Publiek versus privaat op straat

City extension projects
completed 1890-19152 City extension projects
completed 1990-20103 Architecture & Urban Design
Building design
Morphology
Private outdoor space
Shared identity
Urban block
At ground level & Above
ground level
Unique identity
Object building
Above ground level
Building heights Varied, up to 6 oors 6 to 12 oors
Range of building types Many Few
3-generation-proof4 though we build a lot of city shell, little
goes on inside. Our rising standard of
living therefore comes with a price tag –
our cities are slowly hollowing out as our
personal comfort level increases. From
that perspective the reliance on density
as a key precondition for creating lively
areas and the associated street life is
highly questionable. Density, it would
appear, is more relevant in its capacity to
area. Where the land sales are based on
Yes
Resident architects More
Mixed-use development Fine grain
pattern
infrastructure projects, density of
Limited
Less
Coarse grain
development serves a complex range of
public and private interests.
Shops, restaurants, cafes
Quantum Along high streets One-o locations
Where long term city development goals
prevail and are ranked above goals of
Orientation Street-based None or withdrawn from
street
short term real estate development we Character Diverse Monotonous
can start to engage creatively with the
quest of what we do with the limited
Ownership Mostly independent Mostly chain
urban life that we will have around us Transport
Walking Desirable Not desirable
we can create new synergies and
overlapping activities that can lead to
Distance to historic centre of
Copenhagen
Walkable Not walkable
urban intensity in some limited places.
Cycling Infrastructure Comfortable retrot Planned
Car Parking oer On street In the block
Street design Integrated/ retro-t5 Additive
Street Quantum High (140m/ha6 ) Low (70m/ha7 Street life above the minimum
threshold of urban intensity
Public space researcher Bo Grönlund
)
people in within a common social range Resultant possible movement Many Few
of vision as the minimum threshold of options
urban intensity. According to his work
Quantity of street
Many Few
three people constitute the entry level to intersections
complex human relations and he has
Junction design Streets always end in Some streets end in
proven that many city extension projects
other streets
developments
developed outside the historic urban
streets and spaces where this minimum
threshold is passed. To set this
postulation in the context of recent city
development initiatives we have carried
urban life in city extension project
2 Examples are Indre Østerbro, Christianshavn,
Frederiksberg C
3 Examples are Ørestaden, Sluseholmen, Tuborg Havnen
4 Can people stay in an area even though family structure
changes? Can kids, adults and the elderly co-exist?
5 Cycle parking and cycle lanes have been integrated over
time and now widely available
6 Example 1900 Frederiksberg C
7 Example 2300 København-Ørestad
8 See the raw survey evidence as a movie here: www.youtube.
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Copenhagen, the harbour bath at Islands Brygge, a democratic lively place where you meet the
unknown [by; Lars Gemzøe]
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