Arkitekturen sætter varige spor. Når vi arbejder med eksisterende bygninger, bærer vi et ansvar – for ressourcerne, for vores bygningskultur og for at skabe løsninger, der kan holde i mange år. Transformation handler om at bringe nyt liv til det bestående og finde nye funktioner til bygninger, der har udtjent deres oprindelige formål. Det kræver omtanke, faglig indsigt og et langsigtet blik på både klima, økonomi og samfundsmæssig værdi.
UdforskIncreased Demand for Electricity Required a New Transformer Station
Energy & Industry
Lindevang Substation
Copenhagen, Denmark
As the neighborhood near the new Flintholm station changed from being a recycling center to becoming part of the city, the need for electricity supply increased.
The existing substation for the Lindevang area consisted of brick buildings from the 1920s and 1960s, located at Dirch Passers Allé, which is the entrance to the area.
Client
Frederiksberg Water Utility
Status
Completed
Size
550 m2
Year
2005
Collaborators
Nira A/S
Areas of Expertise
Photos
Gottlieb Paludan Architects
Modern masonry with tradition
The natural choice for the building was to continue the site's red brick tradition. As the substation extension was to be placed right next to the sidewalk, almost as a gateway building for both the substation and the new city district, it was natural to give it an expression that would give the site identity, quality and dignity. While old masonry is often full of details and ornamentation, contemporary masonry tends to be minimalist because the shell wall alone must support itself and the details therefore lack a structural justification.
At Lindevang Transformer Station, the shell wall facing the sidewalk has a design that is both beautiful and remarkable, plays up to its surroundings and has a memorable character. In simple terms, it is a sawtooth banding in receding courses, interrupted by ordinary running courses.
The low, distinctive wall encloses a building with cable rooms, switchgear and relays.
The higher transformer cells rise above the roof and are equipped with zinc grilles that allow natural ventilation of the waste heat from the large transformers.
At Lindevang Transformer Station, the shell wall facing the sidewalk has a design that is both beautiful and remarkable, plays up to its surroundings and has a memorable character.
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