Frederiks Brygge

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Photo: Astrid Maria Busse Rasmussen

Near the canals of Sluseholmen, Frederiks Brygge has a special focus on students, singles, retirees and other population groups who generally have trouble finding affordable housing in the city.

Creating a socially diverse and active mix of residents was the central focus in the master plan for Frederiks Brygge, a new residential area in Copenhagen’s formerly industrial southern harbour.

Once a mere ‘pass-through’ area, Frederiks Brygge is now becoming a destination in its own right, with a total of 1,350 homes expected to be in place by 2020.

Distinguishing itself from Copenhagen’s development hotspots of Nordhavn, Ørestad and nearby Sluseholmen, Frederiks Brygge targets a broad range of potential residents upon which an active local urban life depends.

Thus, rejecting the provision of primarily large, high-end family apartments, Copenhagen-based DesignGroup Architects has planned a compact assembly of waterside housing blocks with atypically smaller apartment configurations. Attracting students, singles, young couples, retirees and elderly people, the residences are skirted by a southwest-facing 300-metre-long waterside promenade and public space called Flydedokken.

Already the quarter’s focal point, this is suitable for a lazy afternoon stroll or for use as a springboard into the harbour waters. In typical Copenhagen fashion, life between the buildings is further enhanced by outdoor playgrounds, a ball field, table tennis and barbeque facilities, not to mention the area’s notorious Italian supermarket.

Area

Copenhagen, Sydhavn

Client

Nordea Ejendomme

Architect

DesignGroup Architects

Landscape architect

Thing Brandt Landskab

Engineer

COWI

Built

2020