KU Landscape Planning 2013 - Proces Diary

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Landscape architecture students in the city of Steel - Frederiksvrk

Landscape Planning 2013

STEELSCAPEPROCESS DIARY

The unique historical site that de-fines Frederiksvrk, its relation to Arres and Roskilde Fjord, the significant coastal landscape be-hind the main pedestrian street and the canal has drawn attention to teachers and researchers from The University of Copenhagen. Consequently the University has organized a planning laboratory in Frederiksvrk. The student projects will be a supplement to the competition that takes place later this year.

Until the end of June 60-65 stu-dents from Denmark and the world will be working intensively with a transformation of Frederiksvrk.

The overall design question is how Frederiksvrk can be trans-formed within the following themes;

1. The connection between the water and the urban environment. Sustainable landscapes.

2. The urban spaces and their mutual relations. Climate and rec-reational space.3. Accessandidentity.Affilia-

tion.The aim is to work with both

innovative and traditional solu-tions in a design for a sustainable urban process in Frederiksvrk. Throughout the course at team of Landscape architects, teachers and researchers from The University of Copenhagen will follow and sup-port their work.

The studio entail travel, res-hearch andfieldwork into awiderange of exemplaty sites in Barce-lona, Spain.

This paper will work as the stu-

dents dairy, where they each week upload their work, to share with orthers and to show the overall process of their work. One spread corresponds to one week of group work. In the end, this paper will show how the students have gone fromanalysingandfindinga con-cept in week one, to having a com-plete masterplan and design pro-posal in the end of their journey throgh Frederiksvrk.

KolofonLandscape Planning 2013 - process diary

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Al-Khumisi, Dawid-Rami

Andersen, Martin Hedevang

Alsing, Jette

Balle, Marie Lene Aalund

Bech, Camilla Kristensen

Braae, Ellen

Brincker,Sofie

Claringbould, Karen

Coffic,VirginieLe

Dam, Torben

De Gorostarzu, Pauline

Elleby, Esben

Ellerbk, Anna Gerd Skaaning

Ganderup, Pi Maria

Gertsen, Gitte Adler

Goncalves dos Santos, Andr

Goulart Fernandes, Ana Rita

Gramkow, Marie Christoffersen

Hansen, Maja Cecilie Aarup

Hansen, Marie Baastrup

Hansen, Peter Lundsgaard

Hare, Richard Andrew

Hellmann, Rebecca Johanna

Katharina

Hessner, Emma

Hjerl, Martin Lysholm

Horn, Carolina

Janjooa, Jaffer Naveed

Juncker, Christian Weber

Kalicinska, Monika

Kimer, Anine Svendsen

Kirk, Astrid Jakobsen

Kjr, Emilie Kjeldsen

Kristiansen, Sara Spencer

Larsen, Gorm Egdal

Larsen, Sune Harboe

Layer, Hannah

Loulie, Jennifer

Linnet, Jens

Merkel, Anders Skovgaard

Mosch, Michael

Muurbech, Mille Emilie

Mnster, Carina Thorsted

Mrch, Kirsti Reinsberg

Nemeth,CarolineSofieGrenaa

Nlsund, Ingrid

OSullivan, Colm

Oudenaarden, Sarah

Papadopoulou, Georgia

Pedersen, Niels-Christian

Mariager

Persson, Ellinor

Petersen, Laura Freyberg

Petersen, Line Berglund

Poulsen, Hanna Ancher

Roigart, Adam

Rosenlind, Jannik

Sparr, Rebecca

Steinarsdottir,Vigdis

Stevenson, Katie Margaret

Straathof, Roy

Sretun, Lovisa

Thunarf, Christian

Tomasiak, Marta

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Weaving Frederiksvaerk

Visualisation illustrating a new look Strandgade. A densified street with celebrating the historic and new built form. The key viewline of the Frederiks-vaek Church is retained and strengthened with the

Frederiksvaerk is a town that looks good on paper. It ticks many boxes when considering what makes a town intersting. What attracts people to visit, work and live.

It has a rich, diverse and multi-cultural heritage which is still evi-dent in its built form and people. The town is set in a diverse natural setting with both water and forest at its doorstep. It has the charm of a small village yet is home to 8000 people and serves a wider region-al catchement of 30,000 people. However when visiting and ana-lyising the town, something is not working. The Workitout studio will develop, test and seek a design solution throughout the duration of this course.

Our preliminary analysis indi-cates the key issues of the town in-clude: Lack of Town Centre or

heart for Frederiksvaerk; Poor connectivity with key

destination nodes and promi-

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By Rami, Sophie, Anders and Jennifer By Rami, Sophie, Anders and Jennifer

nent buildings in the town. Strong viewlines exist which are not reflected in the builtenvironment; and

The surrounding natural at-tributes of the town are poor intergrated.

Whats in a heart?

Through the initial analysis of the site, the historical heart of the Fred-eriksvaerk is still strong, however has been disconnected through the modern expansions of the town. The mainstreet shopping precinct

is anchored with a big box retail which causes further disconnect to both land uses and pedestrian per-meability. Ourfirstconceptistoexpandthe

heart of the centre further north, en-gaging both sides of the canal.This concept will see the big box retail offer dispersed in a new east-west

retail axis, engaging with the canal and reinvigorate the historic heart of Frederiksvaerk.

The new built form will be woven around some of the exitsing historic structures.

This concept seeks to create a true city centre, serving both the local residents, regional residential catchment and industrial areas.

The town heart is dis-connected

Concept Model 1 - Weaving Frederiksvaerk

Strengthen Viewlines The towns urban structure has in-directly created a number of strong viewlines that should be retained and enhanced through an expansion of the town centre. Key streets such as Strandgade and Vognmandsgade have buildings of historic signifi-cance acting as key anchors.

Our concept seeks to strengthen the existing viewlines and develop new view corrdiors.

The new view corrdiors will pro-vide a framwork the new urban structure of the town.

Nature_urban_natureNature surrounds Frederiksvaerk. Anywhere you stand and look around, you will get a glimpse of the lake, the wetlands, the fjord or the forest. All is admired from a far.They are intimidating natural elements to its citizens, which they rarely visit.

Current perspective of Strandgade from the Caravan Park, with the Fred-eriksvaerk Church in the background.

When walking through these ele-vatedforestareas,therearesignifi-cant views of the town, the water and the industry. Another attribute of the town. Denmark is a relative-lyflatcountry,howeverFrederiks-vaerkhassomesignficanthillspro-viding amazing views which shoul d be further explored.Ourfinalconceptforthisproject

seeks to bring nature down to the peoples level and better integrate it with the town. It also seeks to intergrate the wetlands and natural sections of the canal with the town.

Figures above illustrate the Town Heart Overall Strategy - the role of the Frederiksvaerk town centre, within a regional context, connecting with surrounding land uses.

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Weaving Frederiksvaerk


Frederiksvaerk is a town that looks good on paper. It ticks many boxes when considering what makes a town intersting. What attracts people to visit, work and live.

It has a rich, diverse and multi-cultural heritage which is still evi-dent in its built form and people. The town is set in a diverse natural setting with both water and forest at its doorstep. It has the charm of a small village yet is home to 8000 people and serves a wider region-al catchement of 30,000 people. However when visiting and ana-lyising the town, something is not working. The Workitout studio will develop, test and seek a design solution throughout the duration of this course.

Our preliminary analysis indi-cates the key issues of the town in-clude: Lack of Town Centre or

heart for Frederiksvaerk; Poor connectivity with key

destination nodes and promi-

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nent buildings in the town. Strong viewlines exist which are not reflected in the builtenvironment; and

The surrounding natural at-tributes of the town are poor intergrated.

Whats in a heart?

