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UdforskA biomass power plant clad with tree trunks
Energy & Industry
Amager Power Station, Blok 4
Copenhagen, Denmark
Gottlieb Paludan Architects are the architects behind a biomass-fired power plant unit and a master plan for the Amager Power Station.
The project for Amager Power Station merges rational considerations with a sensory narrative about the transition to renewable energy.
The new power plant unit and the master plan for the future development of the area both take the forest symbolizing renewable resources as their overarching architectural theme.
Client
HOFOR
Status
Completed
Size
12500 m2
Year
2021
Collaborators
MOE, Møller & Grønborg, Spiers and Major
Areas of Expertise
Photos
Allan Toft, Gottlieb Paludan Architects, Jens Frederiksen, Jens Markus Lindhe, Lars Rolfsted Mortensen
Tree planting is a central, character-defining element of the landscape design. The power plant unit is enveloped by a deep façade constructed from timber logs. HOFOR’s and the City of Copenhagen’s visions for a green energy supply are thus vividly expressed through powerful and sensory architecture that conveys, in tangible images, the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
The block structure integrates into the technically defined geometries of the Power Plant Peninsula but introduces a new architectural language. Citizens are invited to get close to the production processes without compromising necessary safety measures.
The facility is a key element in the City of Copenhagen's efforts to become the world’s first carbon-neutral capital by 2025.
Together, we create cohesion
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Thomas Bonde-Hansen
Creative DirectorArchitect MAA
tbh@gottliebpaludan.com+45 4171 8297