Svanemøllens Kaserne Masterplan

  • Client

    Forsvarets Ejendomsstyrelse

  • Collaborators

    Primus Arkitekter

  • Location

    Ryvangs Allé 1, DK-2100 København

  • Area

    120,000 m2

  • Status

    Completed in 2016

  • Competition

    1st Prize

Urban planning & Strategy

Svanemøllens Kaserne Masterplan

Svanemøllens Barracks is one of the last remaining military facilities in Copenhagen that is still used by the armed forces. In the autumn of 2016, the Ministry of Defence's Real Estate Agency invited an open project competition for a comprehensive plan for the historic barracks area.

The vision for Svanemøllens Barracks' new comprehensive plan is to shift the perception of what a barracks is and can be - to outline a forward-looking plan for the barracks of the future. This must be done with an ambitious comprehensive plan that places Svanemøllens Barracks as a national and international leading example for innovative sustainability solutions and climate adaptation measures.

The goal is to create a holistic plan with flexible buildings and surroundings that can be implemented and adapted according to future needs, wishes, time and finances.

Svanemøllens Kaserne is a secret island in Copenhagen. It forms a limited area that is surrounded by the railway all the way around, and for most Copenhageners it is, if not unknown, then unexplored territory.

A secret island in the city belongs to the rarities. That makes Swanemøllens Barracks a special place. When you arrive at Svanemøllens Barracks, you experience stepping into another world. A transition characterized by the moment of surprise.

The experience of Svanemøllen's Barracks as a secret island in the city is a special quality that must be preserved, emphasized and reinforced in the upcoming comprehensive plan. This is done in a way that at the same time contributes to creating a clearer and clearer connection internally in the area as well as with the external surrounding areas.

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