Dorte Mandrup A/S

Jaegersborg Water tower

Jaegersborg Water tower
© Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter

JAEGERSBORG WATER TOWER

Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter

AREA
5370.0 m²

YEAR
2006

LOCATION
Copenhagen, Denmark

CATEGORY
Mixed Use Architecture, Adaptive Reuse, Other Structures

Text description provided by the architects.

Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter ApS won in 2004 the competition to convert Jægersborg Water Tower into a mixed-use building.

On the upper floors, student housing units mark the perimeter of the existing structure.

Jaegersborg Water tower
© Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter
Jaegersborg Water tower
© Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter
Jaegersborg Water tower
© Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter

Each unit is expressed by a protruding crystal-like add-on that brings daylight into the apartment, and offers unobstructed views to the surrounding landscape.

Together, the crystals and the communal balconies add both a human scale, and a new sculptural layer, that emphasizes the landmark character of the tower.

The lower floors are inhabited by a youth center, and contain several large multipurpose rooms.

Jaegersborg Water tower
© Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter
Jaegersborg Water tower
© Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter

A combination of tall windows and colored panels create a varied pattern that surrounds the youth center. Large garage-style doors on the ground floor open up to extend the active indoor space into the outdoor playground.

Jaegersborg Water tower
Jaegersborg Water tower
© Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter


Jaegersborg Water tower
© Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter
Jaegersborg Water tower
© Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter
Jaegersborg Water tower
© Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter
Jaegersborg Water tower
© Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter
Jaegersborg Water tower
© Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter
Jaegersborg Water tower
© Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter
Jaegersborg Water tower
© Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter
Jaegersborg Water tower
© Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter


Jaegersborg Water tower
Jaegersborg Water tower


Jaegersborg Water tower
Jaegersborg Water tower
Jaegersborg Water tower


Jaegersborg Water tower
Jaegersborg Water tower
Jaegersborg Water tower
Jaegersborg Water tower


Jaegersborg Water tower
Jaegersborg Water tower


Jaegersborg Water tower
Jaegersborg Water tower
Jaegersborg Water tower
Jaegersborg Water tower


Jaegersborg Water tower

Dorte Mandrup A/S
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Dorte Mandrup A/S
Vesterbrogade 95A, 1620 København, Denmark