Comments on: Mountain Dwellings / BIG

By: Ralph Kent

Ralph Kent — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:56:21 +0000

This isn’t, actually, that surprising or special. I have lived in numerous flat which are uniquely designed in a block, owing to a tight site, and I have, like I expect the majority of people on here, worked on designs for blocks where there are numerous ’specials’ – in terms of unit designs – within a residential scheme. I think to point that out as a key feature of this building is somewhat clutching at straws to make it sound more interesting that it really is.

By: bullaasf

bullaasf — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:30:05 +0000

actually, this link with explain t better: http://www.vmbjerget.dk/vmbjerget.html

By: bullaasf

bullaasf — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:11:28 +0000

from the outside the apartments make look (kind of) the same, but really, they are not! 1/3 of the apartments are not only different from the other 2/3, bu also totally unique! In other words, if you live in one of those, it will be the only one of its kind in the building…

By: pathos

pathos — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:37:28 +0000

this is brilliant

By: andreop

andreop — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:30:15 +0000

nice concept, although spacially would feel much like moshe safdie’s habitat 67. privacyless

By: Lasse

Lasse — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:02:09 +0000

Carmen – The masterplan (idioticly) states that all shop and cafés must be in a mall close by.. This part of town is striped of street life except people coming to see this building and the neighbouring vm housing..
And to most other crying critics: would you rather have 100% housing and a huge parking lot?
When a new less function-dived masterplan is done (can’t be long now or Ørestaden will turn into a desert of SALE signs)this is one of the projects that i believe will help to facillitate the transition towards a good and vibrant town..

I actually don’t see how anyone can hate it….

By: evap

evap — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:44:59 +0000

short film about conception & first construction phase of mountain dwellings:

http://www.architekturvideo.de/wohnungsbau-im-zeitraffer-die-mountain-dwellings-von-big

By: ‘Mountain’ Dwellings in Copenhagen, Denmark, by BIG Architects « Michael’s Page

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:23:02 +0000

[...] photos and project specifications can be found at ArchDaily. Asia Cities- [...]

By: carmen

carmen — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:22:56 +0000

another awful example of Koolhaus-induced built diagrams. Ørestad (where this building is) is a lifeless development without any urban activity because of projects like this. street life anyone?!?!?!

By: Cornelius

Cornelius — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:47:29 +0000

For completeness, the approximate location:
http://www.tagcrumbs.com/cornelius/placemarks/parkour-movie-my-playground-at-big-mountain-dwellings