Through the initial analysis of the site, the historical heart of the Fred-eriksvaerk is still strong, however has been disconnected through the modern expansions of the town. The mainstreet shopping precinct

is anchored with a big box retail which causes further disconnect to both land uses and pedestrian per-meability. Ourfirstconceptistoexpandthe

heart of the centre further north, en-gaging both sides of the canal.This concept will see the big box retail offer dispersed in a new east-west

retail axis, engaging with the canal and reinvigorate the historic heart of Frederiksvaerk.

The new built form will be woven around some of the exitsing historic structures.

This concept seeks to create a true city centre, serving both the local residents, regional residential catchment and industrial areas.

The town heart is dis-connected

Concept Model 1 - Weaving Frederiksvaerk

Strengthen Viewlines The towns urban structure has in-directly created a number of strong viewlines that should be retained and enhanced through an expansion of the town centre. Key streets such as Strandgade and Vognmandsgade have buildings of historic signifi-cance acting as key anchors.

Our concept seeks to strengthen the existing viewlines and develop new view corrdiors.

The new view corrdiors will pro-vide a framwork the new urban structure of the town.

Nature_urban_natureNature surrounds Frederiksvaerk. Anywhere you stand and look around, you will get a glimpse of the lake, the wetlands, the fjord or the forest. All is admired from a far.They are intimidating natural elements to its citizens, which they rarely visit.

Current perspective of Strandgade from the Caravan Park, with the Fred-eriksvaerk Church in the background.

When walking through these ele-vatedforestareas,therearesignifi-cant views of the town, the water and the industry. Another attribute of the town. Denmark is a relative-lyflatcountry,howeverFrederiks-vaerkhassomesignficanthillspro-viding amazing views which shoul d be further explored.Ourfinalconceptforthisproject

seeks to bring nature down to the peoples level and better integrate it with the town. It also seeks to intergrate the wetlands and natural sections of the canal with the town.

Figures above illustrate the Town Heart Overall Strategy - the role of the Frederiksvaerk town centre, within a regional context, connecting with surrounding land uses.


WEEK 1

Loosen the Noose


Does a city have only one heart? One central place of focus? One muscle that controls a whole body? Our initial analysis of Frederiksvaerk suggested that it lacked a focus - a city heart. What had historically been the heart, the driver of the town had been disconnected from the mod-ern expansions of the city. Our preliminary concept for Fred-eriksvaerk sought to strengthen the numerous precincts into one city heart, weaving a new na-ture and urban fabric.

However through spending a week in bustling Barcelona and the quaint old city of Girona, our team experienced numerous hearts within these cities, all with vary-ing functions, equally as important as one another, all working in har-mony.

We elected to go back to the drawing board by reviewing the other issues raised during our pre-liminary site visit, and inspiration gained through our study tour.

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Blockage and BarriersThere are two significant and vis-ible barriers in Frederiksvaerk, which have affected the urban framework of the city. The big box shopping centre and Peder Falsens Vej. At the junction of where these two entities meet creates a discon-nect of urban and nature in the city.Our concept seeks to allow nature

to follow its natural path and over-take this man-made imposition. The foundations of the shopping centre will provide a basis for a new green

social meeting space, adding to the cultural fabric and history of the town. It will continue to be an im-portant social meeting space for all people through simple, sympathetic urban interventions. The removal of the shopping centre will give the forest an opportunity to come in to the town, further strengthening the existing east-west natural axis.

Our analysis also illustrates that Peder Falsens Vej bisects the city. Our concept seeks to reduce the amount of dedicated road space, and revert it back to public space. Asphalt will be replaced by a per-meable textures such as cobble stone and paving treatments, with

Inviting people into nature through simple urban inverventions

its primary purpose of slowing the traffic down. Existing green spaces and new urban spaces will be created off this shared space spine, strengthening its connection through space.

Multifunctional SpacesA significant lesson learnt from the Barcelona study trip is that it is possible to create both beautiful and usable multifunctional spaces by combining urban elements with nature in a experimental fashion.Multifunctional spaces must take both people and the city into con-sideration. Our concepts have been influenced by our experiences in Parche Mil Lenari and Parc Miro. These parks illustrated how com-mercial, passive and recreational uses can work in harmony. Our concept seeks to introduce small urban interventions into the land-scape and terrain of Frederiksvaerk.

Nature, urban, natureNature surrounds Frederiksvaerk. Anywhere you stand and look

around, you will get a glimpse of the lake, the wetlands, the fjord or the forest. All is admired from a far. They are intimidating natural elements to its citizens, which they

rarely visit. When walking through these el-

evated forest areas, there are sig-nificant views of the town, the wa-ter and the industry. Denmark is a relatively flat country, however Frederiksvaerk has some signifi-

cant hills providing amazing views which should be further explored.

It is proposed that the steel and production history will be woven through these natural areas as the key material used in urban inter-ventions.

Our final concept for this project seeks to bring nature down to the peoples level and better integrate it with the town. Through small ur-ban interventions in the landscape such as terracing, furniture,

It also seeks to integrate the wet-lands and natural sections of the ca-nal with the town, with more veg-etation and crossing points. Concept Model Two strongly illustrating the east-west nature axis and

traffic calming of Peder Fasens Vej.

Street Section of the new look Peder Falsens Vej - reduced road space to make way for greater pedestrian space.Diagram One illustrates the key blockage of the city.

Diagram Two illustrating the XXX Concept, and its impact on a regional scale.

Its about nature over-taking man-made in-verventions

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Loosen the Noose


Does a city have only one heart? One central place of focus? One muscle that controls a whole body? Our initial analysis of Frederiksvaerk suggested that it lacked a focus - a city heart. What had historically been the heart, the driver of the town had been disconnected from the mod-ern expansions of the city. Our preliminary concept for Fred-eriksvaerk sought to strengthen the numerous precincts into one city heart, weaving a new na-ture and urban fabric.

However through spending a week in bustling Barcelona and the quaint old city of Girona, our team experienced numerous hearts within these cities, all with vary-ing functions, equally as important as one another, all working in har-mony.

We elected to go back to the drawing board by reviewing the other issues raised during our pre-liminary site visit, and inspiration gained through our study tour.

Group OneGroup One


Blockage and BarriersThere are two significant and vis-ible barriers in Frederiksvaerk, which have affected the urban framework of the city. The big box shopping centre and Peder Falsens Vej. At the junction of where these two entities meet creates a discon-nect of urban and nature in the city.Our concept seeks to allow nature

to follow its natural path and over-take this man-made imposition. The foundations of the shopping centre will provide a basis for a new green

social meeting space, adding to the cultural fabric and history of the town. It will continue to be an im-portant social meeting space for all people through simple, sympathetic urban interventions. The removal of the shopping centre will give the forest an opportunity to come in to the town, further strengthening the existing east-west natural axis.

Our analysis also illustrates that Peder Falsens Vej bisects the city. Our concept seeks to reduce the amount of dedicated road space, and revert it back to public space. Asphalt will be replaced by a per-meable textures such as cobble stone and paving treatments, with

Inviting people into nature through simple urban inverventions

its primary purpose of slowing the traffic down. Existing green spaces and new urban spaces will be created off this shared space spine, strengthening its connection through space.

Multifunctional SpacesA significant lesson learnt from the Barcelona study trip is that it is possible to create both beautiful and usable multifunctional spaces by combining urban elements with nature in a experimental fashion.Multifunctional spaces must take both people and the city into con-sideration. Our concepts have been influenced by our experiences in Parche Mil Lenari and Parc Miro. These parks illustrated how com-mercial, passive and recreational uses can work in harmony. Our concept seeks to introduce small urban interventions into the land-scape and terrain of Frederiksvaerk.

Nature, urban, natureNature surrounds Frederiksvaerk. Anywhere you stand and look

around, you will get a glimpse of the lake, the wetlands, the fjord or the forest. All is admired from a far. They are intimidating natural elements to its citizens, which they

rarely visit. When walking through these el-

evated forest areas, there are sig-nificant views of the town, the wa-ter and the industry. Denmark is a relatively flat country, however Frederiksvaerk has some signifi-

cant hills providing amazing views which should be further explored.

