Urban concrete art in the heart of Copenhagen
The first Carlsberg brewery was founded in Copenhagen in 1847 in its own city district. Now, the dis-trict is being transformed to new purposes as production has moved out of Copenhagen. The new Carlsberg district will feature private residences, retail and business premises as well as cultural, sporting and educational venues. Features also include a brand new S-train station that will connect the district to the rest of Copenhagen. With more than 24.000 daily passengers, the new train station will become one the busiest in Denmark when it opens in 2016.
Station and city integrated
Designed by Gottlieb Paludan Architects, a Danish architecture firm specialized in mobility and utili-ties, the station is tightly integrated with the surrounding urban space in order to create a vibrant life on and around the station. Project architect Mette Neimann from Gottlieb Paludan Architects explains: "In its essence, the station consists of a platform and two bridge decks, which extend beyond the track and platform, thereby creating a cover over the platform and deck space above the station for bicycle parking, access roads and urban life."
Concrete art
Concrete is the predominant material in the station, and the wide array of possibilities in concrete as a material has been utilized in the design. "Among other things, we create a contrasting pattern in the concrete surface. We create this effect via a complicated formwork structure prior to the in-situ cast-ing", says Mette Neimann. The design of the pillars is also quite demanding. Four meters high and with a special angular geometry, the pillars must be assembled from 14 different concrete elements that all have to fit together perfectly.
The concrete casting of the foundation is completed, and the casting of bridge decks is in full swing. Carlsberg Station opens in 2016. It is designed by Gottlieb Paludan Architects and realized in coopera-tion with Grontmij A/S and Atkins Denmark.