Climate Adaptation Copenhagen. Hans Tavsens Park & Korsgade by SLA Winner of Nordic Built Cities Challenge 2016

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1 Climate Adaptation Copenhagen Hans Tavsens Park & Korsgade by SLA Winner of Nordic Built Cities Challenge 2016

2 Vision Capturing the soul of Nørrebro whether the increase of it, the pollution of it or the lack of it is going to be the main urban challenge of the 21th Century. The project The Soul of Nørrebro addresses this issue in a way that is truly Scandinavian: Through co-creation, through dialogue and through a humanistic and people-centered approach to the development of the shared public space in our cities. THE SOUL OF NØRREBRO - CLIMATE ADAPTATION COPENHAGEN Location: Nørrebro, Copenhagen, Denmark Service: Urban design and climate adaptation Client: The Municipality of Copenhagen Completion: 2022 (estimated) Area: m2 Cost: 18 mio. euro Team: SLA (lead consultant), Rambøll, Atelier Dreiseitl, Arki_Lab, Social Action, Gadeidræt, Aydin Soei, Saunders Architecture Urbanity as unstable condition In a world where the effects of global climate change are becoming still more severe it s become apparent that our cities are not adapted to the increasing temperatures and rain fall that is the direct consequence of destabilized weather conditions. Today the metropolises of the world are fighting devastating floods and damaging cloudbursts - a condition which is paradoxically combined with a catastrophic lack of clean, nontoxic drinking water. This mix is making more and more cities in parts uninhabitable. The situation is further worsened by the global urbanization mega trend through which according to the UN more than 70 percent of the world s population will live in cities by We are de facto approaching a new kind of human being who is born, raised, lives and dies in the city: A Homo Urbanus who is seeing its living conditions and life quality sharply deteriorating. Research shows that more and more people are becoming more and more unhappy with their lives in the city. The reasons most often contributed to this are pollution, a lack of a good social life, and a lack of close contact with nature. The Scandinavian way forward To alleviate this sinister conglomerate of urban challenges, SLA believes that the Scandinavian model has something truly unique to participate with on the global stage: Both as tangible solutions but also as a general method. Scandinavia has always been known for its humanistic approach to urban planning, city space, architecture and problem solving in general. In Scandinavia we have for decades solved our societies challenges through dialogue and co-creation. Social innovation is Scandinavia s unique strength and its strongest brand in a competitive world where the majority of other countries seem to focus on high-tech solutions instead. as resource - not a problem The City of Copenhagen is, just like almost every other big city, facing critical climate changes and a growing population. Copenhagen s challenges range from heavy cloudbursts, urban heat islands and an increased carbon footprint, to waste management, water pollution and an increasing social and cultural segregation in the inner city just to mention a few. SLA s project THE SOUL OF NØRREBRO aims to address all of these challenges by seeing water not as a problem, but as a resource. The project is a flagship example of how the Scandinavian approach, based on co-creation, dialogue and humanistic urban design, can solve our urban challenges and make life in our cities much better. The project is deeply founded in the local circumstances of Nørrebro Copenhagen. But its methods and solutions are highly scalable, making it easily applicable in other cities in the Nordic countries and indeed the rest of the world.

