Rigshospital Expansion Competition Proposal / COWI, WHITE Arkitekter, DEVE Architecture, LAND+ Landskabsarkitekter, Lyngkilde

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The Rigshospital is well-defined by Fælledparken and Amorparken at it’s boundaries, and due to these park areas, the hospital campus exudes a unique ‘green’ potential. The buildings serve as an intermediary between the dense urban fabric on Blegdamsvej and the open natural areas to the north of the site. This interconnectedness strongly influenced the concept and form of this scheme by the team of COWI, WHITE Arkitekter, DEVE Architecture, LAND+ Landskabsarkitekter and Lyngkilde, leading to what could eventually become a hospital nestled within a lush, green, natural environment within the bustling urban center of Copenhagen. More images and architects’ description after the break.

It is important that the Hospital embrace the natural and healing nature of the surrounding parks, but also that the new addition to The Rigshospital also addresses the built context in an appropriate manor. A good hospital expansion must function seamlessly and efficiently with the existing facilities, and should be accessible from all directions. Scale, traffic, and material are concerns that also affect the neighboring buildings, some of which include shops, offices, schools, and housing. The two main development sites for the hospital expansion offer several special challenges that require especially unconventional approaches. The largest site to be developed on the new campus lies at the corner where park and city meet, and there are other points at which access and circulation become crucial. In this scheme, we hope to satisfy each requirement, while injecting the entire area with nature, helping The Rigshospital to become a comfortable, healthy, and sustainable environment.

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Cite: Alison Furuto. "Rigshospital Expansion Competition Proposal / COWI, WHITE Arkitekter, DEVE Architecture, LAND+ Landskabsarkitekter, Lyngkilde " 19 Dec 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/193017/rigshospital-expansion-competition-proposal-cowi-white-arkitekter-deve-architecture-land-landskabsarkitekter-lyngkilde> ISSN 0719-8884

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