Analysis Of The Bo Kaap And Mountain Dwelling
Urbanization and perpetual population growth is a continual social, economic and architectural problem that many developing and modernizing cites face. Therefore there is a need for urban housing and there is a lack thereof. Various solutions have been explored and developed over time through the use of different architectural building typologies, which consider function and the ever-changing needs of the society of the day. Ultimately, all these urban dwellings sever the same purpose and only differ in typology. The Bo Kaap and Mountain Dwellings are two examples of urban housing that will, through comparison, be used to aid the understanding of how changes in society and culture produce new formations of space and new building typologies.
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It is a contemporary modernist, urban housing project in Copenhagen, Denmark (BJARKE Ingels Group ApS 2009 :23). It was completed in 2008 as a solution to suburban living in high urban densities, where the program is two thirds parking one third living and the he parking is the base of the terrace housing which creates an 11 story high hillside appearance. (BJARKE Ingels Group ApS 2009 :23) This contemporary yet Modernist approach to urban housing is a result of the Modernist culture in Denmark that has been present since the second half of the 20th century where Denmark saw a rise in Modern architecture. In the 1960’s the state began to invest in industrial construction where precast and prefabricated building elements were used and as a result very high-rise housing blocks emerged to address the Modern Dilemma of rapid urbanization and therefore dense urban living. However in 1964 this was contrasted with low-rise, dense housing blocks, which were seen as the break of Modernism. Post Modern housing was that of small residential enclaves that were intimate and had a natural element, however the Modern style was not entirely forgotten. The Dense-Low concept for housing has been developed to into contemporary design where sustainability is key and Modern style still prevails, (Hansen 2010 :10,11) this is where we stand
It is a contemporary modernist, urban housing project in Copenhagen, Denmark (BJARKE Ingels Group ApS 2009 :23). It was completed in 2008 as a solution to suburban living in high urban densities, where the program is two thirds parking one third living and the he parking is the base of the terrace housing which creates an 11 story high hillside appearance. (BJARKE Ingels Group ApS 2009 :23) This contemporary yet Modernist approach to urban housing is a result of the Modernist culture in Denmark that has been present since the second half of the 20th century where Denmark saw a rise in Modern architecture. In the 1960’s the state began to invest in industrial construction where precast and prefabricated building elements were used and as a result very high-rise housing blocks emerged to address the Modern Dilemma of rapid urbanization and therefore dense urban living. However in 1964 this was contrasted with low-rise, dense housing blocks, which were seen as the break of Modernism. Post Modern housing was that of small residential enclaves that were intimate and had a natural element, however the Modern style was not entirely forgotten. The Dense-Low concept for housing has been developed to into contemporary design where sustainability is key and Modern style still prevails, (Hansen 2010 :10,11) this is where we stand