3 The Nørrebro Circuit The hydrological, the biological and the social city system The Soul of Nørrebro supports and strengthens the intricate urban systems that define the character of Nørrebro: The hydrological circuit, the biological circuit and the social circuit. By founding all solutions in a strong city nature, the project amplifies the synergy between the different circuits. The result is a project that solves a host of urban challenges while THE BIOLOGICAL CIRCUIT Nature s biological cyrcuits are vitalizing, dynamic and constantly evolving. From the most fragile saplings to old wise trees, new cuttings, birdsong, fallen leaves, death and weathering, nature gives us a feeling of being part of something greater. By strengthening The Biological Circuit of the entire area, Hans Tavsens Park will become the birthplace of a biological diversity and variety that will spread to the rest of Nørrebro and Copenhagen. GROWTH MATURING MIXING THE BIRTHPLACE OF DIVERSITY at the same time creating new social possibilities for social co-existence. WEATHERING FLOWERING A new nature-based urban system The main objectives for the climate adaptation and renewal of Hans Tavsens Park and Korsgade are the redirecting of rainwater from cloudbursts while creating new, attractive and more liveable urban spaces in Inner Nørrebro in Copenhagen. The competition program asked the participating architects to create social innovation by rethinking the relationship between urban park, city nature, public playgrounds, local organizations and the area s schools. SLA s project THE SOUL OF NØRREBRO answered this challenge by invoking a new type of nature-based climate change adaptation based on the principles and processes of nature. Thus the climate solution is not based on wider sewages, coated surfaces or technological gadgets but instead on city nature: the intricate design of topography, soil, trees, flowers, vegetation and natural seepage. The value of using city nature in climate adaptation is that it can create complementary solutions that both solves the specific problem of handling torrential rain to avoid flooding, while at the same time provide a significant increase of life quality and stronger social cohesion in Nørrebro. Strenghtening the Nørrebro circuits Central to THE SOUL OF NØRREBRO s nature-based climate adaptation solutions is the creation of new hydrological, biological and social circuits all based on the creation of a new city nature. The project aims to amplify the synergy between the hydrological circuit, the biological circuit and the social circuit in a cultivated microcosm, enriched by Inner Nørrebro s unique qualities and spirit from the quiet natural beauty of Assistens Cemetery to the busy, colorful, urban life on Rantzausgade and Nørrebrogade. The implementation of the project is done in close collaboration with the residents, the local school children and local organizations which secures local ownership and an empowered local identity. The result is a project that both solves the challenges of torrential rains and cloudbursts; that cleans and purify the water of Copenhagen; and that creates new public spaces and opportunities for cultural and social interaction and co-existence. Thus, THE SOUL OF NØRREBRO is both an extremely site specific solution to Nørrebro s challenges; and a universal method of how cities can use city nature to deal with cloudbursts in dense inner city neighborhoods while adding unique social, cultural and natural values to increase the life quality of its residents. THE SOCIAL CIRCUIT Nørrebro is the most diverse neighbourhood in Copenhagen. The density, community feeling and tolerance is unique for the neighbourhood. The Social Circuit will increase everyday happiness in Nørrebro by promoting large and small communities transcending social resources, generations, gender and cultural background. The purpose of The Social Circuit is to strengthen commitment to - as well as the co-creation of - the city s well-being. The Social Ciruit is anchored in the neighbourhoods institutions - including Copenhagen s first Fablab for CIty Nature. THE HYDROLOGICAL CIRCUIT Copenhagen s city nature needs the utility and amenity values of rain water. That is why we are working with holistic rain water solutions that are part of a larger curcuit. In THE HYDROLOGICAL CIRCUIT, from small to large scale rain water is seen as a resource where the water is collected, cleansed and reused to irrigate the city nature, to naturally cool the city on hot summer days, or to create new urban spaces for people to meet and socialize. LOCAL COMMITMENT CLEANSING ACTIVITY SEEPAGE PLAYFUL CHILDREN FOCUS ON CO-CREATION RAIN 100% UTILITY & AMENITY VALUE PIONEERING SPIRIT COMMUNICATORS RECYCLING DELAY & STORAGE

4 Team SLA has in an exemplary way included the local residents input in their proposal for Hans Tavsens Park and Korsgade. With this, we can create a solution that not only solves the problems with cloudburst and rainwater management it also has major benefits for the entire neighborhood and community. These are the kind of solutions we can really use in Copenhagen and the kind of solutions that the whole world comes to Copenhagen to experience. Morten Kabell, Technical and Environmental Mayor of Copenhagen

5 Rainwater Management Everyday rain and cloudburst rain When the project is complete, Hans Tavsens Park will act as a natural rainwater catchment basin during cloudbursts for Inner Nørrebro capable of handling up to m3 of water at one time. The excess rainwater will be led via Korsgade out into the Copenhagen Lakes. On the way, the water will be purified biologically by the specifically designed city nature biotopes that are established along Korsgade. The water thus will be a visible Roof Rain 9,0m 7,5m feature in the cityscape while contributing to irrigation and improving the local microclimate on the hot, sunny side of the Korsgade street, creating a series of new, blue-green public spaces for all to enjoy. Even in dry periods there is water in the streets: Then the phosphorus filled lake water is pumped back into the system and cleansed by the biotopes. A win-win for the entire city, Roof Rain Reused Rain Roof Rain 7,5m Surface Channel Reused Rain Roof Rain 6,5m Reused Rain Surface Channel Lakefront Paths C P 5,0m 6,5m Filtering Biotopes Cloudburst and Low Point Drainage Pipe Lake and Recycled Pipe to be filtered over surface Hans Tavsens Park m3 Kirke Hinge Pump Room Korsgade Kilde

