28.6.2024
Winner of the Competition for Modernisation of Gellerupparken in Aarhus, Denmark
C.F. Møller Architects, along with Transform, NCC, and Ingeniør’ne, has won the competition to modernise Gellerupparken through extensive renovations and reconstructions. The goal is to enhance the well-being, diversity, and safety of residents and visitors in the area.
Gellerupparken, located in Brabrand near Aarhus, is Denmark's largest and most well-known housing estate. The area, constructed between 1968 and 1972, was initially perceived as luxurious with spacious intervals between buildings and facilities aimed at both residents and visitors as part of the Gellerup Plan.
Gellerupparken is now facing a comprehensive renovation and reconstruction of five seven-storey high-rise blocks. Previously, two of the high-rise blocks in Gellerupparken have been transformed and renovated, and now the final five blocks, containing 600 homes, will be increased to 750 homes through the project. This will provide entirely new types and sizes of housing, offering a more varied range of accommodation that better match the housing market.
The internal and external renovation is a significant element of the comprehensive plan and a major step towards transforming Gellerup from a vulnerable housing area into an attractive district, naturally integrated with the rest of Aarhus, explains Brabrand Housing Association director Kristian Würtz.
“With this ambitious renovation project, we are future-proofing our homes and outdoor areas by upgrading and improving them for the benefit of both existing and new residents. This is happening while preserving and refining the architecture of the modernist-inspired housing blocks built in the late 1960s,” he says.