It is proposed that the steel and production history will be woven through these natural areas as the key material used in urban inter-ventions.

Our final concept for this project seeks to bring nature down to the peoples level and better integrate it with the town. Through small ur-ban interventions in the landscape such as terracing, furniture,

It also seeks to integrate the wet-lands and natural sections of the ca-nal with the town, with more veg-etation and crossing points. Concept Model Two strongly illustrating the east-west nature axis and

traffic calming of Peder Fasens Vej.

Street Section of the new look Peder Falsens Vej - reduced road space to make way for greater pedestrian space.Diagram One illustrates the key blockage of the city.

Diagram Two illustrating the XXX Concept, and its impact on a regional scale.

Its about nature over-taking man-made in-verventions


WEEK 2

of the nature anchors, closer to town-core new public spaces cre-ates recreational meetingpoints where nature and industrial history melts together, combined waterret-ention and multifunclocal drainage solutions and viewlines to the sea works as interpretations of wetland in a more cultivated context.

Four urban north/south corri-dors will be imposed within the na-

ture corridor. These urban corridors have been developed, based on the existing urban structure. These ar-eas will be the focus for new urban development and change in Fred-eriksvaerk.

The towns rich industrial heritage will be lightly woven through these transitional environments through public infrastructure ie. furniture and guiding rails by using steel as a material.

Defining EnvironmentsWalking 1 km in an east-west

Transitional Environments

A photographic analysis depicting the nature characteristics of Frederiksvaerk; the Forest (1), the Cultivated (2), the Urban (3) and the Wetlands (4), which will be inter-woven through Frederiksvaerk, creating a strong central core.

Transitional Environments seeks to weave the natural areas defining the edge of Frederiks-vaerk into the centre, strengthen-ing the towns core and identity, whilst celebrating its natural and cultural heritage.

Historically the structure of Fred-eriksvaerk ran in an east-west orien-tation following the river connect-ing the Roskilde Fjord and Arreso Lake, with much of its historic built form following this flow. The mod-ern expansions of the town have had a more north-south focus along key movement infrastructure such as the railway and road networks.

Three pillars of Fred-eriksvaerkFollowing on from our recent site visit and analysis of Frederiks-vaerk, three following elements de-fine the town:

Nature physically shapes the town to the east and west, with the Beech forests and ramsar wetlands.

Water is strongly defines the town by picturesque ca-nals and Lake Arreso and the Roskilde Fjord on the towns

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By Sophie, Rami, Anders and Jennifer By Sophie, Rami, Anders and Jennifer

periphery. Steel is the essence of Fred-

eriksvaerk. The town was founded in 1756 on the basis of steel production (gunpow-der, bullets and cannons), which continues to play a sig-nificant role in the towns his-toric identity and economy.

These important elements have been defined as the pillars of Frederiksvaerk, which will be carried through the design con-cept and its implementation.

The ConceptThis concept seeks to reinforce

this existing urban and nature structure by adding new layers to Frederiksvaerks framework. The three main nature characteristics of Frederiksvaerk - the forest, the cultivated and the wetlands will be interlaced in varying densities, in an east-west direction, through the centre of town. The two key na-ture anchors, the forest and wet-lands will be further enhanced and pedestrian accessibility improved. Along this east-west nature corri-dor small interactions like board-walks strengthens the experience

Frederiksvaerk is unique in containing multiple en-vironments within a 20 minute walk.

Concept Plan.

direction takes the user through multiple environments in Fred-eriksvaerk; forest, urban, cultivated and wetlands. This is a significant attribute of Frederiksvaerk, which this concept seeks to reinforce. Frederiksvaerk characteristics can be defined as:

The forest containing pre-dominately Beech trees of varying ages to the east;

The cultivated which pre-dominately include fruit trees, an orchard, cherry blos-soms and cut hedges and con-trolled nature located through the urban strips.

The urban areas will have steel introduced as design el-ements.

The wetlands located on the west edge of town, con-sisting of plants, trees, grass-es, shrubs etc. adapted to wet habitats.

This concept seeks to interlace these special nature characteristics in an east-west structure through the town. Elements of forest, wetland and cultivated environ-ments will be present along the south-north-axis, strengthening its core and identity.

Concept diagrams. Wetland and forest (1), Urban strips (2) Buildings within the urban strips (3), The urban spaces in between the buildings (4).

Wetland (open)

Forest (less dense)

Forest (Medium dense)

Forest (Dense)

Urban (open, cultivated)

Urban (dense, cultivated)

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of the nature anchors, closer to town-core new public spaces cre-ates recreational meetingpoints where nature and industrial history melts together, combined waterret-ention and multifunclocal drainage solutions and viewlines to the sea works as interpretations of wetland in a more cultivated context.

Four urban north/south corri-dors will be imposed within the na-

ture corridor. These urban corridors have been developed, based on the existing urban structure. These ar-eas will be the focus for new urban development and change in Fred-eriksvaerk.

The towns rich industrial heritage will be lightly woven through these transitional environments through public infrastructure ie. furniture and guiding rails by using steel as a material.

Defining EnvironmentsWalking 1 km in an east-west

Transitional Environments

A photographic analysis depicting the nature characteristics of Frederiksvaerk; the Forest (1), the Cultivated (2), the Urban (3) and the Wetlands (4), which will be inter-woven through Frederiksvaerk, creating a strong central core.

Transitional Environments seeks to weave the natural areas defining the edge of Frederiks-vaerk into the centre, strengthen-ing the towns core and identity, whilst celebrating its natural and cultural heritage.

Historically the structure of Fred-eriksvaerk ran in an east-west orien-tation following the river connect-ing the Roskilde Fjord and Arreso Lake, with much of its historic built form following this flow. The mod-ern expansions of the town have had a more north-south focus along key movement infrastructure such as the railway and road networks.

Three pillars of Fred-eriksvaerkFollowing on from our recent site visit and analysis of Frederiks-vaerk, three following elements de-fine the town:

Nature physically shapes the town to the east and west, with the Beech forests and ramsar wetlands.

Water is strongly defines the town by picturesque ca-nals and Lake Arreso and the Roskilde Fjord on the towns

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By Sophie, Rami, Anders and Jennifer By Sophie, Rami, Anders and Jennifer

periphery. Steel is the essence of Fred-

eriksvaerk. The town was founded in 1756 on the basis of steel production (gunpow-der, bullets and cannons), which continues to play a sig-nificant role in the towns his-toric identity and economy.

These important elements have been defined as the pillars of Frederiksvaerk, which will be carried through the design con-cept and its implementation.

The ConceptThis concept seeks to reinforce

this existing urban and nature structure by adding new layers to Frederiksvaerks framework. The three main nature characteristics of Frederiksvaerk - the forest, the cultivated and the wetlands will be interlaced in varying densities, in an east-west direction, through the centre of town. The two key na-ture anchors, the forest and wet-lands will be further enhanced and pedestrian accessibility improved. Along this east-west nature corri-dor small interactions like board-walks strengthens the experience

Frederiksvaerk is unique in containing multiple en-vironments within a 20 minute walk.

Concept Plan.

direction takes the user through multiple environments in Fred-eriksvaerk; forest, urban, cultivated and wetlands. This is a significant attribute of Frederiksvaerk, which this concept seeks to reinforce. Frederiksvaerk characteristics can be defined as:

The forest containing pre-dominately Beech trees of varying ages to the east;

The cultivated which pre-dominately include fruit trees, an orchard, cherry blos-soms and cut hedges and con-trolled nature located through the urban strips.

The urban areas will have steel introduced as design el-ements.

The wetlands located on the west edge of town, con-sisting of plants, trees, grass-es, shrubs etc. adapted to wet habitats.

This concept seeks to interlace these special nature characteristics in an east-west structure through the town. Elements of forest, wetland and cultivated environ-ments will be present along the south-north-axis, strengthening its core and identity.

