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Parking House Ejler Bille

Parking House Ejler Bille
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PARKING HOUSE EJLER BILLE

JAJA Architects

CONTRACTOR
Max Bögl

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Skanding

ARCHITECTS
JAJA Architects

CATEGORY
Parking

AREA
17000.0 m2

PROJECT YEAR
2016

MANUFACTURERS
Randers Tegl, Max Bögl, Norisol

LOCATION
Ørestad, 2300 København, Denmark

Text description provided by architect.

Ejler Bille’s Parking House introduces a human scale to the infrastructural facilities that (still) occupy our cities. The ambition has been to transform parking houses from being mere functional necessities for cars, into attractive places for people and our urban environment.

Parking House Ejler Bille
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Parking House Ejler Bille
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Commissioned to design the façade only, we created a patchwork pattern of brick and stretch the metal that varies in scale.

On the upper part of the façade, the scale of the pattern is larger, relating to the vast size of the parking house structure. As the façade meets the street, the patchwork pattern becomes smaller and creates inviting spaces for people.

Parking House Ejler Bille
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Parking House Ejler Bille
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The aesthetic expression differs depending on the distance of the viewer. From afar, the large patterns are the prevailing experience, while it becomes more intricate in detailing when experienced up close.

The façade is also designed to provide a space for building and nature to interact. Assisted by the stretch metal patchwork, vines will eventually cover the building’s four facades and create a beautiful contrast between the rigid façade pattern and organically grown plants.

Parking House Ejler Bille
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Parking House Ejler Bille
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Parking House Ejler Bille
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