BIG, along with artist Doug Aitken Workshop, NIRAS, Volcano, and RWDI, has won a competition to redesign three public spaces surrounding major music venues in รrestad, Copenhagen. The initiative, titled “Byens Scene” (“The City’s Stage”), aims to revitalize the areas around DR Koncerthuset, Bella Arena, and Royal Arena, transforming them into an interconnected landscape for everyday use and public performances.
The winning proposal, “The Impact”, incorporates art and landscape architecture, reimagining the three sites as parts of a cohesive urban stage. A sculptural “crack” integrates features such as local water management systems, native planting, and lighting, creating a physical and visual link across the three sites. The project is designed to achieve a carbon footprint of less than 0.1 kg COโ per mยฒ per year, with existing materials reused for surfaces and urban furniture.
Giulia Frittoli, Partner, BIG, said, “With a cohesive language that adapts to both grand and intimate spaces, pavements and building surfaces crack open to reconnect fragmented areas, allowing life to breathe through. Interactive water, nature, and light flow through these cracks like lifelines, stitching together the existing urban fabric while creating unexpected encounters.”
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