bjarke ingels reveals plans for aarhus island promenade

bjarke ingels reveals plans for aarhus island promenade
image courtesy of bjarke ingels group

bjarke ingels has presented plans for a public promenade to be built in aarhus, stretching along the harbor of denmark’s second largest city. developed alongside gehl architects, the mixed-use scheme includes over 200 residential units alongside a variety of spaces for recreational activities that adapt to the surrounding context.

known as ‘aarhus island’, the project incorporates large and small scale interventions within its design, with carefully programmed areas intended to encourage social interaction and activate the entirety of the esplanade. construction on-site is scheduled to begin in 2015, with the first apartments ready for occupation by 2017.

the scheme includes over 200 residential units alongside a variety of space programmed for recreational activities
image courtesy of bjarke ingels group

a range of large and small scale interventions activate the entirety of the esplanade
image courtesy of bjarke ingels group

construction is scheduled to begin in 2015, with the first apartments ready for occupation by 2017
image courtesy of bjarke ingels group

project info:

project: basin 7
year: 2014
type: development plan
client: aarhus kommune, anpartsselskabet kilden & mortensen
collaborators: gehl architects, anpartsselskabet kilden & mortensen, casa, moe
size: 100,000 sqm
location: aarhus, denmark
status: in progress

BIG team
partners in charge: bjarke ingels, finn nørkjær, andreas klok pedersen
project leader: søren martinussen
team: agne rapkeviciute, alberte danvig, ariel norback wallner, jesefa templo, katerina joannides, nicolas millot, raphael ciria

gehl architects team
partner in charge: camilla van deurs
team: jacob blak, anna modin, axel bohlemark, eveline petcu