Amager Bakke Steel Structures in the European Super Leagueadmin2023-03-12T22:30:21+01:00 Amager Bakke Steel Structures in the European Super LeagueCopenhagen’s new incineration plant with ski slopes on the roof has been honoured with the European Steel Prize. “The multifunctional industrial design is an ambitious vision of how a green energy plant can be combined with recreational areas that encourage adventure, play and movement (…) the plant exhibits a superb use of steel – both as visible material and as optimised structural steel.” Thus wrote the judging committee when Amager Bakke was awarded an Award of Merit by the European Convention for Constructional Steelworks in 2017. This is the second time the engineering aspects of the project have been awarded. In 2015, the construction project also won the Tekla Global BIM Award for the use of digital tools. 7,500 tonnes of steel The challenges of the spectacular construction are certainly not hard to spot. Artelia has planned and designed power plants for more than 85 years, which is a complicated affair in itself. However, this is the first time we have helped to create a ski slope. The roof slopes in all directions to make it perfect for skiing. The city park is also designed to accommodate up to 1,500 people. Therefore, the roof requires equal parts of flexibility and robustness. Here, the special characteristics of steel have proven to be useful and as the Technical Director for Steel at Artelia, Peter Madsen Nordestgaard, puts it: ”If anything, Amager Bakke has illustrated how steel is a very malleable material that allows you to realise highly original ideas.” Peter Madsen Nordestgaard Technical Director | Steel Copenhagen Street kitchen on the top of Copenhagen Peter is the project manager for Amager Bakke and has thus been involved in the design process for the roof park, which is the brainchild of the Bjarke Ingels Group with the assistance of the landscape architects from SLA. In addition to the famous ski slopes, space has been provided for a viewing platform, activity trails, a street kitchen and an 85-metre climbing wall on the side of the building. SLA has focused on designing a varied piece of urban nature, which contributes to both the aesthetics and biodiversity in the area. The design therefore contains many different types of vegetation including trees. “One of our tasks has been to calculate how to anchor trees well and safely on the sloping terrain. Especially because the wind conditions are characterised by the fact that we are at a higher altitude. I think it shows very well, that this project has been characterised by special engineering tasks in every phase,” concludes Peter Madsen Nordestgaard as he starts to wax his skis. Amager Bakke Client ARC Architect BIG Landscape architect SLA
