Super Ki Len

SUPERKILEN
KOUSHALI BARCH/ 10001/ 14

TUNISHA BARCH/ 10006/ 14
INTRODUCTION
Project : Urban Revitalization Superkilen
Copenhagen
Designer: BIG Architects , Topotek ,
Superflex
Size/Dimension : 300,000 sq m(750 m
long)
Location : Norrebro district of
Copenhagen,Denmark • Superkilen is a heterogeneous public
park with an intriguing concept that is
conceived as a giant exhibition of
objects from all over the globe.
• Objects which are selected by the 60
different nationalities of the inhabitants
of the area.
• The park is divided into 3 colour-coded
zones with its own designated theme.
LOCAL ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER
INCLUDING PREVALENT FORMS AND MATERIAL
• Copenhagen is characterised by a • Biking is very popular in
diverse architectural landscape that
Denmark. With its 390
reflects the different historical
kilometres of biking lanes,
periods of the city’s development
the city of Copenhagen is
• The city is known for its rather known as a heaven for
horizontal skyline, shaped by cyclists.
Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo • Urban planners across the
palaces and occasionally broken by world are looking to
church towers. Copenhagen as model for
• In the most recent two decades, this type of urban
Copenhagen witnessed an transportation.
architectural boom: a number of • Bicycle paths are also a
new prestigious public and dominant piece of
residential buildings have been built infrastructure through the
by both local and international Superkilen park; a
architects. continuous two-lane
bicycle strip connects all
three squares.
CLIMATE
• Copenhagen’s climate is situated in the
Oceanic climate zone, characterised by
unstable and changing weather patterns
through all four seasons.
• Because of the Atlantic Gulf Stream,
temperatures are 5°C higher than
average for the same latitude worldwide.
• Precipitation is moderate throughout the
year, with a peak from June to August.
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• Nørrebro was a village in the
countryside of Copenhagen. After the
city’s demarcation line was
abandoned in 1852, thousands of
workers and migrants moved to the
neighbourhood.
• The areas of Nørrebro surrounding the
Superkilen park are dominated by five-
to six-storey residential buildings
(social housing for workers, families
and students).
• To the east, the Red Square is almost
entirely surrounded by the sports
complex
• To the west, the Red Square is closed
off by the backside of surrounding
residential buildings and garages.
• The other two edges of the Square
are framed by two major roads the
latter road connects the Red
Square with the Black Market,
• Positioned in the centre of
Superkilen, the Black Market is the
most open and accessible zone of
the park and connects to the
surrounding neighbourhoods
through quiet access roads and a
parking lot.
• In the north, the Black Market
transitions into the Green Park.
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• In the east, this zone is separated
from the surrounding four-storey
residential row-houses.
• However, most of the apartments
facing the Green Park have a visual
connection with the park and vice
versa.
• On the western edge, the Green
Park is partly surrounded by an
access road, a parking lot and a
kindergarten. In the north, the
Green Park ends with the large
road.
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• Continuing the walk to the north,
after 500 metres one arrives at the
Grand Mosque of Copenhagen,
officially known as Hamad Bin Khalifa
Civilisation Centre, .
• The dome and the minaret of the
mosque are visible throughout the
Green Park of Superkilen. Most of the
congregation members are are
people who specially drive to the
mosque from other parts of the city.
THE RED SQUARE
 As an extension of the sports and cultural activities at the

Norrebrohall, the Red Square is conceived as an urban
extension of the internal life of the hall.
 Facades are incorporated visually in the project by

following the colour of the surface conceptually folding
upwards and hereby creating a three-dimensional
experience.
THE RED SQUARE
The central square is

built upon an existing
hockey field but is now
a multipurpose space
for ballgames, parades,
markets and even
skating in the winters.
The square is a great

urban marketplace
setting which attracts
visitors every weekend
from Copenhagen and
suburbs.
THE RED SQUARE
• The red square is defined by a street on opposite ends and
building and fences along the sides. The edge is moving in
and out.
• A big red surface of pigmented concrete stretched out

between all sides of the square.
• Only red trees except the existing ones were planted-

maple trees and cherry blossom trees.
material lines and edges

THE RED SQUARE
• Fitness area
• Thai boxing
• Playground (slide from Chernobyl, Iraqi swings, Indian climbing playground)
• Sound system from Jamaica
• a stencil of Salvador Allende
• Benches (from Brazil, classic UK cast Iron litter bins, Iran and Switzerland)
• Bike stands
• Parking area.
• Basket ball next to parking.
THE RED SQUARE
THE BLACK MARKET
• The Black Square is

known as the “urban
living room” because
this is where the
locals meet.
• The surface pattern is

composed of black
asphalt with white
lines curving around
the street furniture.
• In the centre lies the

giant “octopus”
which is commonly
viewed as the
playground for
children.
THE BLACK MARKET
THE BLACK MARKET
This is where the locals meet around the Moroccan fountain, the Turkish bench,
under the Japanese cherry-trees as the extension of the area’s patio.
In weekdays, permanent tables, benches and grill facilities serve as an urban

living room for backgammon, chess players etc
THE BLACK MARKET
The pattern is highlighting

the furniture instead of
just being a caped under
it.
Sense of circulation.
THE BLACK MARKET
Objects from around the globe include:
• Brazilian bar chairs under Chinese palm trees

• Argentinean BBQ
• Belgian benches around cherry trees
• Norwegian bike rack with a bike pump
• Liberian cedar trees
• Dentist neon sign from Doha, Qatar
THE GREEN PARK
The activities of the Green Park with its soft hills and surfaces appeals to children,
young people and families.
A green landscape and a playground where families with children can meet for
picnics, sunbathing and breaks in the grass, but also hockey tournaments,
badminton games and workout between the hills.
THE GREEN PARK
 The long stretched green park houses a number of different

sports fields and courts; like a basketball court integrated
with a hockey field.
 The bike lanes which run through the red square and the
black market continue here in the green park.
THE GREEN PARK
International objects include:
• Armenian picnic tables next to Mjølnerparken with South African BBQ’s

• volcano shapes sports arena for basket ball and football
• Line dance pavilion from Texas
• Muscle beach from LA with a high swing from Kabul
• Spanish ping pong tables and a pavilion for the kids to hang out in.
What makes Superkilen a successful design?
• Community participation
• Responding to the users’ demands and needs
• Efficient transport network with bikes
• Accommodating leisure activities that are universal
• Safe neighbourhood

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SUPERKILEN

KOUSHALI BARCH/ 10001/ 14

 As an extension of the sports and cultural activities at the

 Facades are incorporated visually in the project by

The central square is

The square is a great

• A big red surface of pigmented concrete stretched out

• Only red trees except the existing ones were planted-

material lines and edges

• The Black Square is

• The surface pattern is

• In the centre lies the

In weekdays, permanent tables, benches and grill facilities serve as an urban

The pattern is highlighting

Objects from around the globe include:

• Brazilian bar chairs under Chinese palm trees

 The long stretched green park houses a number of different

International objects include:

• Armenian picnic tables next to Mjølnerparken with South African BBQ’s

• Responding to the users’ demands and needs

• Efficient transport network with bikes

• Accommodating leisure activities that are universal

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