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The port in Krøyers Plads operated for almost 200 years. This period was followed by vain attempts to redevelop what had become a city centre wasteland. Erich von Egeraat, BIG, and Henning Larsen Architects among others produced designs for the area that were never implemented. The Egeraat project failed due largely to opposition from the local populace, whose criticism focussed in particular on the planned building height.
This led the development firm NCC to proceed with utmost caution in their most recent attempt. Three dialogue sessions offered residents an opportunity to voice their expectations: these were, primarily, the greatest possible variety and amount of open space, a maximum building height of 30 metres, and unobstructed access to the water.
Of the three new buildings, only the block on the eastern edge of the site was originally intended to be used for residential purposes. The other two buildings, up to 24 metres deep, were to provide office space. But the marketing success of the apartment building, which was the first to be completed, led to a change in plans. 107 apartments with an average floor area of 180 m2, a number of them with highly unconventional floor plans, were built.
This led the development firm NCC to proceed with utmost caution in their most recent attempt. Three dialogue sessions offered residents an opportunity to voice their expectations: these were, primarily, the greatest possible variety and amount of open space, a maximum building height of 30 metres, and unobstructed access to the water.
Of the three new buildings, only the block on the eastern edge of the site was originally intended to be used for residential purposes. The other two buildings, up to 24 metres deep, were to provide office space. But the marketing success of the apartment building, which was the first to be completed, led to a change in plans. 107 apartments with an average floor area of 180 m2, a number of them with highly unconventional floor plans, were built.