Bjarke Ingels Group's 750-metre urban park in Nørrebro, designed with objects from 60 countries representing the neighbourhood's multicultural community. Three zones: Red Square, Black Square, Green Park. Outstanding public design.
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Nørrebro, Copenhagen
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Walk all three sections: Red Square (market activities and seating), Black Square (skate park, fitness, bbq), Green Park (grass, trees, quieter). The furniture and objects are labelled with their country of origin. Read the labels — the selection of items from 60 countries that represent the neighbourhood is the conceptual depth of the project.
Weekday afternoon when the park is used by locals rather than design tourists. Saturday morning when the neighbourhood life is at its most natural.
Completed in 2012 by BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) in collaboration with Superflex and Topotek 1. The urban furniture — benches, lamp posts, signs, a fountain — was sourced from 60 nations with Copenhagen immigrant communities. The Nørrebro context gives it meaning that formal design parks lack. One of the best public spaces built in Europe this century.