CHOOSE AMONG DIFFERENT ARCHITECUTURAL GUIDED TOURS  IN ØRESTAD AND COPENHAGEN 2024

ACHITECTURE HIGHLIGHS IN ØRESTAD (GROUP BOOKING)
Meeting point: Tietgenkollegiet, Rued Langgaards Vej 1 Finish: 8tallet Duration: 3 hours and 30 minutes. Price: 6000 DKK
Maximum of participants: 25 pax. This tour is also very suitable as a biking tour for a max of 15 bikes.

This tour focuses on the architectural highlights in Ørestad namely the DR Concerthall, Tietgen Dormitory, Ressourcerækkterne, Upcycled Studios, Bjarke Ingels' VM houses, the Mountain Dwelling, Royal Arena, Bjarke Ingel's 8House. On this tour I will take you through all three neighbourhoods of Ørestad and also tell you about new areas in Ørestad that are being developed  - eg. the Arena district with sights such as Kalvebod Fælled School and Royal Arena.

RECYCLING ARCHITECTURE AND EXPERIENCE ARCHITECTURE IN ØRESTAD SYD (GROUP BOOKING)
Duration: app. 2 hours. Meeting point: Vestamager Metrostation Price: 4500 DKK
Maximum of participants: 25 pax

Ressourcerækkerne, Upcycled Studios, UN17 Village and Eco-Villagere are the highlights on this tour. Lendager Group are behind many of these housing projects that are build from upcycled and recycled materials. It’s a new necessary way to build in Copenhagen to reduce the carbon footprint and acknowledge that the building industry is one of the most polluting.

We will also see 8House by Bjarke Ingels' (BIG) We also take a look at ‘the green colored house’- which houses the elderly citizens in Ørestad in brand new modern homes.
We will visit "Asgers Garden" a temporary small potatoe garden project I'm working on which will result in a real rooftop-farm and garden in app. 2025 on top of a Parking House of 3500 squaremeters. 

This part of Ørestad is located right at the verge of nature - namely Kalvebod Common that has a huge impact on the the life the residents life. We will see where the city meet the Nature-parc in a stunningly way.

COPENHAGENS MANHATTAN - ØRESTAD CITY (GROUP BOOKING) 
Meeting point: Ørestad Metrostation at the M column Duration: 2 hours Price: 4500 DKK
Maximum of participants: 25 pax.

See “The Copenhagen Manhattan” namely Ørestad City, where new impressive architecture is skyrocketing everyday. On the Ørestad City Tour you get to see the urban development at close range. More and more families choose Ørestad City, due to the modern homes and the large green areas that encourages outdoor activity. For example, you can have your very own urban garden - namely the 'underground gardens' just below the Metro high line. Also large business such as Ramböll chooses Ørestad as the city has a strategic location to Copenhagen airport and is a traffic hub, where you can quickly get from A to B. On the Ørestad City Tour we take a look at Ramböll Headquarter, the brand new School, the modern Ørestad library and the most sought college in Copenhagen namely Ørestad College by the architects 3XN. On the tour we also test the district's newest urban spaces, namely " the islands" located in the canal along Ørestad Boulevard. The islands form urban spaces that might encourage you to play or to take a midday break while enjoying a coffee. The tour also goes to Bjarke Ingels' (BIG) award winning building “The Mountain”. We pass the City Park to the design hotel Bella Sky Comwell. 

8HOUSE - WALKING PRESENTATION (GROUP BOOKING)
Meeting Point: Cafe 8, Richard Mortensens Vej 81 Duration: 1 hour Price: 4000 DKK
Maximum of participants: 20 pax
This is a one hour presentation that explores the famous 8House by Bjarke Ingels Group as concept architecture and social architecture.
I eloborate on how this building is part of a new Experience Design that has to meet a lot of new needs and purposes. 
What do you except as a resident to 'get' when you buy an apartment in the 8House?
I also tell you the story how Bjarke Ingels Group wanted to build an entire village in one building resembling an Italian Mountain Village. How do you create a village on a bare field that is so large, that it actually balances between urban planning and housing. 
This presentation is for the spectator who wants a deeper analysis of the 8House and does not want to walk that much. 

ART AND URBAN SPACE IN ØRESTAD - WALKING PRESENTATION (GROUP BOOKING)
Meeting point: Bella center Metrostation at 'the M column' Finish: 8tallet, Richard Mortensens Vej 81 Duration: 3 hours Price: 5500 DKK. Maximum of participants: 25 pax
Explore Ørestads art, street art, sculptures and urban spaces on this tour. Ørestad has worked with street art as a strategic tool for urban development. I will eloborate on this topic and show you examples of planned street art and 'normal' street art in the different urban spaces. From Ørestads birth 13 years ago art has been an important part of the strategic planing to create vital and interessting urban spaces. I will show you how sculptures and modern ornamentatin on buidlings contribute to Ørestad's identity. 
 

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Best wishes

Mira M. Cordsen, owner Experience Ørestad

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