Street as City - A Copenhagen Prototype for Street Transformation
Authors
Justesen, Magnus Valdemar Obenhausen ; Jazayeri, Iman ; Göktepe, Robin
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2026
Submitted on
2026-05-28
Abstract
This thesis examines how Mimersgade—currently a car‑dominant residential street with little greenery, impermeable surfaces, and inactive ground floors—can be transformed into a multifunctional street that gives equal priority to human‑centred public life, climate adaptation, and mobility. Framed as a Copenhagen prototype for street transformation, the proposal consolidates surface parking into a parking house (PARK2), freeing the street cross‑section for blue‑green infrastructure, including a canal corridor and social spaces for staying and movement. The work employs a hybrid research‑by‑design approach that combines quantitative analysis (topography, hydrology, traffic patterns, microclimate, urban morphology) with qualitative insights from site visits, observations, and informal interviews. Iterative sketching, section‑based design, and basic hydrological logic (gravity‑driven flow and dimensioning) are used alongside targeted case studies (e.g., Bispeparken, Copenhagen Car Free(dom), Freiburg’s canals, and P‑House Lüders) to inform specific design moves. The proposal is evaluated against hydrological performance, spatial quality, systemic integration, and implementation/replicability, with attention to access and regulatory dimensions. Limitations include the absence of detailed cost estimation and conceptual‑level hydrological modelling. The thesis finds that the conditions for change are already present on Mimersgade and demonstrates a realistic, phased, and replicable model for linking water management, urban ecology, and everyday public life at street level.
Denne afhandling undersøger, hvordan Mimersgade – en i dag bildomineret boliggade med lav beplantning, uigennemtrængelige overflader og inaktive stueetager – kan omdannes til en multifunktionel gade, der ligestiller menneskecentreret byliv, klimatilpasning og mobilitet. Projektet fungerer som en københavnsk prototype for gadeomdannelse og foreslår at samle overfladeparkering i et parkeringshus (PARK2), så gadens tværprofil kan frigøres til blå‑grøn infrastruktur, herunder en kanalkorridor og sociale opholds- og bevægelseszoner. Arbejdet bygger på en hybrid, forsknings‑ved‑design tilgang, der kombinerer kvantitativ analyse (topografi, hydrologi, trafikmønstre, mikroklima, urban morfologi) med kvalitative indsigter fra feltbesøg, observationer og uformelle interviews. Iterativ skitsering, snitbaseret design og simple hydrologiske principper (tyngdeflowslogik, dimensionering) anvendes sammen med case‑studier (bl.a. Bispeparken, Car Free(dom), Freiburgs kanaler og P‑hus Lüders) til at teste og kvalificere greb. Forslaget evalueres efter hydrologisk ydeevne, rumlig kvalitet, systemisk integration og implementerbarhed/skalering, med opmærksomhed på regler for adgang og dimensioner. Afgræsninger omfatter fravær af detaljerede omkostningsberegninger og konceptuel hydrologisk modellering. Afhandlingen peger på, at forudsætningerne for omdannelse allerede er til stede på Mimersgade, og demonstrerer en realistisk, faseopdelt og replikerbar model for at koble vandhåndtering, økologi og hverdagsliv i gaderummet.
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