Just on the border of the Ørestad in an older neighbourhood called Hørgården is a strange little building. This is Hørgården's House of Activities, a place for the residents in the apartment blocks of Hørgården to gather around different activities. In this 600 sq. meter house is a fitness room, a large kitchen, two halls etc. It has been build to try to make this a better place to live and was finished in 2008 for a mere 900.000 Euros.
The social housings in the area have had it's share of problems and giving the residents a place to gather around activities of their choosing, is one way of dealing with a bad reputation. It has been difficult to attract rersourcefull residents to the area and hopefully this will be of help. It can't stand alone of course but it's a start.
I like this little building in lark wood with it's different angles and colours. But I'm glad that it wasn't me that should furnish the prow.
I like this little building in lark wood with it's different angles and colours. But I'm glad that it wasn't me that should furnish the prow.
This has the look of something made on the cheap, and this may be laudable in itself: no frills is better than not at all. As you say: they needed it.
ReplyDeleteThe very minor part that I don't like are those bare skiny pillars: no great architect (and not much expense) was needed to cover them with a bright coloured coating or covering, in tone with the rest of this nice building.
It looks great from the angle of your first photo, but I agree with the Vogon, it looks cheap. Actually my first thought was, that building is going to leak, eventually.
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Very unusual building...I'm intrigued by it, and yet, somehow I don't think I'd feel quite safe in it...Its perch seems a little precarious! You take such interesting photos!!! It's always fun to see what you are posting next!!!! Not only are you a fantastic photographer...you find a way to introduce us to new and fascinating subjects! ~Janine
ReplyDeleteFascinating for two reasons: 1) the same problems crop up all over the world and 2) sometimes weird architecture like this really works -- it looks like a fun place to be!
ReplyDeleteYou really have a gift for photographing architecture. Thanks for your kind comments.
ReplyDeletei love this first photo. cool.
ReplyDeleteQuestion again, who funded this building? The government? It has a strange design and color. Well, apart from it, hopefully it will accommodate residents' needs.
ReplyDeleteThis was a rather cheap building; less than a million Euro. It was funded by the cooperative housing society that owns the apartment blocks. I think it was meant to stand on the pillars on the left so that it got something like a terrace in one end. It does look a bit out of place though. And yes, considering the kind of weather we have here, it won't last for a century :-)
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