Cycling plays a vital role in the cities of tomorrow. It offers a smart response to urban congestion, pollution, and sedentary lifestyles — while strengthening mobility in both city centers and surrounding areas. A well-designed cycling environment makes it easy to choose the bike for everyday travel and connects key functions across the urban landscape.
UdforskSpace-saving bike stand for the urban space at Nørreport Station
Product Design
Nørreport bicycle stand
Copenhagen, Denmark
Gottlieb Paludan Architects, in collaboration with COBE, has developed a new space-saving bike rack for the urban space at Nørreport Station. Gottlieb Paludan Architects was responsible for all architectural work in connection with the renovation of Nørreport Station, including optimizing bicycle parking in the busy urban space.
The bikes are compressed by placing two on each stand, overlapping the wheels. The optimal use of space is achieved when the bike stands are placed close together and rotated 45 degrees.
The characteristic feature of the Nørreport Bike Stand is the slender column and the bicycle hangers bent in one piece in a V-shape. The bike stand can be customized with one or two brackets and the option of mounting a solar lamp, spotlight or a closed top.
Client
Copenhagen Municipality
Status
Completed
Size
7500 m2
Year
2015
Collaborators
Cobe, Sweco og Bartenbach
Areas of Expertise
Photos
Jens Lindhe, Ole Malling, Lars Mortensen
Innovative lighting and design of bike racks at Nørreport
At Nørreport, the bike racks are made of stainless steel and the solar lights at the top of the bike racks turn on when it gets dark and stand like a thousand stars in a row, while spots in other bike racks illuminate the underside of the cloud-shaped bike covers.
The bike racks are placed in sunken concrete beds that ensure flow and sightlines in the station square.
Gottlieb Paludan Architects and COBE received the 2015 Push-Up Award for the innovative design.
Gottlieb Paludan Architects was responsible for all architectural work in connection with the renovation of Nørreport Station, including optimization of bicycle parking in the busy urban space
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