COBE has been announced as winner of an international competition to masterplan Christiansholm island (also known as Paper Island) in Copenhagen?s inner harbor. COBE's plan calls to replace the artificial island's existing warehouses with new "Copenhagen Halls" that are topped with housing and commercial space, and anchored by "informal, public functions," such as event, gallery and swimming halls. All will be connected by a public promenade the surrounds the island. 

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COBE has been announced as winner of an international competition to masterplan Christiansholm island (also known as Paper Island) in Copenhagen?s inner harbor. COBE's plan calls to replace the artificial island's existing warehouses with new "Copenhagen Halls" that are topped with housing and commercial space, and anchored by "informal, public functions," such as event, gallery and swimming halls. All will be connected by a public promenade the surrounds the island. ?Our vision for the island?s future is to create a place that celebrates the city?s culture and the Copenhagen way of life. It was important for us that Christiansholm also in future will be a first class example of Copenhagen?s generous urban living that can attract tourists and visitors at the same time has a strong local presence,? says Dan Stubbergaard, owner and creative director at COBE. 
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