the Vision of BispeBjerg Bakke - Realdania Byg

it definitely does present challenges when
you move into a flat on a building site. For
instance, the family once had their oldest
daughter come home without out her
wellingtons, because they were stuck in
the mud! On the other hand, Thomas (7)
is quite taken with the large excavators
working on the site from early morning.
And Ann and Jørgen are also first and foremost
thrilled with their new home. “We
love living here”, Jørgen says.
Bispebjerg Bakke in the
Northwest Area
When you look at Bispebjerg Bakke today,
the buildings look surprisingly similar to
the original drawings and Bjørn Nørgaard’s
clay model. Even though the construction
process was redefined underway,
one innovative solution after another
has made it possible to construct the building
Bjørn Nørgaard and Klaus Bonde Larsen
dreamt of. Craftsmanship alone was
not able to cope without the assistance of
industry and the contractor, but Bispebjerg
Bakke has nevertheless mostly been built
by craftsmen, who have been consulted
throughout the process. The combination
of close cross-disciplinary collaboration and
digital planning has led to a construction
process with few errors and a high safety
level. And also to a building that sets new
architectural standards. As Flemming Borreskov
puts it: “I believe that Bispebjerg
Bakke will set a new trend. The project demonstrates
how art and architecture can
be integrated in an entirely new fashion
compared to 20th century practice. We’ve
already seen architecture by people like
Frank Gehry and Daniel Liebeskind, who
are very expressive, work in new materials
and tune the building into a work of
art. But here we see it in a residential building,
and that has an impact on how we
think about architecture and art. We have
shown that it is possible to build in curves
and angles at a reasonable price.”
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