Tuborg Salt Meadow

The Danish side of the Øresund strait is dotted with green oases: Bellevue Beach, Charlottenlund Fort and the forested deer park Dyrehaven. Tuborg South is a new public nature area on the Øresund coast with beachfront living.

The residential project Tuborg Salt Meadow is located on the former Tuborg Factory site north of Copenhagen. The former industrial brewery estate has been developed into a new urban district within a larger nature area. The project consists of three residential apartment buildings; Coastal House 1,2 and 3.

In 2008, we developed a new vision for the former Tuborg factory site in collaboration with Gentofte Municipality. The old master plan envisioned housing blocks throughout the site, which carved the area up in a way that left little room for communal spaces and nature. By moving the residential buildings closer to the coast and placing parking underground, we have made room for a large, coherent nature area that increases the biodiversity of the area by introducing vegetation and a range of habitats known from the Danish coastal landscapes.

Type
Residential, landscape, masterplanning

Adress
Dessaus Boulevard, Hellerup, Denmark

Area
Coastal House 1+2 (48 apartments)
Coastal House 3 (38 apartments)
Total: 51,900 m²
Landscape: 95,400 m²

Client
Danica Ejendomsselskab

Engineer       
Artelia

Contractor
NCC

Landcape
Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitekter
Julie Kirkegaard A/S

Built
Coastal House 1+2: 2016-2022
Coastal House 3: 2016 - exp. 2025

Photograph
Adam Mørk
Hampus Berndtson
Laura Stamer

The three coastal buildings have been pulled all the way down to the waterfront, each with its own small harbor. Along with the large Nordic stones, they define the coastline and frame the landscape inspired by the gentle Danish coastal landscapes with their undulating expanse of hollows and hills.

The coastal houses offer a robust, beautiful and inviting setting for life where indoors and out are seamlessly interwoven. Every apartment has at least two patios or balconies. The color scale of the materials reflects those found in the existing environment around the Svanemøllen inlet. Brick was specifically chosen in recognition of Denmark’s industrial culture and the Tuborg brewery heritage.

The buildings are characterized by their expressively articulated brick facades, that plunge directly into the sea. The brick façade and the accompanying brick columns, are borne at each level by a band of standing bricks, laid on site, at a height of 80cm. These bands rest on steel masonry supports.