How Schønherr Is Transforming Aarhus With Experimental Urban Interventions

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Since 2010, the Danish architects from Schnherr have been developing a series of large-scale urban
interventions for the Aarhus Festival, the largest cultural festival in Denmark. These temporary projects
have transformed the streets and parks into extraordinary public spaces, changing the natural
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We present their last four projects: "The Forest" (2010), "The City Park" (2012), "The Plaza" (2014) and
"Bishops Square" (to be completed this 2016).
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The first "experiment" was performed in 2010 when Schnherr created "The Forest," a landscape of
artificial hills opposite the Cathedral in the city's central square. The intervention led to the sudden
appearance of hundreds of large trees in a normally empty space, including an undulating surface with
moss and grass. This park not only filled the area with new fragrances, colors and sounds, but also had
an impressive turnout that surprised even the festival organizers.
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THE CITY PARK

In 2012, inspired by the popularity of the previous project, the architects met again with the
organization to raise "The City Park." In this case, the green areas in front of the municipality and the
Musikhuset (Music Theatre) merged to form a large green lawn that covered one of the busiest street of
the city, blocking the passage of cars for two weeks. The park created a new perspective for the citizens
of Aarhus as well as a new way of moving in this central point of the city.
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THE PLAZA
Two years later, "The Plaza" project addressed two areas at once: the new culture area around the
remodeled former railway station and the square in front of the passenger railway terminal. These two
areas lack a natural connection and the square in front of the station is normally occupied by cars. The
aim was to recover this parking area opposite the station to reveal its excellent proportions as a public
space, at the same time to directing the flow to this new cultural area. Again the traffic was
stopped (except buses) by a thick layer of sand and gravel that erased any traces of the sidewalks and
streets.
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These projects, which began as playful ideas to support the festive atmosphere during the event, have
become a completely new way of working with the urban design; a methodology for large scale work.
Their different configurations and spatial possibilities can be tested in the field, before being replicated
or implemented permanently.
Architects: Schnherr
Client: Aarhus Festival (2010, 2012, 2014) / Municipal Authority For Children And The Young (2010)
Engineer: Niras (2014)
Contractor: Per Malmos (2010, 2012, 2014), Th-Gruppen, Huj, Johs. Srensen Og Snner, Vietz (2014)
Water: Fokdal Springvand (2010), Ry Pool Aps, Grundfos (2012)
Services: Concept Development, Design, Project Coordinating, Tender dnd Technical Supervision
Awards: Landskabsprisen 2011 ("The Forest"), Midlertidig Arkitekturpris 2012 ("The City Park"),
Stadsarkitektens Srpris 2014 ("The Plaza")
Status: Temporary Urban Spaces First Week In September 2010, 2012, 2014
Total Area: The Forest, 1500 m2; The City Park, 4.600 m2; The Plaza: 3200 m2
Cost: 606.000 Dkk (2012), 1 Mio. Dkk (2010), 2.2 Mio. Dkk (2014)
BISHOPS SQUARE
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In Construction
Based on the experiments of the festival, the Municipality of Aarhus invited Schnherr to design a new
scheme for Bishops Square (Bispetorv). The goal of the project is to use the same basic ideas of
dialogue, full scale construction and temporary interventions as the central elements in a design
process that involves both the city and its citizens.
The project seeks to return the square to its citizens, creating a vibrant urban space where the activities
are based on the needs of the people instead of cars. For this, the architects are working with three
groves of trees that they will be joined by an inclined surface of wood, allowing visitors to sit and play.
The surface matches the natural inclination of the square and creates areas that can be used to drink a
cup of coffee, sit and watch artistic performances or for children to play with their sleds in winter.
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Architects: Schnherr
Client: Aarhus Municipality
Engineer: Johansson &Kalstrup
Contractor: a. Enggaard a/s
Services: Idea development, design, public involvement, project design, tender, construction
management and inspection
Status: Stage 1 completed 2015. Stage 2 to be completed 2016
Area: 9.500 m2
Cost: 5.500.000 Dkk (2016)
* Photographs: Martin Schubert, Martin Dam Kristensen for Aarhus Festival, Courtesy of Schnherr
The project descriptions were adapted from a text by Schnherr
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