SUSTAINABILITY IN CONSTRUCTION AND CIVIL WORKS - Itera

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The spaces between buildings and the recreational
areas, such as schoolyards, playgrounds,
squares, plazas, parks, green areas, gardens,
courtyards, gardens, roof tops, lakes, harbours,
and coastal areas, are all of major significance
for the city-dweller’s quality of life and for
people’s understanding of their environment,
and are a valuable resource for Copenhagen.
The townscape must also promote sustainability
by inviting to an exciting and diverse life in the
city.
In urban renewal, renovation projects, and new
construction, focus must be aimed at what the
spaces will be used for, what is needed there,
and how their use harmonizes with their surroundings.
The aim is to optimize the use of
every space.
It is important to develop and protect “green and
blue values” in civil works and take them into
account in the use of these spaces, for the benefit
of Copenhagen’s residents and visitors.
Sømærk, Teglværkshavnen; Copenhagen, Denmark, Vandkunsten, 2008
Sømærk in the South Harbour is one of the fi rst residential projects in Copenhagen that
takes an active approach to the harbour and water as a resource. The complex, with 120
units, consists of six long residential buildings, four of which stand on pillars in the water.
This created three basins/gardens surrounded by jetties from which residents can safely
take a swim. The buildings alternate between condominiums and public housing, but the
residents share the parking and community centre.