DESIGN STRATEGIES
axonometric showing building mass vs open space

Life between buildings, Aarhus

How does one plan for high density without compromising urban quality? We investigate this case in Skejby, Aarhus for EjendomsInvest. We find -once again - that the checkerboard organization works wonders in defining both built and open space, with optimal sun exposure for the entire ensemble.

TEAM : SquareOne (Kostas Poulopoulos, Marion Le Coq, Jessica Frost, Marlena Kilian) & BOGL Landscape (Jens Linnet, Signe Lilleskov Nielsen) Visuals: NOR3D

axonometric showing building mass vs open space

axonometric showing building mass vs open space

Life between buildings

Life between buildings

Skejby, Aarhus

Skejby, Aarhus

diagrams

diagrams

from grid to checkerboard

from grid to checkerboard

checkered siteplan

checkered siteplan

here comes the sun!

here comes the sun!

from high to low

from high to low

life between buildings

life between buildings

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SQ1_OLOF_CAM-2_001_k.jpg