The new development plan for Copenhagen's Carlsberg City aims to embrace the closeness of old Copenhagen and institute an urban center evocative of the historical style of Scandinavia and Europe at large. White Arkitekter has been tasked with achieving these goals with their design for Humlehaven, a residential and commercial plan that emphasizes sustainable design and integration with the existing site.

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The new development plan for Copenhagen's Carlsberg City aims to embrace the closeness of old Copenhagen and institute an urban center evocative of the historical style of Scandinavia and Europe at large. White Arkitekter has been tasked with achieving these goals with their design for Humlehaven, a residential and commercial plan that emphasizes sustainable design and integration with the existing site.
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The plan needed to meet the challenge of reconciling the increased density of modern Carlsberg with its historical legacy, as the Carlsberg brewery is a well-established institution that has promoted the development of Copenhagen over time. To this end, the architects chose clay bricks that are not only reminiscent of the local materiality but are in fact recycled from demolished nearby buildings. This practice has limited the total environmental footprint of the project.

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