Architectural transformation of a culture-historical environment
Following the defence settlement of early 2018, the island of Nyholm in Copenhagen, which has been home to the Danish Navy for more than 300 years, is set to be transformed into a public mixed-use district, combining the historical and cultural heritage of Nyholm with the need for sustainable housing developments in Copenhagen. While the municipality of Copenhagen is looking for a masterplan proposal for the entire island of Nyholm, this thesis details the transformation of the southwestern corner into a mixed-use urban development.
Nyholm Naval Quarters is a distinctly contemporary, contextual and sustainable architectural response to the complex interplay of environmental and social issues, from a global to a local scale, as well as a progressive way to preserve a part of the common Danish cultural heritage through the transformation of Nyholm. The proposal consists of both new and existing buildings which are addressed individually in order to build on the pre-existing narrative of Nyholm. Through the preservation, adaptation and addition of building volumes, this new urban development achieves a symbiotic relationship between the old and the new and continues the history of development which is characteristic to Nyholm.
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