6 Co-Creation - The Scandinavian Way Capturing the soul of Nørrebro The Soul of Nørrebro is based on continuous dialogue and co-creation together with the local citizens and development authorities of Nørrebro. By founding the urban development in city nature, the project re-thinks the design as well as the maintenance of our cities. Together, the people of Nørrebro will design, plant and grow their city and transform the area s future identity, urban life and social and cultural cohesion. Making our cities livable calls for synergy betwee many different kinds of knowledge, skills, insights and knowhows. SLA s project THE SOUL OF NØRREBRO has been created in a great collaboration between Scandinavian architects, biologists, ethnologist and engineers. Throughout the process the team members have pushed each others professionalism into new innovative heights. Co-creation as design method The most important collaboration, however, has been the close and continuous dialogue with the local Nørrebro Urban Renewal Authorities and the citizens and stakeholders in Nørrebro. This close participation process has ensured the project s applicability and the best local foundation of the future development of the neighborhood. It all begins with the children - the citizens of the future. In THE SOUL OF NØRREBRO the children are frontrunners and pioneers in co-creating the city nature of Copenhagen. The project is kickstarted from Day One in the school yard of Blågård Skole where the pupils together with teachers, advisors, the municipality and the gardeners of Hans Tavsens Park will learn, produce and maintain the city nature that climate-adapts their neighbourhood and makes their city much more pleasant to live in. But contrary to ordinary participatory processes, which usually are confined to the initial ideas phase, THE SOUL OF NØRREBRO aims to make the participatory process permanent. For SLA, urban development is not a closed process that starts and stops with the architects. For us, urban development is an ongoing and highly social process grounded in the local community a process that must continue and evolve long after the architects, city-planners and municipality workers have gone home. Involvement as a continuous process With THE SOUL OF NØRREBRO, Hans Tavsens Park and Korsgade will become a leading example of how co- creation can be the framework for a unique, social and active, urban everyday life. Together with the Municipality of Copenhagen, Nørrebro Urban Renewal Authorities, The Blågård School, The Nørrebro Park School, Det Frie Gymnasium, Hans Tavsen West and Hans Tavsen East, SLA starts up a process which will ensure that the project will grow from the bottom up and be a place for experimenting and pioneering the design and maintenance of a greener and more sustainable and resilient Copenhagen. Social bonding starts with the schools We will work together with the people of Nørrebro to design, plant and grow their city with a sensuous, varied, blue-green and site-specific Nørrebro city nature that will become the backbone of the area s future identity and urban life. By including the local school children in the maintenance and development of the city nature they will learn new things about their world, their city and themselves. New social bonds will form and strengthen when the citizens meet across cultural and economic backgrounds to collectively make their city a better place to live. The result is a greener, happier, more socially and culturally inclusive as well as a more resilient and healthy city. All based on the unique soul of Nørrebro.

7 About SLA SLA COPENHAGEN Njalsgade 17B Pakhus 2, 3rd Floor DK-2300 Copenhagen DENMARK SLA AARHUS Mejlgade 51A, 3. sal 8000 Aarhus C DENMARK SLA OSLO Torggata 38 N-0182 Oslo NORWAY SLA is a Danish based group of urban quality experts operating within the fields of urban space, city planning and landscape architecture. Started in 1994, the firm is today lead by three partners: Founder Stig L. Andersson, CEO Mette Skjold and Project Director Rasmus Astrup. At SLA we use nature-based design to create modern, sustainable cities that inspire community and diversity through nature s amenity and utility values. Our projects solve some of today s hardest urban problems while creating genuine urban quality that in an unorthodox way add new meaning to the city. Together our 55 employees form a multidisciplinary team consisting of designers, biologists, city planners, planting experts and urban forests engineers. SLA has offices in Copenhagen, Aarhus and Oslo, Norway. CONTACT Kristoffer Holm Pedersen Head of Communications and Business Development khp@sla.dk SLA s three partners: Founder and Design Director Stig L. Andersson, CEO Mette Skjold and Project Director Rasmus Astrup