Concept diagrams. Wetland and forest (1), Urban strips (2) Buildings within the urban strips (3), The urban spaces in between the buildings (4).

Wetland (open)

Forest (less dense)

Forest (Medium dense)

Forest (Dense)

Urban (open, cultivated)

Urban (dense, cultivated)

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WEEK 3

Framing Fredriksvrk

First Visualisation of the framing routes throughout Fredriksvaerk. A crossingpoint of two frames at the City Center.

The initial concept of the frames in Fredriksvaerk

Our individual models gave us a lot of inspiration about Fred-eriksvaerk design concept. We combined all ideas and analyzed indicated problems. During dis-cussion we focused both on local spots and large scale issues. We looked for main paths, impor-tant, characteristic areas and significant points. Finding con-nections and identity, showing structure and nature were our main focuses.

Inspired by the Bjarke Ingels Group and their project Stockholm-sporten, we thought about locating an enormous structure in the mid-dle of the city. The aim of this con-struction would be a reflection of surrounding beautiful area, nature and landscape. A tower, wooded hill, balloon or modern structure would arouse interest among peo-ple.

Another idea which came out from brainstorming process was usage of lights in order to empha-size outside shape of the city and landscape. Lights would be in in-

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By Alicja , Camilla, Martin & Sarah

visible for birds and other animals and will not have any influence on wild life.

Finally we agreed on common concept: in our model we would like to highlight local history, show different stories of the Frederiks-vaerk and solve ongoing issues mentioned above.

First part of the modelling proc-ess was finding hot spots - places that are already important for citi-zens, touristic places and other in-teresting or meaningful sites. Next we created new spots in different parts of the city, which would be-come part of our project. We con-nected selected points and those created paths formed four frames crossing each other. Each frame had individual pattern and style vis-ible up close and from afar.

With this concept the central part of the city will be more compre-hensible and engaging. There will be connection between various ar-eas and new public spaces will be arranged.

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Looking through the city

Overview picture of the concept

The frames cuts through eachothers and makes interesting junctions

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We would like to high-light local history

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WEEK 1

Find your way !

First Visualisation of the framing routes throughout Fredriksvaerk. A crossingpoint of two frames at the City Center.

The initial concept of the frames in Fredriksvrk

The different areas will be experienced around the city.

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By Martin Andersen, Camilla Bech, Alicja Koloszyc, Sarah Oudenaarden

The aim of the project is to breathe new life into the city of Frederiksvrk as a phenomenon of cultural history and as part of existing qualities of the landscape.

Frederiksvrk is a city with a wide-spread history visible all over the city. At the same time the land-scape provided lots of beautiful sites, such as tree covered hills sur-rounding the city and an amazing shoreline to the Roskilde Fjord.

Despite all these qualities the city still lacks something. It seems like early urban planning has failed and divided city into smaller uncon-nected areas. It is easy to get lost in the city and there are not many landmarks to use for orientation.

To reconnect the city it is neces-sary to acknowledge the qualities and define the missing links. As the urban planner Kevin Lynch sug-gests paths, edges, districts, nodes and landmarks are important to have an understandable city for its citizens. The pattern of the existing qualities according to this theory has helped us to define areas where there was a need of intervention.

By framing different parts of the area, we are able to map the points of interests. The frames are turned into and organic carpet which re-connects and embraces the city. Putting in new structures that re-peats themself along the routes we can obtain our goal. We will use commonly known urban in-ventories such as trees, hedges, light poles, bollards, trash cans etc.

The paths create very interest-ing voids, which also calls for attraction, but in a later stage. This gives the municipality sug-gestions for locating further de-velopment. This project starts a process of a better and easier un-derstandable city of Frederiksvrk.


Section of bridging and connecting the city.

References of paths

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By Martin Andersen, Camilla Bech, Alicja Koloszyc, Sarah Oudenaarden

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Mission ImpossibleTo step out of the frames we fo-cussed upon last weeks, we turned back to the idea to our first and most important thoughts about Fredriksvrk; its morpho-logical position in the landscape, ehanced by the hills and the water of the lakes coming in by the river. The important nodes, concluding to our analysis, are part of experienc-ing this surrounding nature and will be unifying the city when connect-

Fredriksnetvrk

Masterplan of Fredriksvrk showing the network of hotspots bound together by landscape structural routes.

Conceptproces: from framing zones to connecting frames of intervention.

The network city: connected hotspots with guiding landmarks.

The guiding view to the church and changing landscapes along the route.

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Section of Fredriksrk showing the visual connections and landscape patterns changing along these connections.

Frederiksvrk is a city with a widespread history visible all over the city. At the same time the landscape provides lots of beau-tiful sites, such as tree covered hills surrounding the city and a shoreline to the Roskilde Fjord. The current situation is lack-ing a visible structure in the city.

To structure Fredriksvrk a network is designed for the city to connect identity points reflect-

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By Alicja Koloszyc, Martin Hedevang Andersen, Camilla Bech and Sarah Oudenaarden

ing the underlying landscape structure. To reconnect the city it is necessary to acknowledge the qualities and define the missing links. As the urban planner Kevin Lynch suggests paths, edges, dis-tricts, nodes and landmarks are important to have an under-standable city for its citizens. The pattern of the existing quali-ties according to this theory has helped us to define areas where there was a need of intervention.

ed in the network of hotspots. Our process developed from framing specific zones to connecting frames of intervention in the inner city.

The ConceptFocussing on the experience of this variety of nature by man we intro-duce the concept of a network with-

the city next to the shopping mall.

HotspotsThe existing points in Frederiks-vrk, which can give the city a new asset to develop along, are:

- the Shopping mall square- the entrance to the Hill-route- a Viewpoint over the city- the Station- the Shoreline

To make the network there is a need for a new hotspot, which can redirect and distribute the inhabit-ants and visitors. The central placed hotspot is a reflection point of the morphological position of Freder-iksvrk. Since it is the centre of the zones it will be designed reflect-ing the map of Fredriksvrk, in-troducing the landscape structures departing from this crossing point towards the hotspots and visible by the landmarks.

The linking landscape As a carpet a connecting landscape is spread out on the city. Reach-ing each hotspot and joining them in the central reflection point. The linking landscape open up the city and make interesting paths, ready to be explored. The path consist of structures that reflects the existing landscape. The build-up area will mime the scale and characteristics of the existing. Tree sorts are cho-sen according the existing habitat and paths offer better connections and new spaces to be developed.

Further DevelopmentsNext week we are planning on defin-ing the actual form of the landscape structures along the routes, also we will focus on designing the hotspots and squares. The network map will change into a more detailed map.

From framing zones to connect-ing frames of intervention

in the city with nature in a guiding role. What started as a concept with frames to connect hotspots, the hotspots turned out to be the frames of interest themselves. In order to bind these hotspots together, the structures consist of landscape el-ements defined in three different zones; the hills, the forest and the lower grassland. The use of mor-phology and the height differences are a tool to guide to a variety of interesting destinations for both inhabitants and visitors of Fre-driksvrk. To conclude, excavating the morphology in the city to link hotspots will guide people and make entire city coherent. The design of the master plan can be summarized in four layers of different scales.

Layers:- Typology zones (large scale structure)- Landmarks (single elements)-Hotspots (urban/natural fabric)-The linking landscape

Typology zonesTo experience your position in the landscape, a tool with corre-sponding elements for each zone is used to design the hotspots/squares and the linking land-scape structures. For example, for a structure in the hill-zone, pines are used as vegetation and in the forest-zone deciduous trees.

LandmarksVisual connections are an im-portant component of the over-all master plan. On the squares or connection-points, landmarks are made visible to continue your way in the right direction. Guided by the visual connection of the high-er points as the chimney and the church tower, you are naturally ledthrough the city. We introduce new landmarks like a bridge be-tween the hills and landscape ele-ments highlighting the entrance to


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Mission ImpossibleTo step out of the frames we fo-cussed upon last weeks, we turned back to the idea to our first and most important thoughts about Fredriksvrk; its morpho-logical position in the landscape, ehanced by the hills and the water of the lakes coming in by the river. The important nodes, concluding to our analysis, are part of experienc-ing this surrounding nature and will be unifying the city when connect-

Fredriksnetvrk

Masterplan of Fredriksvrk showing the network of hotspots bound together by landscape structural routes.

