Parking House Ejler Bille in Copenhagen, Denmark by JAJA Architects ApS

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Ejler Bille’s Parking House introduces a human scale to the infrastructural facilities that (still) occupy our cities. The ambition has been to transform parking houses from being mere functional necessities for cars, into attractive places for people and our urban environment.

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• Architects: JAJA Architects ApS
• Project: Parking House Ejler Bille
• Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
  
• Client: CPH City & Port Development
• Collaboration: Max Bögl Group, Skanding, AI Architects and Engineers
• Service: Main consultant on architecture and landscape
• Size: +17,000 m2
• Year: 2015 – 2016

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Commissioned to design the façade only, we created a patchwork pattern of brick and stretch metal that varies in scale. On the upper part of the façade, the scale of the pattern is larger, relating to the vast size of the actual parking house structure. As the façade meets the street, the patchwork pattern becomes smaller and creates inviting spaces for people.

Image Courtesy © JAJA Architects ApS

Image Courtesy © JAJA Architects ApS

The aesthetic expression differs depending on the distance of the viewer. From afar, the large patterns are the prevailing experience, while it becomes more intricate in detailing when experienced up close.

The façade is also designed to provide a space for building and nature to interact. Assisted by the stretch metal patchwork, vines will eventually cover the building’s four facades and create a beautiful contrast between the rigid façade pattern and organically growing plants.

Ejler Bille’s Parking House was completed in 2016.

Image Courtesy © JAJA Architects ApS

Image Courtesy © JAJA Architects ApS

Image Courtesy © JAJA Architects ApS

Image Courtesy © JAJA Architects ApS

Image Courtesy © JAJA Architects ApS

Tags: Copenhagen, Denmark

Categories: House, Residential

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