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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Østre Havn Parking House G2 in Aalborg, Denmark by SANGBERG ArchitectsMarch 4th, 2020 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: SANGBERG Architects More Than a Parking Facility… Cars, pedestrians, wildlife all gain something from a new parking facility in Aalborg. A parking facility is primarily a rational construction, designed for a very specific purpose. Yet, in Eastern Harbour of Aalborg, the third largest municipality in Denmark, Sangberg has created something more than a parking facility.  Image Courtesy © Ramus Hjortshøj
 Image Courtesy © Ramus Hjortshøj Optimizing The Minimal The new Parking House G2 comes across monolithic monument-scale object in a part of Aalborg that currently undergoing a transformation from an industrial harbour to a new multi-use neighbourhood. The building has a capacity of 590 cars and is executed as a compact construction overlaid with a playful graphic façade concept. With its elementary construction principle and honest materiality, the parking facility echoes the former industrial aesthetics of the area. The overall concept is simple and showcases that it is possible to create something functional and aesthetically pleasing from a minimal palette – while adding value to the surroundings. A Vibrant Graphic and Poetic Expression The façade is designed with a dynamic, lightweight and vibrant expression that varies depending on how and from where it is viewed: Whether you’re driving by in a car or you’re passing by as a pedestrian, your experience will differ as the facade animates itself in accordance to the speed travelled. The expression also changes whether it is viewed nearby or far away, from straight on or from the side – and with the light conditions and seasons. Thus, the new Parking facility provide passers-by with a vivid visual experience.  Image Courtesy © Ramus Hjortshøj  Image Courtesy © Ramus Hjortshøj The extruded aluminium slats are easy to assemble and subsequently also easy to disassemble, which, in the future, allows for a straightforward removal process and recycling of the facade material for use in other building projects. The façade skin is a composition of aluminium slats, utilizing subtle variation in aluminium profiles to give a textural expression, which drapes naturally around the concrete structure, like a textile cloth wraps itself around a person’s body. Spaces between each aluminium tube lining lead natural light and air into the building. A Habitat For Birds and Insects The facade presents an opportunity for vegetation to take hold and the result is a greener city. The vegetation will filter particles produced by pollution also provides a new habitat within the city in from of a biotope where insects and birds can thrive. The masterplan for the area emphasizes a green buffer zone along the busy Nyhavnsgade, which has been the starting point for the team’s work. As a result, Sangberg’s vision for the new parking facility has been to create a building that introduces nature to the area.  Image Courtesy © Ramus Hjortshøj  Image Courtesy © Ramus Hjortshøj Recipient of Aalborg Municipality’s Architectural Prize The parking facility has received Aalborg Municipality’s building award. Among other things, the judging committee’s motivation for the prize was: “In its facade design the parking facility has achieved a light expression that functions alongside Nyhavnsgade and towards the surrounding homes. Lightness is achieved by a graphic play using light grey aluminium slats. The parking facility serves as a model for how heavy infrastructure installations can add to the cities, they are a part of.”  Image Courtesy © Ramus Hjortshøj  Image Courtesy © Ramus Hjortshøj  Image Courtesy © Ramus Hjortshøj  Image Courtesy © Ramus Hjortshøj  Image Courtesy © Ramus Hjortshøj  Image Courtesy © SANGBERG Architects  Image Courtesy © SANGBERG Architects  Image Courtesy © SANGBERG Architects  Image Courtesy © SANGBERG Architects  Image Courtesy © SANGBERG Architects  Image Courtesy © SANGBERG Architects
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