Conceptproces: from framing zones to connecting frames of intervention.

The network city: connected hotspots with guiding landmarks.

The guiding view to the church and changing landscapes along the route.

Ro maionse siminum dolut quo exceptatem re pratum fuga. Ut eturese-quam, consequam electatur asperessequi quam ent inturenem voloriost,

Section of Fredriksrk showing the visual connections and landscape patterns changing along these connections.

Frederiksvrk is a city with a widespread history visible all over the city. At the same time the landscape provides lots of beau-tiful sites, such as tree covered hills surrounding the city and a shoreline to the Roskilde Fjord. The current situation is lack-ing a visible structure in the city.

To structure Fredriksvrk a network is designed for the city to connect identity points reflect-

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ing the underlying landscape structure. To reconnect the city it is necessary to acknowledge the qualities and define the missing links. As the urban planner Kevin Lynch suggests paths, edges, dis-tricts, nodes and landmarks are important to have an under-standable city for its citizens. The pattern of the existing quali-ties according to this theory has helped us to define areas where there was a need of intervention.

ed in the network of hotspots. Our process developed from framing specific zones to connecting frames of intervention in the inner city.

The ConceptFocussing on the experience of this variety of nature by man we intro-duce the concept of a network with-

the city next to the shopping mall.

HotspotsThe existing points in Frederiks-vrk, which can give the city a new asset to develop along, are:

- the Shopping mall square- the entrance to the Hill-route- a Viewpoint over the city- the Station- the Shoreline

To make the network there is a need for a new hotspot, which can redirect and distribute the inhabit-ants and visitors. The central placed hotspot is a reflection point of the morphological position of Freder-iksvrk. Since it is the centre of the zones it will be designed reflect-ing the map of Fredriksvrk, in-troducing the landscape structures departing from this crossing point towards the hotspots and visible by the landmarks.

The linking landscape As a carpet a connecting landscape is spread out on the city. Reach-ing each hotspot and joining them in the central reflection point. The linking landscape open up the city and make interesting paths, ready to be explored. The path consist of structures that reflects the existing landscape. The build-up area will mime the scale and characteristics of the existing. Tree sorts are cho-sen according the existing habitat and paths offer better connections and new spaces to be developed.

Further DevelopmentsNext week we are planning on defin-ing the actual form of the landscape structures along the routes, also we will focus on designing the hotspots and squares. The network map will change into a more detailed map.

From framing zones to connect-ing frames of intervention

in the city with nature in a guiding role. What started as a concept with frames to connect hotspots, the hotspots turned out to be the frames of interest themselves. In order to bind these hotspots together, the structures consist of landscape el-ements defined in three different zones; the hills, the forest and the lower grassland. The use of mor-phology and the height differences are a tool to guide to a variety of interesting destinations for both inhabitants and visitors of Fre-driksvrk. To conclude, excavating the morphology in the city to link hotspots will guide people and make entire city coherent. The design of the master plan can be summarized in four layers of different scales.

Layers:- Typology zones (large scale structure)- Landmarks (single elements)-Hotspots (urban/natural fabric)-The linking landscape

Typology zonesTo experience your position in the landscape, a tool with corre-sponding elements for each zone is used to design the hotspots/squares and the linking land-scape structures. For example, for a structure in the hill-zone, pines are used as vegetation and in the forest-zone deciduous trees.

LandmarksVisual connections are an im-portant component of the over-all master plan. On the squares or connection-points, landmarks are made visible to continue your way in the right direction. Guided by the visual connection of the high-er points as the chimney and the church tower, you are naturally ledthrough the city. We introduce new landmarks like a bridge be-tween the hills and landscape ele-ments highlighting the entrance to


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focus points: The historic canal The green circle surrounding

Frederiksvrk, especially the connection between Fred-eriksvrk and the forest on the hills in the east.

The human made structures that start in the south of Fred-eriksvrk.

We discussed some interventions:- Create a route that leads visitors up to the hills to be able to overlook Frederiksvrk. - Leading cars around in order to make the town safer.- Improving the connections.- Make the green structure go more into the city.Furthermore we looked at reference images of waterfront areas and wet-lands with boardwalks.

Finally we made two sketches: In one of them the canal formed a lifeline for the city. In the second

Interweaving structures

Visualization of our concept at the moment.

On Thursday the 25th of April we started out picturing the models we made. After putting them up we found some similarities in the mod-els. The models are called Connec-tive landscapes, The blue route, Identity talks and Letting the water in. In Constantins, Hannas and Karens model the focus is on the space that is surrounded by the canal, it can be compared to an is-land or the heart of the city. In Millesmodelthecanalflowsfromeast to west and connects the city, like veins in a body. In all the mod-elsthewaterflowisdominating.

Problems and strengths for the site

After analyzing the old models we discussed the different models and the ideas behind it. We drew a new map which showed the weak-nesses of Frederiksvrk. We also

By Constantin Boes, Hanna A. Poulsen, Mille E. Muurbech, Karen Claringbould

identifiedtheproblems:- Aging of inhabitants- The rise of the water level-Busytrafficnorth-south- No clear (historical) centre- Water is not visible enough- History not shown enough- Lack of water in canal- Car domination-Difficulttonavigate- Spaces without quality- No access to the water

After we drew a map showing the strengths of the area and wrote them down:

- Industrial heritage- Cultural heritage- Romantic landscape- Water structure- Natural green circle surrounding Frederiksvrk

On Friday 26th each of us made several sketches. In all of the draw-ings 3 issues came forward as

sketch the canals form an organic shaped heart for Frederiksvrk. Thesecondsketchbecameourfinalmodel, where the main component is the canal, which has an organic shape and forms the heart of the area. Then the human made struc-tures come up from the south and intervene with the green structure coming from the east continuing to the west. This green structure has a graduation in height and density, becoming lower and less dense to-wards the west.

In the heart of the area different patches will be created. An organic grid will arise. This area will be the central area and the different struc-tures will come together here and interweave.

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Dynamical Frederiksvrk

Visualization showing the plaza located next to the Gjethuset

Our postcard send to DK

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tion for Frederiksvrk. First of all because it is an example of how housing can be integrated in a well-used recreational area. The wooden decks that are organically shaped stand in strong contrast with the strict contour of the buildings in the water. These decks lead the visitors of the park along and over the water and make it accessible. A caf and its terrace function as a meeting point and from here the area can be overlooked. Different social groups can meet in this park and children can play along the waterside and on the lawns with groups of trees which will provide shade. The good connection to the surrounding areas and the visible entrance are impor-tant for the popularity of this park.

DNA of FrederiksvrkFrederiksvrk is surrounded by green and blue areas. The main canal needs to be redesigned with respect to its historical structure to

DNA of Frederiksvrk: 1) History defines the new identity 2) Green and blue structures 3) Heart of the city

Frederiksvrk has a lot to offer, but its qualities can be highlight-ed more. Many elements in Fred-eriksvrk refer to its industrial history. The main canal forms one of these key elements, also the old workers houses are im-portant cultural heritage. These historical elements help to define the new identity of Frederiks-vrk.

Postcard from Barcelona

Placa del Migdia is a very useful reference and a source of inspira-

Placa del Migdia


Vegetation diagram showing the gradient in vegetation from east to west

Section a and b showing the DNA of Frederiksvrk, the locations of the sections are visible on the overview map.

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have a function for storm water management and to be more acces-sible for recreational purposes. The green areas surrounding Frederiks-vrk can be improved and put into a new larger green structure. Fred-eriksvrk has a working class cul-ture and is a multicultural society; a big accessible urban plaza is need-ed as a central meeting point for the city. It will connect various public spaces by its strategic placement in the city and its inviting shape.

