bit alienated with the scale but I think that is part of what makes it unique. The modules can work both ways. Collectively it is expresses monstrosity/- since there are just so many of them. As a detail, it breaks the sheer size of it. The effect of the modules against the sun is not seen. It would have been dramatic if the weather was cooperative. Even if it is gloomy, in person, it is quite striking.

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Wow it's interesting to have this journey of discovery for us through your camera! What an experience! All these experiences including arrival and clarity of access is a lesson for us designers. I was just hoping they would have better landscaping but i understand these may be the endemic and sustainable foliage available to the area

[@archilablife]

Glad you enjoyed it! That’s my goal. Raw vlog for the raw experience of the raw state of the architecture. RAWr! Hahah on a serious note, I kind of like the foliage. I saw these in Sweden as well that’s why I concluded that it may be a Scandinavian kind of natural landscape. Raw again hehe the wayfinding can be improved. It can done ina raw manner anyway.

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I think the beams terminating at the top edges were meant to be seating when you get tired from climbing or going down from the steps hehe

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Yeah some of it are actually usable. Like the windows. It has some space like a cupboard. You can store can goods, and behind it is the city view hahaha just kidding

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ah i wasn't aware Copenhill was a precursor to another urban design competition, which project was it?

[@archilablife]

I forgot na e. But it is supposed to be within the city center of CPH. It is a mall as far as I can remember . This turned out better since the contrast between typologies is more pronounced.