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The Tietgen dormitory project was made possible by a donation from the Nordea Denmark Fund. The intention of the donation was to make possible the realization of ?the dormitory of the future? through a clear and visionary architectural idea. Housing approximately 400 students, it is to be a reference project of international format.
Courtesy of Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects – Photographs : Jens M. Lindhe
The site is located near Copenhagen University in Ørestad North, a recently planned neighborhood characterized by flowing canals and a consistent, rigid building structure. The simple circular form of the Tietgen Dormitory is an urban response to the context, providing a bold architectural statement in the newly planned area. Courtesy of Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects – Photographs : Jens M. Lindhe
The project?s dynamic, sculptural expression is created by the contrast of the building?s overall form with the honest expression of the individual programmatic elements. The building?s circular form- symbol of equality and the communal is contrasted with individual, projecting volumes expressing the individual residences. The principle inspiration for the project is this meeting of the collective and the individual, a characteristic inherent to the dormitory building type.
Courtesy of Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects – Photographs : Jens M. Lindhe
The cylindrical volume completes itself ...