Fuglsang Cuts / CEBRA
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Architects: CEBRA
Location: Fuglsang Allé, Herning, Denmark
Client: M2 a/s
Project Area: 4,300 sqm
Project Year: 2007
Photographs: Mads B. Moller, Thomas Mølvig, CEBRA & Adam Mørk
The estate consists of five blocks, the design of which is based upon a wish of creating a flexible concept able to contain different accommodation units within the same idea and idiom. The buildings were made so that they can be adapted to each individual resident and to the demand and will consequently be suitable for a wide segment of residents. The flats in the five blocks are situated around a centrally placed staircase (the core of the house); on the ground floor there is a parking area (also for bicycles) for the residents, depots and rooms for garbage cans.
site plan
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Around this core it is possible to set up three, four or five flats, which can be arranged horizontally, vertically or as a combination – and the arrangement can be different in the other blocks.
© Thomas Mølvig
The basic idea is to build all five blocks with three to five flats depending on requirements as to size and inner arrangement. Afterwards the intention is to imitate “a stroke with an axe” in order to give the building an aesthetic distinctive character as well as functional advantages. The strokes are placed where they will give the optimum conditions for view and daylight in the depth of the building. Apart from giving view and sunlight the strokes also create a private terrace for each flat. The inside arrangement of the flats consists of regular rooms which are contrasted by the oblique angles made by the strokes of an axe. Due to the combination of the different arrangement of the three storeys of the blocks, the number of flats and the placement of the strokes you will see five blocks with a different exterior, yet architecturally closely related…
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- site plan
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- floor plans
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- elevations
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- exploded axo
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very fresh, very japanese (?)
shouldn’t they have spent less in the windows and facade and a bit more on the interiors? darn, alwasy dressing the building with more enthusiasm than caring for the living spaces
I agree with Xavier – The windows are beautiful but then you need a ladder to clean half of them. And there this space in the back of the diagonal that is suppose to be working space but is so far away from the windows that there is hardly any light there.
However for people who care about how the building looks and how it defines them this is certainly a very interesting home. And honestly it is admirable how the architects sticked to their concept (by that I mean that they were consequent)
I think all the double spaces have entries of light in (contact with exterior wall on the first and second level), according to the plans posted here.
I think the interiors are very well solved. I feel more that the exterior lacks connection to the interior, in that sense that it could be completely different. I would have done something else with the exterior. Or maybe its the right answer, im not sure.
@Lukas, dont you always need ladders when having windows in spaces with these heights?
I agree with the two previous writiers. At first sight the houses seemed quite interesting and unconventional for simple blocks of flats – and yes, they are just that – but with a closer look on the arrangement of the living spaces the allure of the exterior suddenly began to die down.
Undoubtedly, the terrace slices are a nice feature giving sunlight and views into the apartments but that solution seems to have been made at the expense of real life functionality of the spaces. The terrace sliced create really impractical triangular-shaped spaces that seem to be very difficult to furnish. The idea should’ve been studied more thoroughly.
In addition, the arrangement of the rooms and living areas struck me as quite questionable. Many of the bedrooms are only reachable through living areas or kitchens which makes these areas pretty restless. The two-storeyed apartments do appear interesting but I really cannot understand the disposition of spaces between the different floors. In many cases it feels a bit impractical – in a one-bedroom apartment there even seems to be a dining area in a different storey than kitchen. Furthermore, there’s obvious narrowness in many areas.
That said, to me it appears like the architects had a clear concept regarding the exteriors of the buildings and they carried out the project very admirably. Unfortunately the overall impression of the design is brought down a little bit due to the problems of the living spaces.
I like it. Those questioned windows are actually defining the interiors, whatever they have spent for that works inside the houses too. “Oh my god, i have to clean the windows, someone call the fire department!!!”, just grab a ladder and clean it. Sometimes is funnier to criticize the critics. Happy new year to all!
It’s not so fresh already.
May be we can see germing a new style of facade design here?
http://www.dezeen.com/2009/08/25/housing-project-in-helsingborg-by-wilhelmson-arkitekter/
seems a Hundertwasser design….
The featured project is not exactly new, it was completed 2007 meaning the design itself is probably at least 5 years old. The Wilhelmson project is a cgi only, and although it looks very similar it is opulent in comparison. Personally, I find the contrast between the rendered facades and the rococco frames a bit disturbing. I think the “original displaced window” project in recent architecture is this one:
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3503/3759600014_e4f6f80559.jpg&imgrefurl=http://flickr.com/photos/soschulz/3759600014/&usg=__lRQLfvdEEHnKTLJqPLFngYHNECY=&h=333&w=500&sz=104&hl=en&start=13&tbnid=3RE30xi1gRJydM:&tbnh=87&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dzollverein-kubus%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den
That said, perhaps this one is the real original:
http://galenfrysinger.org/yemen/yemen_0244.jpg
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Amir the project you refer to is according to dezeen designed 3 years after this one.. But hey, the square has been intented (no shit? yes it has!) and put together before, dont think anyone can claim it.
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