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November 27, 2006
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Five towers are to be constructed as part of the T-Husene development in Denmark.
Architecture
‘Dancing Ts’ to grace the Scandinavian skyline
New York-based Steven Holl Architects has unveiled plans for a mixed-use development outside Copenhagen that boasts “dancing Ts” — five mixed-use T-shaped towers.
The 38,500-square-metre T-Husene project includes 18,000 square metres of residential space and 12,500 square metres of commercial space above a man-made landscape.
Groundbreaking is scheduled for the second half of next year. Construction costs have not been released by the client, Copenhagen-based City Development.
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Seen above is a view of the lobby of one of the T-shaped buildings.
The design concept features what Holl describes as a green “folded” space which is sliced open by the insertion of the five rotated towers.
“Leaving behind the standard typology of residential perimeter blocks, the dancing Ts with coloured and reflective undersides carve the sky within the space,” the architects said in a release.
Each tower will contain 50 apartments in 22 different configurations, ranging from 73 square metres to 135 square metres.
The architects said the design was inspired by twilight and the Scandinavian sky.
“We wanted to create a sense of autonomy,” said design architect Steven Holl. “One of the failures of modern housing comes from the lack of individualization.”
The project is to be constructed in Orestad, located less than ten minutes away from historic Copenhagen by metro and close to Scandinavia’s main airport.
T-Husene is one of the two projects Steven Holl Architects is currently designing in Denmark; the other project is the Herning Center of the Arts.
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Residential floor spaces have been designed to maximize views.
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