New Architecture in Copenhagen - Bustour
TOUR FACTS
Transportation: Bus and walking
Duration: 5 ½ hour
Capacity: full bus (max 50 people)
Pick-up: Hotel, Østerport or Langelinie ( The guide meets the tourists at pick-up location)
End point: Hotel or other arranged drop-off location
Photo stops: The Royal Playhouse, Copenhill, Tietgen Dormitory, DR’s Concerthall, BIG’s “ The Mountain” VM Houses, BIG’s 8House, The Sluice and Sydhavns School.
Lunch break: Traktørstedet
Total price: 8500 DKK (Bus and lunch not included in the price)
Language: Danish or English og German
Possible add on (1 hour): Visit to Copenhagen Towers, view from the 22nf floor including coffee and cake.
Experience Copenhagen can book the bus for you.
INTRODUCTION
Star architects like Bjarke Ingels Group sets Copenhagen on the world map for new ways of thinking architecture and new ways of living.
This tour takes you around new nordic and iconic architecture and construction sites where new areas in Copenhagen are being developed. It’s not for nothing that Copenhagen attracts many tourists interested in sustainable architecture, scandinavian design and urban development. Copenhagen knows how experimenting architecture combined with a sustainable way of thinking improves quality of life. This leads to eg. new types of housing and new ways of living in Copenhagen.
TOUR DESCRIPTION
First stop is the The Royal Playhouse by architects Lundgaard and Tranberg. The nordic look to this building is beautiful and the edifice combines theatre with an open foyer and new possibilities to explore the harbour. We continue to the popular Islands Brygge where new living areas are developing rapidly with row houses and old industrial buildings being transformed into hip apartments.
Copenhill is up next with a spectacular view over Copenhagen and a skislope on top!
Next we visit Ørestad known for combining high technological and iconic architecture with a green way of thinking life. We stop at the round shaped and popular Tietgen Dormitory by Lundgaard and Tranberg. The tour continues and passes Jean Nouvel’s DR Concert Hall named “the meteor”. Next stop is Bjarke Ingels’ famous “'Mountain” and “VM houses”. From here we also see the skyrocketing hotel Bella Sky. We pass the most sought out High School in Copenhagen - namely the Ørestad College by the architects 3XN.
For the lunch break we go to 'Traktørstedet' located at the 'verge of civilazation'- namely the vast nature resort Kalvebod Common. Here you can buy lunch or refreshments and enjoy the spectacular view. Next stop is the famous and iconic 8House by Bjarke Ingels Group.The 8House has a prime location to the huge nature reserve Kalvebod Common. Nowhere else in Europe is a nature reserve of this size so close to a metropolitan area. We also pass Royal Arena soon to host big music- and sportsevents.
We continue to the ‘Venice of Copenhagen’ namely “Sluseholmen” built on eight artificial islets, where canals and bridges connects the islets. The edifice Metropolis - a futuristic building looking like a Starwars movie is located on a peninsula and rises 11 storages.
We continue along Kalvebod Brygge where we see the SEB Headquarters - two commercial buildings by Lundgaard and Tranberg connected by an impressive landscape of ‘gletchers and nordic forests’ - SLA landscape Architects. From here we head out to your final destination/or starting point passing Kalvebod Brygge, The Tivoli Hotel and Axeltowers - a new landmark in Copenhagen located opposite Tivoli.
On the bus tour the guide will also unfold these architectural highlights:
The Royal Opera, BLOX, The Black Diamond, The “Crystal”, the Harbour Pool by BIG, “Havneholmen” and Gemini Residence.
Guiding: All information is given from the bus. That means, if you are not comfortable walking you can stay in the bus while the other particpants walk around the edifices and still get the same information and stories.
Please fill in the contact form below to request a tour giving in your preferred date, time and tour
Best wishes
Mira M. Cordsen, Companyowner Experience Copenhage