3 new issues 1. History defines the newidentity- Maintaining and repeating the old workers houses- Steel industry: using and re-peating different steel elements throughout the city- redesigning the canal with respect of its historical structure2. Green and blue structure- Improving existing green areas- Combining the existing green ar-eas with a new large green structure- Creating an accessible and rec-reational canal- Connecting the city to the sea3. Heart of the city- Creating a big plaza that com-bines important lines in the city. The canal represents the new flowof life thatwillbepresent inFrederiksvrk. The space within the canal will be used for living, recreation, parking and storm water management. It will be very acces-sible by different bridges that form landmarks in Frederiksvrk. These bridges can be seen throughout the area, as a connective symbol. They are made out of steel, to accentuate the cultural heritage of the city. The greenery meandering through the space within the canal has different gradients in height as well as density; this can be seen in

the vegetation diagram. Towards the west the vegetation will get less dense. When the vegetation struc-tures meet with human made struc-tures, the vegetation will be more structured. In this way different patches will be formed. The more structured ones within the housing areas, the more organic patches can be found outside the built areas on the west part of the area. The green structure will create different path-ways with different experiences, atmospheres and viewing direc-tions. For example it will create sight lines from the hills towards the wetlands. The northern alley will be more open, the southern al-ley will be denser, because it will intersect more housing. The alleys will be made recognizable by steel elements. The boardwalk follow-ing the south side of the canal em-phasizes the route westwards and makes the water here more acces-sible. A new city plaza is formed on the southeast of the plan area. It is made out of silver colored material on the model. This plaza forms the identity and connection for Fred-eriksvrk it combines important lines in Frederiksvrk and will be a pull factor for the inhabitants of Halsns community because of its visibility. New housing will be created within the area surrounded by the

canal, old worker houses are main-tained and they will be repeated in a pattern. On the model you can seeextrahousesarefilledinwithinthe old housing pattern. The hous-ing will be denser on the east side, towards the west there are less houses, and nature will dominate, the housing will gradually get less dense. The main infrastructure will be placed on the west and east side of the area enclosed by the canal. In this way the area will be safer for children. For example the Peder Falsters vej will be made less domi-nant. It will still be accessible for cars, but will be made blind ending into a parking area.

Visualization and sectionsOn the visualization you can see the Gjethuset, which is positioned next to the new city plaza. The identity of Frederiksvrk becomes clear through the different steel elements used, representing the identity of the industrial town. Also different water elements are located here, which will provide a fun playing environment for children. On section a you can can see the different alleys that will be created by the lines of vegetation. Within these alleys you will experience different atmospheres caused by different use of vegetation and dif-

ferent density. On section b you can see how the Gjethuset will become an attractive area with different groups of trees surrounding it. Also it is visible how the water is made more accessible, making recrea-tional use much easier.

The next processThe path structure forms an imor-tant part of the plan and will deter-mine how the area will be experi-enced. There are many possibilities for this structure, more experiment-ing with these path systems might be helpful. Also studying reference images of neighbourhoods includ-ing a lot of water surfaces might give new insights in the design of the Frederiksvrk area.

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buildings surrounding it.4)New housingNew housing will be implemented in the existing structure of the old worker houses. This placement re-peats the pattern of the old houses. The new housing is located close to the water and surrounded by greenery, making it a very fa-vorable location for families with children to live.Steel elementsThe usage of different steel ele-ments throughout Frederiksvrk will represent the industrial iden-tity of Frederiksvrk. The bridges located on the west side of the shopping street can for example be made out of steal. They also indicate the start of the green con-nective alleys. Sustainability Water supplies in Frederiksvrk should be used in a sustainable way; rainwater can for example be caught in the drainage canal or in water squares and pawns and this can be reused. These water catch-ment areas also have a buffer func-tion in times of heavy rainfall. The new vegetation layer with trees will have a positive effect on the wa-ter management and air quality of Frederiksvrk and in this way on

Walk the lineFrederiksvrk has a lot to offer, but its qualities can be highlight-ed more.

In Frederiksvrk we have de-fi ned 3 important zones:1.Forested hills on the east 2.The Roskilde fjord and wetlands3.The existing cityscapeUpon these zones we have built our new model.

In the analysis of the area we found out that both the forest on the east side of Frederiksvrk, and Roskilde fjord and the wetlands, dont have a clear connection to the city center of Frederiksvrk. In this way the potentials of these zones cannot be experienced to the fullest. In our concept these con-nections are made stronger, and the areas start interacting with each other. This is done by adding new layers in the landscape. 1)New water lines

A new water line will meander through the center of Frederiks-vrk. From the north of the shop-ping street a new water element will run down following the new city structure towards Roskilde fjord. Here the new water element will also meet the southern part of the existing canal. This new blue

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line will bring the water closer to the city and will have a function for water drainage during heavy rainfall. It can have a function for ecology and offer a fun playing en-vironment for children. The differ-ent blue lines form a dynamic water ow which will create a lot of life in the city and will be easily acces-sible because of its gradient and the placement of wooden decks.2)Green pathwaysAlleys of trees will form straight lines starting on the hills in the east, continuing to the west. The dense roof formed by the trees, creates a special atmosphere. At the end of each path you will be surprised by the new dynamic water structure owing from the northern part of the shopping street down to Roskilde fjord. Behind it an open view into the wetlands will emerge. 3)New city heartA new city square is constructed on the southeast of the plan area. It will become the new bouncing heart of the city. It touches impor-tant lines of the city and will in this way connect, but at the same time lead people into different at-tractions. The shape of the square is determined by the contour of the

the sustainability of the city.Next stepThe infrastructure in Frederiksvrk is very complicated right now and needs improvement. The train sta-tion is isolated and there are not enough bike paths. When this will be improved, less people will use their car and this will help making Frederiksvrk more sustainable. Fewer cars will also greatly im-prove the atmosphere in the city. A closer look to these different trans-portation networks is needed. It is important to look into different op-tions for planting as well.

Diagram of the city square

Diagrams showing the differentlayers

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A major road barricades the con-nection between the shopping street and the recreatonal area. This re-sults in a weak connection between life of the shopping street and the green open space.

The old foundry area - the Gje-thuset area - is now used as a cul-tural center and industrial museum. It is situated in proximity to the shopping street but the connection could be optimized.

The rail way station is situated in the southern part of the city, and was build to support the industry in the harbour area. With its location -

Meetings

Hot spot and Meeting area

The canal The Forested hill

The shopping street

Frederiksvrk contains many qualities, between its industrial history and its landscapes - but nowadays, the town is losing its identity. The revalorisation of its historical and natural qualities by connecting them to the city life will give a new identity to Fred-eriksvrk.

First and foremost Frederiksvrk is known for its steel and military in-dustry, which is an interesting and valuable history to take advantage of in the reconstruction of the town. Many of the hitorical buildings re-main and provide a special sense of place, but they are not really con-nected to the city center. Secondly Frederiksvrk contains and is sur-rounded by diverse landscapes; forest, wetland, canal - unfortu-natly hidden in some part from the center. The project are using these potentials and connecting them to revalue the town life.

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Potentials

A canal of water - originally dug for the industrial production - runs through the city from Arres (Lake) in the east towards Roskilde Fjord (fiord) in the west. The water acts as an element of life all along the city center, in different sizes and shapes it offers several atmos-pheres and can be seen as a witness of the history.

The canal enters the city from a forested hill, which frame the city center and provide intimacy. Un-fortuntly, there are few access to this part of nature and the connec-tions to the center do not exist. The canal is running in circle creating an island. This large space contains the old gun powder area - today a museum - and the high school; but besides that no functions and ac-tivities are defining this large green open space.

separate from the main streets, fea-tures and possible destinations - the station area lies isolated and should be connected to the other parts of Frederiksvrk.

