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Kokkedal is a 61 hectare development that implemented solutions for climate adaptation on an existing site.
The project consists of 35 sub-projects contributing to a Landscape Based Stormwater Management System (LSM) where stormwater is collected throughout the site by channels, basins and trenches, and distributed to the Usserød River. As an adapted existing planned suburb of the 1970s, the housing consists of townhouses, and apartments (between 2 to 6 storeys tall). The buildings were renovated to allow for the rainwater to be collected from roofs and redirected to the visible water management system. Public and communal residential spaces become multi-functional utilizing the water management system to create new programs such as allotment gardens, recreation, and areas for outdoor education. However, the buildings on-site are mostly single-function.
Callout Information:
RECREATION AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
As mentioned, the rainwater management system is embedded in the design of recreational spaces. Floodable playgrounds and sports fields allow water to pool and flow where children can learn and play.
STREET PARKING AND PUBLIC MULTI-USE PATHS
Transportation on-site utilizes existing conditions as well as new. Residents can use parking lots and roads while a multi-use path system was added to create opportunity for more environmentally-friendly forms of transportation. Also, small drainage canals direct surface runoff to bioswales, as pictured here, and detention basins.
FLOOD RESILIENT BLUE-GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
And so, the once hidden underground rainwater management system is now visible. The flood resilient system utilizes basins which have a capacity of retaining between a 5 to 25 year flood occurrence, where public multi-use paths and bridges tread lightly over basins to continue blue infrastructure visibility.
The project consists of 35 sub-projects contributing to a Landscape Based Stormwater Management System (LSM) where stormwater is collected throughout the site by channels, basins and trenches, and distributed to the Usserød River. As an adapted existing planned suburb of the 1970s, the housing consists of townhouses, and apartments (between 2 to 6 storeys tall). The buildings were renovated to allow for the rainwater to be collected from roofs and redirected to the visible water management system. Public and communal residential spaces become multi-functional utilizing the water management system to create new programs such as allotment gardens, recreation, and areas for outdoor education. However, the buildings on-site are mostly single-function.
Callout Information:
RECREATION AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
As mentioned, the rainwater management system is embedded in the design of recreational spaces. Floodable playgrounds and sports fields allow water to pool and flow where children can learn and play.
STREET PARKING AND PUBLIC MULTI-USE PATHS
Transportation on-site utilizes existing conditions as well as new. Residents can use parking lots and roads while a multi-use path system was added to create opportunity for more environmentally-friendly forms of transportation. Also, small drainage canals direct surface runoff to bioswales, as pictured here, and detention basins.
FLOOD RESILIENT BLUE-GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
And so, the once hidden underground rainwater management system is now visible. The flood resilient system utilizes basins which have a capacity of retaining between a 5 to 25 year flood occurrence, where public multi-use paths and bridges tread lightly over basins to continue blue infrastructure visibility.