Article source: Dorte Mandrup Architects ApS

Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter ApS won in 2004 the competition to convert Jægersborg Water Tower into a mixeduse building. On the upper floors, student housing units mark the perimeter of the existing structure. Each unit is expressed by a protruding crystal-like add-on that brings daylight into the apartment, and offers unobstructed views to the surrounding landscape. Together, the crystals and the communal balconies add both a human scale, and a new sculptural layer, that emphasizes the landmark character of the tower. The lower floors are inhabited by a youth center, and contain several large multipurpose rooms. A combination of tall windows and colored panels create a varied pattern that surrounds the youth center. Large garage-style doors on the ground floor open up to extend the active indoor space into the outdoor playground.

Image Courtesy © Jens Markus Lindhe

• Architects: Dorte Mandrup Architects ApS
• Project: Jaegersborg Watertower
• Location: Ørnegårdsvej 21, 2820 Gentofte, Klampenborg, Denmark
• Photography: Jens Markus Lindhe and Torben Eskerod
  
• Client: Gentofte Municipality and Domea
• Landscape: Marianne Levinsen Landscape
• Consultants: Acoustic consulting: BC Ltd
• Engineer: Hansen, Carlsen & Frølund A/S
• Consultancy type: Turnkey Contractor: E. Pihl & Søn A/S
• Site area: 5370 M²
  
• Construction area / foot print: 310 M²
  
• Extent / total floor area: 2.880 M²
  
• Apartment type A: 28 M² net
• Apartment type B: 32 M²  net
• Completed / Year: June 2006

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