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Tivoli Hjørnet in Copenhagen
Tivoli Gardens in central Copenhagen ? design by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects
4 Dec 17
Tivoli Hjørnet
Design: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Tivoli Hjørnet Opens in Central Copenhagen

An undulating glass and terraced terracotta pavilion opened at Tivoli Gardens on November 17 to public acclaim. The new building transforms the western edge of the historic park and brings fresh excitement to Copenhangen?s urban core.

Designed by the internationally recognized New York?based architectural firm Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, the project houses a food hall, shops, restaurants, and hotel rooms and is topped by a landscaped roof. It continues Tivoli?s rich tradition of intertwined recreation, amenity, and natural beauty.
The distinctive design of Tivoli Hjørnet (Tivoli Corner), which unfolds 108 meters along Bernstorffsgade, was inspired by the fortification walls and moat that surrounded the historic city and remain imprinted on the garden?s layout. Its modest scale is in keeping with Tivoli?s nineteenth-century entry pavilion and adjacent Nimb Hotel as well as the immediate neighborhood, preserving the dominance of spires on the skyline and that of the garden?s own vertical structures. The new building is designed to be a counterpoint to the famous Arne Jacobsen SAS hotel nearby.

Both a portal to the fanciful ...