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landscape studio
2016
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Harrestrup Commons
Riparian habitats are created along Harrestrup Å, supporting a rich and thriving wildlife while preserving the many valuable mature trees. Visual, physical and mental access enable urban dwellers to be active actors of metropolitan nature and gain from its psychological and physical benefits. and accessible to all dwellers in the city, the park design responds, conserves and rearticulates existing deep structures whilst connecting and bonding with its surrounding context. Furthermore the strengthening of existing activity hubs as well as adding new program areas creates an opportunity for a rich and inclusive cultural layer to emerge throughout the park.
landscape elements. Accommodating a stormwater water management agenda with areas set aside to sustain flooding of varying degree further remodels the existing park structure and a design language of islands starts to emerge. Elevated areas established with mature trees cross over into depressions that allow for continuous change and reinterpretation by the varying water levels. The ecotone between wet and dry provides habitats for increased biodiversity. Signature
Trees and islands Harrestrup Commons is a vision for an inclusive Metropolitan Nature that reawakens a stretch of existing green spaces in the southwest of Copenhagen. The redesign aims at creating a robust park for a wide range of people and activities whilst simultaneously creating a habitat for a thriving flora and fauna. Driven by the vision of making natural resources available
A diverse coverage of existing mature trees throughout the site is one of the deep structures providing the park with a valuable spatial quality as well as a habitat for a multitude of species and natural services. Therefore keeping most of the existing trees whilst allowing for some clearing to emphasize visual and physical connections as well as a more varied landscape experience is the main driver influencing the transformation of the remaining
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“ Harrestrup Å will be a destination as well as a sequence in a journey ” trees with a unique form or an important position are emphasised and given space to act as special solitary trees.
Harrestrup Å
Despite currently being mostly cana-
lised and often not accessible, Harrestrup Å is another of the area’s deep structures and thus has great potential. Allowing the stream to adopt a naturalistic flow further emphasises the island design language. Additionally, water in its varying appearances becomes experienceable in certain areas whilst restricting human access to others, allowing nature to prosper undisturbed.
A park for all
The planned path system consists of a generous main path combining bicycle and pedestrian traffic, providing an efficient north-south connection. A secondary path system invites to investigate the landscape on a more intimate level and discover the park’s varying island characters ranging from wildflower meadow, activity areas and enclosed private spots. The secondary paths system also provides ample opportunity to access and move across
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Single-family houses
Sydkærsvej
Fraxinus Allé
1.0 Buffer
Permanent stream
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Signature poplar Island
Occasional stream
Signature oak
1.0 Island of densified existing trees with meadow understorey
Permanent stream
Meadow island
Occasional Buffer Path, cycle stream lane and formal entrance
Signature birch Existing trees
Entrance through social housing with signature tree
Section A-A’ 1:1000 - Varying water levels continuously modify the spatial feeling. Group 1: Anna Sofia Falkentoft rjn130, Alex Michl qfk593, Zenia Mølgaard Schmidt lzg382, Rachel Subtil dmw241