The Kvæsthus Pier is a comprehensive plan for upgrading the urban spaces around The Royal Danish Theatre?s Playhouse, from the tip of the pier, across the promenade all the way to Nyhavn. 

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Architects: Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects

Location: Sankt Annæ Pl. 36, 1250 København K, Denmark

Landscape Architect: Julie Kierkegaard AS Landskabsarkitekter

Engineering: Cowi

Area: 17430.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Jens Lindhe

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From the architect. The Kvæsthus Pier is a comprehensive plan for upgrading the urban spaces around The Royal Danish Theatre?s Playhouse, from the tip of the pier, across the promenade all the way to Nyhavn. 
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The project consists of an underground car park in 3 floors, the conversion of the Kvæsthus pier into a multifunctional urban space, and the processing of the pier?s edges towards the harbor in the entire area. 

Site Plan

The large square on the pier is a coherent, even area in its full length. Large squares coated with dark grooved concrete, steep down in the north and disappear under the water level. 

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The square is equipped with smaller pavilions, containing a café, scenes, ticket sales for the harbour tours, entrance to the car park and a fly tower for outdoor plays, con...