cladding in Copenhagen … ….
/the south end of the harbour in Copenhagen looking across to the Gemini building by MVRDV and JJW Architects converted from silos to form 84 apartments in 2005
There are so many large new buildings in Copenhagen that the city could claim to have the International Reference Collection of Cladding.
At the very least, if architectural students want to look at what is possible with different types of external wall for new concrete or steel-framed buildings then the city would be a good starting point.
I'm not saying that many of these examples are bad … no value judgements were intended … as they say … to avoid litigation. But some are curious in a bad way and many are curious in a good way … quirky or challenging or very revealing about what the architect or the planner or the client was trying to achieve.
Some are actually amazing and outstanding and tell us much about how and why architecture developed so rapidly in terms of both engineering and building technology through the 20th century and most might be worth looking at because they are interesting to think about … if it's not raining and you are not in a hurry.