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Connections between Landscapes - History - City lifeLinks in the city

Landscapes - History - City life

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ConceptFrederiksvrk contains many qual-ities, but these are weakly connect-ed. Where different urban spaces and landscape elements cross, the meetings are unhomogeneous and can be improved.

The project links three main fea-tures of Frederiksvrk: Landscapes - History - Town life, thanks to con-nection lines and hot spots (see dia-grams).

The connection lines will be vis-ual lines and physical axis. The old main street and the shopping street will be emphasized and important visual lines revealed. The canal can be seen as a blue/green line along the city center.

The hot spots are crossings be-tween the three elements, and are creating spaces where different parts of the city meets - meeting areas.


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Meetings Frederiksvrk

Plandrawing of Frederiksvrk showing the two main lines; north/south following the canal and east/west from the station to the park, and the areas that we develop; the landscape square by the church, the urban square where the connection from the station crosses the canal and the historic square at the gunpowder area

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sults in a weak connection between life of the shopping street and the green open space.


The rail way station is situated in the southern part of the city, and was build to support the industry in the harbour area. With its location - separate from the main streets, fea-tures and possible destinations - the station area lies isolated and should be connected to the other parts of Frederiksvrk.

Frederiksvrk contains many qualities, between its industrial history and its landscapes - but nowadays, the town is losing its identity. The revalorisation of its historical and natural qualities by connecting them to the city life will give a new identity to Fred-eriksvrk.

First and foremost Frederiksvrk is known for its steel and military in-dustry, which is an interesting and valuable history to take advantage of in the reconstruction of the town. Many of the hitorical buildings re-main and provide a special sense of place, but they are not really con-nected to the city center. Secondly Frederiksvrk contains and is sur-rounded by diverse landscapes; forest, wetland, canal - unfortu-natly hidden in some part from the center. The project are using these potentials and connecting them to revalue the town life.

PotentialsA canal of water - originally dug for the industrial production - runs through the city from Arres Lake in the east towards Roskilde Fjord in the west. The water acts as an el-ement of life all along the city cent-er, in different sizes and shapes it offers several atmospheres and can be seen as a witness of the history.

The canal enters the city from a forested hill, which frame the city center and provide intimacy. Un-fortuntly, there are few access to this part of nature and the connec-tions to the center do not exist. The canal is running in circle creating an island. This large space contains the old gun powder area - today a museum - and the high school; but besides that no functions and ac-tivities are defining this large green open space.

A major road barricades the con-nection between the shopping street and the recreational area. This re-

ConceptFrederiksvrk contains many qual-ities, but these are weakly connect-ed. Where different urban spaces and landscape elements cross, the meetings are unhomogeneous and can be improved. The project links three main features of Frederiks-vrk: Landscapes - History - Town life, thanks to connection lines and meeting areas. Our concept is fo-cusing on two connection lines and three main meeting areas.

Connection linesWe want to connect the different elements of the city by making two main axis. First, an axis in the east/west direction transforms the canal as a Promenade from the Forest, through the former main street to the wetland: Landscape line. Sec-ondly, in the north/south direction, a Street Park is created, connect-ing the Train station to the green area - transformed in an Activities

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Section showing the street park, the canal and the urban square (see plandrawing for section line)

Visualization from the History square at the gunpowder area

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Parc Atltic Tossols - our inspira-tion for the Activities Park

Parc central Nou Barris - reference for our work at the canal banks

Parc Torrent den Farre - reference for our work at the canal

Baladona - our inspiration for the levelled paths going in the forest

Concept diagram showing the connection lines and the meeting squares

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Park. This street evolves between urban life, canal atmosphere, activ-ities park to end up as a small path at the gunpowder: Urban line.

Meeting squaresThree areas are developed along

those connection lines. A first square - the Landscape square - reveals the Forest and the canal. It is connecting the forest, the canal, the shopping street and the Gje-thuset. In this area, the promenade starts in a wild green surroundings - wild canal. Around the church, it becomes more urban, the canal opens up with levels on the banks and accesses to the water - open canal. The second area is the cross-ing between the Promenade and the Street park. This Urban square reveals the urban vegetation: the trees coming from the Street Park are here planted in square - 3 x 4 in lines - then meet the trees from the canal banks and are finally ex-panded to the Activities Park. The last meeting area is revealing the gunpowder site and the history of the canal: History square. This is an opening on the canal, a simple bridge allowing to observ the dy-namic canal.

InspirationsThe path system in the forest be-hind the shopping street is inspired by many projects we saw in Bar-celona working with the terrain, as for example the Baladona Park. Here we want to work with levels and making paths going through the forest with different viewpoint over the city along the way.

The Landscape square, with the evolution of the canal from nar-row/wild to open/urban, is inspired by the Park Torrent den Farre in Barcelona.

The Urban square, with the trees from the bank growing through the bridge, is inspired by the wood decks in the Parc Central Nou Barris - Barcelona.

The Activities Park is inspired by the sports field in Olot - Parc Atltic Tossols - where the park has open-ings with areas for sports activities inside.

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WEEK 2

Meetings Frederiksvrk

Plandrawing of Frederiksvrk showing where we work. We have two axes; the Canal Axis and the Street Park, the junction of theese two lines is Strand-gade Square. In two other places we work with changing a bigger area; the Church Square and the Gunpowder All.

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besides that no functions and ac-tivities are defining this large green open space.

A major road barricades the con-nection between the shopping street and the recreational area. This re-sults in a weak connection between life of the shopping street and the green open space.


The rail way station is situated in the southern part of the city, and was build to support the industry in the harbour area. With its location - separate from the main streets, fea-tures and possible destinations - the station area lies isolated and should be connected to the other parts of Frederiksvrk.

Frederiksvrk contains many qualities, between its industrial history and its landscapes - but nowadays, the town is losing its identity. The revalorisation of its historical and natural qualities by connecting them to the city life will utilize the potentials and provide Frederiksvrk with co-herence and future possibilities.

First and foremost Frederiksvrk is known for its steel and military industry, which is an interesting and valuable history to take advan-tage of in the reconstruction of the town. Many of the historical build-ings remain and provide a special sense of place. Secondly Frederiks-vrk contains and is surrounded by diverse landscapes; forest, wetland and canal running through the city. Unfortunately both much of the cultural history and the landscape elements are hidden in many parts of the city. The project make the

nature and history more accessible and connect them to various desti-nations, meeting places and transi-tion lines - and thereby take advan-tage of the existing possibilities.

PotentialsA canal of water - originally dug for the industrial production - runs through the city from Arres Lake in the east towards Roskilde Fjord in the west. The water acts as an element of life all along the city, in different sizes and shapes it of-fers several atmospheres and can be seen as a witness of the history.

The canal enters the city from a forested hill, which frame the city center and provide intimacy. Un-fortunately, there are few access to this part of nature and the connec-tions to the center do not exist. The canal is running in circle creating an island. This large space contains the old gun powder area - today a museum - and the high school; but

ConceptFrederiksvrk contains many qual-ities, but these are weakly connect-ed. Where different urban spaces and landscape elements cross, the meetings are inhomogeneous and can be improved. The project links three main features of Frederiks-vrk: Landscapes - History - Town life, thanks to connection lines and meeting areas. Our concept is fo-cusing on two connection lines and three main meeting areas.

Connection linesWe want to connect the different elements of the city by making two main axes. First, an axis in the east/west direction transforms the canal as a promenade from the forest, through the former main street to the wetland: Canal Axis. Second-ly, in the north/south direction, a Street Park is created, connecting the train station to the green area. This street evolves between urban


Zoom of the plan at the Church Square

Zoom of the plan at the Strandgade Square

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Diagram showing the reduced traf-fic in the city made by regulations and speed bumps

The traffic in the city now; cars and trucks pass through the city

life, canal atmosphere, activities park to end up as a small path at the gunpowder: Street Park.

