The Silo: From Storage Container to Urban Focal Point
The Silo: From Storage Container to Urban Focal Point
- UrbanNext, January 28, 2019.
- 663 words.
COBE, High Density, Project, Technology and fabrication
Collective housing, Copenhagen, Denmark, Exposed concrete, Galvanized steel, Heritage, Housing, Industrial context, Multifunctional building, Project, Public vs. Private, Refurbishment, Regenerated industrial facility, Restoration, Space-time relationship, Technological Approach, Urban renewal
As the centrepiece of Copenhagen’s redeveloped Nordhavn (North Harbour), Danish architects COBE and clients Klaus Kastbjerg and NRE Denmark unveil the completed transformation of The Silo. The forÂmer industrial silo was originally used as a storage container for grain. Fifty years later, the 17-storey silo has been converted for new use as a residential apartment building with 38 unique units, ranging from 106 m2 to 401 m2 in size, and with public functions such as event and dining facilities on the upper and lower levels.
2575-5374
Architecture Renovation Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark
COBE, High Density, Project, Technology and fabrication
Collective housing, Copenhagen, Denmark, Exposed concrete, Galvanized steel, Heritage, Housing, Industrial context, Multifunctional building, Project, Public vs. Private, Refurbishment, Regenerated industrial facility, Restoration, Space-time relationship, Technological Approach, Urban renewal
As the centrepiece of Copenhagen’s redeveloped Nordhavn (North Harbour), Danish architects COBE and clients Klaus Kastbjerg and NRE Denmark unveil the completed transformation of The Silo. The forÂmer industrial silo was originally used as a storage container for grain. Fifty years later, the 17-storey silo has been converted for new use as a residential apartment building with 38 unique units, ranging from 106 m2 to 401 m2 in size, and with public functions such as event and dining facilities on the upper and lower levels.
2575-5374
Architecture Renovation Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark