Activating Architecture in Urban Spaces

Many business areas contain large unused areas capable
of housing new functions and recreational activities. The
spaces between office buildings can accommodate small
playing fields and activity areas comprising, for example,
squash courts, gymnastics equipment, and walls for
climbing or playing ball.
The open green areas between business buildings can
serve as part of a regulating element, creating a cohesive
quality for the entire area by holding it together with a large
public park loop encompassing all structures. This can be
achieved, for example, by connecting and coordinating the
outdoor areas of individual sites such that each business is
required to address and incorporate the green spaces and
recreational possibilities of the neighbouring site.
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Vibeholm Business Park, Copenhagen
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Roskildevej and Motorring 3 junction, is a business
area with an identity derived from development of the
spaces between the buildings. The private character of
the business area has been transformed into a publicly
accessible area by treating all available space as a
pedestrian area with limited car traffic and primarily
underground parking. The entire area between the
buildings is held together by a simple surface adaptation
in the form of black asphalt. Traditional street and
parking markings have been replaced by white circular
graphics that encourage new patterns of movement.
The circular road markings strip the cars of dominance
and alert drivers to pedestrians. The surface is
established on pedestrian terms and appears more
accessible.
Surface adaptation unites the area and has a welcoming
quality. Varied planting offers a soft contrast to the
asphalt.
Unusual road markings strip the cars of dominance and make the area seem more welcoming to pedestrians and other people.
Vibeholm Business Park, Copenhagen. Schønherr Landskab, Copenhagen.
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