Ex-Carlsberg brewery site to be developed in new city district in Denmark

Schmidt Hammer Lassen & Holscher Nordberg Architects have jointly been selected with other companies to design city block and residential tower project on previous Copenhagen’s Carlsberg plant’s site closed in 2008.

The contractor Züblin, the engineering company COWI and the architecture agencies are to create a new 36,000 m2 mixed-use development that includes a city block and an 80m-high residential tower.

The project is to be located near the famous Elephant gates in the North Western corner of the Carlsberg site. It comprises 17,000m2 housing, 7,000m2 offices, 2,000m2 retail cafés and restaurants as well as 10,000m2 basement space.

Senior Partner, Kristian Ahlmark explained: "There are many parametres coming into play at this unique site in Copenhagen. The new building is part of the special historical context of Carlsberg, with its close proximity to the Elephant gates, where it will form a link between the two main public squares, Ottilia Jacobsen Square and Bryggernes Square. The location, with historic neighbours and a sloping terrain, creates an exciting and technical challenge. At the same time, the tower will rise above Carlsberg City and become part of Copenhagen’s new skyline, thus becoming a reference point that both historically and physically will help tie the city together."

3000 homes, available at various price levels, are also to be created.

The completion is planned for 2024.