Containers and cranes are being shipped out to make way for residents and workers in the Light*house district, a $361 million waterfront redevelopment in Århus, Denmark. The Dutch practice UNStudio and the Danish firm 3XN have designed a 15-acre, bicycle-friendly neighborhood that is transforming industrial port land into apartments, single-family residences, offices, and shops.
The development is based on a 1990s master plan for the site, which encompasses Århus’s Pier 4 in Container Terminal North, by the Danish architect Knud Fladeland. The design team also includes the Jan Gehl, of the local firm Gehl Architects, who says that in creating the Light*house district the designers have attempted to create a fine city, not a collection of “single buildings yelling at each other.” The project’s most distinctive visual feature is its homogenous facade scheme. A branching network of balcony rails and sunscreens makes up the building’s skin; these elements will be made of fibrous concrete or fiberglass.
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