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Tegnestuen Vandkunsten
Torpedo Hall Apartments
Holmen
Copenhagen, Denmark

Footbridges running across and along the canal street contribute to creating a dynamic sequence of movement.
Arkitektur DK

Located in the old Torpedo (boat) Hall the 67 apartments designed by Tegnestuen Vandkunsten are the first loft-style residences made available in Copenhagen.

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With its canals and maritime atmosphere Holmen, the former Royal Naval Dockyards, is an area of great natural beauty and significant architectural value. The abandoned 17th century red brick warehouses, barracks and foundries now house the Royal Academy schools specializing in drama, film, design, architecture, and music as well as theaters, galleries, restaurants, offices and shops.
With the addition of the new Opera House Holmen is sure to become a new cultural center in Copenhagen.

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The steel and concrete Torpedo Hall, constructed in 1954, served as a maintenance hall for torpedo boats. In the conversion the architects left the structural elements intact to emphasize the unique architecture of the 155 meter long building. Trusses and columns stand untouched by the new building.

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The new independent concrete structure has the same five meter grid as the columns in the old hall but, to emphasize the two independent structures, the architects shifted the grid 40 centimeter and pulled back the new facades in relation to the old columns. Parking is located behind sloping steel panels.

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The old roof was removed, leaving the original trusses exposed, to admit daylight into the interior street on the second floor above the garage. Footbridges running across and along the street contribute to the dynamic sequence of movement.

Photo: arcspace

All apartments can be accessed from the interior street from which a large wooden staircase leads to the lower floors along the canal, the former boat basin, that was kept as an extension to the street. Owners of small boats can dock on the canal.
A free standing elevator is located at the intersection of the upper and lower street, additional elevators are located inside the new building.

Photo: arcspace

The impressive building volume is carried into the light and flexible one- and two-story loft apartments that, varying in both size and layout, all have either a roof terrace or a balcony. The slender trusses are left exposed in the penthouse apartments where they support the new roof.

Image courtesy Torpedohallen/NCC Construction

Model photo courtesy Tegnestuen Vandkunsten
Interior Facade Model

Model photo courtesy Tegnestuen Vandkunsten
Exterior Facade Model

Drawing courtesy Tegnestuen Vandkunsten
Plan

Drawing courtesy Tegnestuen Vandkunsten
Longitudinal Section

Drawing courtesy Tegnestuen Vandkunsten
Cross Section

Completed: 2003

Client: NCC

Architects: Tegnestuen Vandkunsten
Landscape Architects: Tegnestuen Vandkunsten
Project Team:
Jan Albrectsen
Flemming Ibsen
Jens Kristian Seier
Iben Schlanbusch
Thomas Nybo Rasmussen

Contractor: MT Højgård A/S
Completed: 2003
Total building length: 155 meters
67 apartments from 83 square meters to 275 square meters.

September 8, 2003





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		Tegnestuen Vandkunsten Torpedo Hall Apartments Holmen Copenhagen, Denmark Footbridges running across and along the canal street contribute to creating a dynamic sequence of movement. Arkitektur DK Located in the old Torpedo (boat) Hall the 67 apartments designed by Tegnestuen Vandkunsten are the first loft-style residences made available in Copenhagen. Photo: arcspace With its canals and maritime atmosphere Holmen, the former Royal Naval Dockyards, is an area of great natural beauty and significant architectural value. The abandoned 17th century red brick warehouses, barracks and foundries now house the Royal Academy schools specializing in drama, film, design, architecture, and music as well as theaters, galleries, restaurants, offices and shops. With the addition of the new Opera House Holmen is sure to become a new cultural center in Copenhagen. Photo: arcspace The steel and concrete Torpedo Hall, constructed in 1954, served as a maintenance hall for torpedo boats. In the conversion the architects left the structural elements intact to emphasize the unique architecture of the 155 meter long building. Trusses and columns stand untouched by the new building. Photo: arcspace The new independent concrete structure has the same five meter grid as the columns in the old hall but, to emphasize the two independent structures, the architects shifted the grid 40 centimeter and pulled back the new facades in relation to the old columns. Parking is located behind sloping steel panels. Photo: arcspace Photo: arcspace The old roof was removed, leaving the original trusses exposed, to admit daylight into the interior street on the second floor above the garage. Footbridges running across and along the street contribute to the dynamic sequence of movement. Photo: arcspace All apartments can be accessed from the interior street from which a large wooden staircase leads to the lower floors along the canal, the former boat basin, that was kept as an extension to the street. Owners of small boats can dock on the canal. A free standing elevator is located at the intersection of the upper and lower street, additional elevators are located inside the new building. Photo: arcspace Photo: arcspace The impressive building volume is carried into the light and flexible one- and two-story loft apartments that, varying in both size and layout, all have either a roof terrace or a balcony. The slender trusses are left exposed in the penthouse apartments where they support the new roof. Image courtesy Torpedohallen/NCC Construction Model photo courtesy Tegnestuen Vandkunsten Interior Facade Model Model photo courtesy Tegnestuen Vandkunsten Exterior Facade Model Drawing courtesy Tegnestuen Vandkunsten Plan Drawing courtesy Tegnestuen Vandkunsten Longitudinal Section Drawing courtesy Tegnestuen Vandkunsten Cross Section Completed: 2003 Client: NCC Architects: Tegnestuen Vandkunsten Landscape Architects: Tegnestuen Vandkunsten Project Team: Jan Albrectsen Flemming Ibsen Jens Kristian Seier Iben Schlanbusch Thomas Nybo Rasmussen Contractor: MT Højgård A/S Completed: 2003 Total building length: 155 meters 67 apartments from 83 square meters to 275 square meters. September 8, 2003