VM Houses in Copenhagen, Denmark by PLOT=BIG+JDS

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THE MANIPULATED PERIMETER BLOCK IS CLEARLY DEFINED IN ITS FOUR CORNERS BUT OPENED INTERNALLY AND ALONG THE SIDES. THE VIS-A-VIS WITH THE NEIGHBOUR IS ELIMINATED BY PUSHING THE SLAB IN ITS CENTER, ENSURING DIAGONAL VIEWS TO THE VAST OPEN FIELDS AROUND. THE BUILDING VOLUME PROVIDES OPTIMAL AIR, LIGHT AND VIEWS TO ALL FLATS. ALL APARTMENTS HAVE A DOUBLE-HEIGHT SPACE TO THE NORTH, AND WIDE PANORAMIC VIEWS TO THE SOUTH.

VM House (Image Courtesy JDS FELIX LUONG)

• ARCHITECTS: PLOT=BIG+JDS
• PROJECT: VM Houses
• LOCATION: Copenhagen, Denmark
• CODE: VM
• TYPE: COMMISION

VM House (Image Courtesy JDS FELIX LUONG)

• SIZE: 25 000 M2, 230 HOUSING UNITS
• BUDGET: 25 200 000 €
• CLIENT: HØPFNER A/S, DANSK OLIE KOMPAGNI A/S
• COLLARBORATORS: PLOT, BIG, MOE & BRØDSGAARD
• STATUS: COMPLETION MAR 2005

VM House (Image Courtesy JDS FELIX LUONG)

• PROJECT TEAM: JULIEN DE SMEDT, BJARKE INGELS, ALISTAIR WILLIAMS, ANNA MANOSA, ANNETTE JENSEN, BENT POULSEN, CHRISTIAN FINDERUP, CLAUS TVERSTED, DAVID ZAHLE, DORTE BØRRESEN, FINN NØRKJÆR, HENNING STÜBEN, HENRICK POULSEN, INGRID SERRITSLEV, JAKOB CHRISTENSEN, JAKOB LANGE, JAKOB MØLLER, JAKOB WODSCHOU, JØRN JENSEN, KARSTEN HAMMER HANSEN, MADS H LUND, MARC JAY, MARIA YEDBY LJUNGBERG, NADJA CEDERBERG, NARISARA LADAWAL, OLE ELKJÆR-LARSEN, OLE NANNBERG, OLIVER GRUNDAHL, SANDRA KNÖBL, SIMON IRGENS-MØLLER, SOPHUS SØBYE, SØREN STÆRMOS, THOMAS CHRISTOFFERSEN, XAVIER PAVIA PAGES.

Interior View (Image Courtesy Jasper Carlberg)

THE LOGIC OF THE DIAGONAL SLAB UTILIZED IN THE V HOUSE IS BROKEN DOWN IN SMALLER PORTIONS FOR THE M HOUSE. IN THIS PROJECT THE TYPOLOGY OF THE UNITE D’HABITATION OF LE CORBUSIER IS REINTERPRETED AND IMPROVED: THE CENTRAL CORRIDORS ARE SHORT AND GET LIGHT FROM BOTH ENDS, LIKE BULLET HOLES PENETRATING THROUGH THE BUILDING.

Interior View (Image Courtesy Jasper Carlberg)

Interior View (Image Courtesy Jasper Carlberg)

Interior View (Image Courtesy Jasper Carlberg)

VM House (Image Courtesy Johan Fowelin)

VM House (Image Courtesy JDS FELIX LUONG)

VM House (Image Courtesy JDS FELIX LUONG)

Matrix Plan

Matrix Plan

Diagram

Diagram legend of M House

Map and Site location

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Tags: Copenhagen, Denmark

Categories: Building, Residential

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