Meeting squaresThree areas are developed along those connection lines. A first square - the Church Square - re-veals the forest and the canal. It is connecting the forest, the canal, the shopping street and the Gjethuset. In this area, the promenade starts in a wild green surroundings - wild canal. Around the church, it be-comes more urban, the canal opens up with levels on the banks and ac-cesses to the water - open canal. The second area is the crossing be-tween the Canal Axis and the Street Park. This urban square called Strandgade Square reveals the ur-ban vegetation: the trees coming from the Street Park are here plant-ed in square - 3 x 4 in lines - then meet the trees from the canal banks and are finally expanded to the green area. The last meeting area is revealing the gunpowder site and the history of the canal: Gunpow-der All. This is an area where we want to make a connection between the shopping street and the square by the mall and the gunpowder area on the other side of the road - this means that something must be done to make it possible to cross the road so pedestrians do not have to use the tunnel as they do now.

Next stepWe have been working on site this week, finding our projects week and strong elements, now we are starting to work on the master plan for the area and this is the work we need to continue next week. At the same time we need to focus on the three areas we have chosen to develop into detail; the Church Square, the Gunpowder All and Strandgade Square. We want to show detailed plans for these ar-eas and we want to make models in 1:500 to show the ideas in a three-dimensional way.

Steps

LawnNew square

Shopping Street

Hard surfaceEntrance to the forest

Path to the forest

Path to the forest

Path continues

Church

Deck

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WEEK 3

Forgotten lines

Visualisation of a part of the canal behind the shopping street. The main idea is to bring life to the canals, in the same way that they brought life to the city.

Today Frederiksvrk has strong nord/south directed infrastruc-ture system that has replaced the old east/west system. The canal that used to play important role in the city has became more in-visible and people are not aware of its origin. Furthermore, there is lack of social areas.

Connection Earlier the city had strong lines go-ing east/west, but at one point the modern infrastructure changed direction and is now going north/south. Therefore we try to bring back the old historical lines, which will create a connection between the rural areas on both sites of the city. Meanwhile it will also smooth-

Group 5 / Emilie Kjeldsen / Maria Geiszelhardt / Katie Stevenson / Gorm LarsenGroup 5 / Emilie Kjeldsen / Maria Geiszelhardt / Katie Stevenson / Gorm Larsen

By Sofie Brincker By Sofie Brincker

en the very strong north/south go-ing streets.The lines will function as corridors created by different special struc-tures, such as vegetation, squares or buildings.IdentityOne of the strongest elements in Frederiksvrk is it vast canal sys-tem. The old canal system is con-nection the Arres to Roskilde

Fjord, and served as an energy source for the city and its produc-tion. Today these canals are still used as an energy source, but in a smaller amount. The canals have also become more hidden, and to-

day people arent even aware of the history of the canal, which basically is the reason for Frederiksvrks ex-istence.

We propose to make the canals more visible, use it for recreational purposes and make people aware that the canal, still produce energy for their city.OpeningsAll of the public spaces are en-closed and very dense. This is af-fecting the way they are used, and if you dont have a reason to be there, you wont use them. To solve this huge problem we propose to make inviting squares that are easily ac-cessible and visible. Today for an example the Gjethuset is very in-trovert, and as a passing person you dont feel welcome.

Bringing back the old directions

Model pictures working as diagrams. The black lines show a connection between the rural and the urban landscape, and the canal is a part of that ensemble.

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Forgotten lines

Visualisation of a part of the canal behind the shopping street. The main idea is to bring life to the canals, in the same way that they brought life to the city.

Today Frederiksvrk has strong nord/south directed infrastruc-ture system that has replaced the old east/west system. The canal that used to play important role in the city has became more in-visible and people are not aware of its origin. Furthermore, there is lack of social areas.

Connection Earlier the city had strong lines go-ing east/west, but at one point the modern infrastructure changed direction and is now going north/south. Therefore we try to bring back the old historical lines, which will create a connection between the rural areas on both sites of the city. Meanwhile it will also smooth-

Group 5 / Emilie Kjeldsen / Maria Geiszelhardt / Katie Stevenson / Gorm LarsenGroup 5 / Emilie Kjeldsen / Maria Geiszelhardt / Katie Stevenson / Gorm Larsen

By Sofie Brincker By Sofie Brincker

en the very strong north/south go-ing streets.The lines will function as corridors created by different special struc-tures, such as vegetation, squares or buildings.IdentityOne of the strongest elements in Frederiksvrk is it vast canal sys-tem. The old canal system is con-nection the Arres to Roskilde

Fjord, and served as an energy source for the city and its produc-tion. Today these canals are still used as an energy source, but in a smaller amount. The canals have also become more hidden, and to-

day people arent even aware of the history of the canal, which basically is the reason for Frederiksvrks ex-istence.

We propose to make the canals more visible, use it for recreational purposes and make people aware that the canal, still produce energy for their city.OpeningsAll of the public spaces are en-closed and very dense. This is af-fecting the way they are used, and if you dont have a reason to be there, you wont use them. To solve this huge problem we propose to make inviting squares that are easily ac-cessible and visible. Today for an example the Gjethuset is very in-trovert, and as a passing person you dont feel welcome.

Bringing back the old directions

Model pictures working as diagrams. The black lines show a connection between the rural and the urban landscape, and the canal is a part of that ensemble.

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and provide linkages between im-portant areas within and around the city. The corridors are shaped by new and existing elements of veg-etation, building structures, histori-cal areas and the canal. The walls of the corridors are shaped by a mix of dense and open elements.

Three CharactersThere are three corridors connect-

ing the forested hill and the wetland at the end of the western end of the canal. Two of them follow the lines of the old canal, while the middle one runs through the sunken cop-per mill and English House to the

RECONNECTING

Visualisation showing the new boardwalk crossing the canal in Corridor 1

Sectional diagram illustrating the three corridors within the landscape

Plan of the site and the proposed landscape intervention

Plan of the site indicating key features of the existing and proposed landscape

The main idea of the concept for a new Frederiksvrk city plan is to enhance connections from east to west within the city.

CorridorsOriginally the structure of the city

was orientated from east to west following the industrial canal that runs between Arres and Roskilde Fjord, and between the densely vegetated hills and the open water of the fjord, placing Frederiksvrk in the middle of forest and water. The plan for the town has become more north-south oriented over time, as strong infrastructural ele-

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By Katie, Maria, Emilie, Gorm By Katie, Maria, Emilie, Gorm

ments have been added that now act as barriers disconnecting east from west.

By enhancing the old east-west connections, the north-south orien-tation will become less dominant and the disruption caused by these barriers will be diminished. The town will get a stronger connection to the surrounding natural environ-ment and it will be more pleasant to move around the townscapes.

The concept is using the strong architectural element of corridors to reinforce the old connections

high school. Each corridor has its own character originating from the qualities of the existing site.

Corridor 1Follows the canal from the church to the camping site, ending at the new wetland. Inspired by Parc del Migdia in Girona, Spain, a boardwalk will run from one end to the other, con-necting the two sides of the canal and creating spaces for public life along the water. Like in Girona, the boardwalk will have an organic shape, providing a stark contrast against the rigid linear form of the

canal. This will communicate the story of the canal as a manmade feature, and allude to its function-al importance as a water source for the steelworks. Buildings will stand right along the edge of the ca-nal and will be orientated towards it, rather than turning their backs to the canal as they do today. The canal will become a more activated and lively space, and be better inte-grated into the structure of the town of the town.

Corridor 2Runs from the copper mill, past the high school to the wetland.

This corridor will be more open than the others. A path runs the length of the corridor, connect-ing the wetland to the high school, and providing a further connection to the shopping area in the eastern part of Frederiksvrk. It has dense vegetated walls and is better inte-grating the historic site of the cop-per mill and the English House into the city structure.

Corridor 3Follows the northern part of the canal from the gunpowder fac-tory museum to the new wetland.

Today the canal is relatively densely vegetated. The vegetation will be opened up somewhat and placing some new building struc-tures within the

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