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| **** Honor Award Student **** |
Skovshoved Sailing Roof
(# 224) |
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| Completion |
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| Specific Use of Building |
Cooking-learning Lab / Food & Culture House |
| Project Location |
Skovshoved Havn, 2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark |
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Context
The country of Denmark has nearly 5,500 miles of coastline – compared to California’s 3,400 miles – and its citizens are never more than 30 miles from any given coastline. Coastal lifestyles have become deeply ingrained in the cultural identity of the Danish people over centuries; port trading, fishing, and a cuisine centered around seafood cultivation has flourished throughout the country’s history. One fishing village that emerged in the 19th century was Skovshoved, located 5 miles north of the harbor capital of Copenhagen off a coastal highway. The town has gradually turned in to a suburb with a much calmer harbor that is home to a marina; recreation clubs, restaurants, parks, and unused plots used to store boats. It also harbors an ocean harvest farm, which focuses on sustainable seafood cultivation. Denmark has become increasingly aware of Earth's climate crisis and has influenced a new generation of citizens focused on a sustainable future.
Program/Scope
To engage the town and its citizens with the harbor and a new sustainable seafood culture, a center for community gathering is needed. A 24,000 SF grass field on the south end of the harbor has been chosen as a site; it is adjacent to the marina, harbor walkway, the ocean harvest farm, and huts where fishers sell their catch. The proposed program consists of several kitchens housing the production and teaching of cooking classes focused on seafood, a fish smoking chimney, food storage rooms, a ‘living room’-type café, an administrative office, wardrobe and toilets, exterior lounging spaces, and exterior kitchens for the instruction of cooking classes.
Challenges/Unusual Characteristics
Iconography of the harbor has turned to warehouses and the occasional sailboat in the distance, which has diminished its importance for current residents. The goal of create an alluring and iconic building was at the forefront of the design; attention to the surrounding details of the harbor served as inspiration. The small program size in relation to the large site was also a challenge that arose. Creating an inviting outdoor space to transition pedestrians into the building from the hardscapes of the harbor was essential, so a harmony between built form and landscaping was required.
Solution/Design
The proposed project is a beacon of Danish seafood culture that pays homage to the maritime history of the site. Underneath its sweeping copper-plated roof form inspired by the flowing sails and masts scattered across the harbor landscape, a transparent flow of cooking, learning, and teaching is facilitated through a glass curtain wall construction supported by flying steel beams and gridded columns.
Visitors are invited into the building by the gravel pathways that sprawl out of it and across the site, facilitating circulation between the indoor teaching kitchens and outdoor learning spaces. The pathways change in size to accommodate space requirements for these exterior cooking spaces and mimic the form of the undulating roof as well. The expansions and contractions of the roof help denote these exterior learning spaces and lounging areas, further engaging the public with areas such as the cafe and grass lawns.
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