Deaconess Foundation

Located in central Frederiksberg, the monastery building is undergoing revitalization as a part of a new masterplan. Although beautiful, its imposing historic architecture, the parking lots surrounding the building, and its monofunctional program make the Deaconess Foundation building appear unapproachable and somewhat detached from its surroundings.

We propose a masterplan of densification and diversification that creates clearly defined and attractive urban spaces, opening the Deaconess Foundation up to a broader public. The objective is to transform the Deaconess Foundation from a place exclusively for the user to a place for the entire city.

The proposal received a first prize in a parallel competition, where the jury highlighted the masterplan, its cohesive landscape concept and the strong architectural expression of the new buildings that reinterpret the historic building.

Program: Masterplan, housing, school, hospital, kindergarten
Size: +34.000 m2
Location: Frederiksberg, Denmark
Client: Diakonissestiftelsen
Year: 2012
Type: Invited competition, 1. place
Collaborators: Cubo, Henrik Jørgensen Landskab
Role: Architectural advisor
Status: Ended
Team JAJA: Kathrin Gimmel, Jakob Christensen, Jan Tanaka, Sam De Boever, Brian Vargo, Trine Sommer, Jesus Valdez

DEACONESS AND FREDERIKSBERG

The history of the Deaconess Foundation is closely related to the development of Frederiksberg. Originally located in the picturesque countryside, today it is located in central Frederiksberg. The future development must respect its heritage, importance and identity in Frederiksberg, while creating a dialogue between new and old.

DEACONESS AND FREDERIKSBERG

The history of the Deaconess Foundation is closely related to the development of Frederiksberg. Originally located in the picturesque countryside, today it is located in central Frederiksberg. The future development must respect its heritage, importance and identity in Frederiksberg, while creating a dialogue between new and old.

GREEN CONNECTIONS

Historically and physically, the landscape connects the Deaconess Foundation to its surroundings. It creates new passages between neighborhoods and is the buffer that mediates between new and old.

GREEN CONNECTIONS

Historically and physically, the landscape connects the Deaconess Foundation to its surroundings. It creates new passages between neighborhoods and is the buffer that mediates between new and old.

NEW AND OLD

By reinterpreting the historic architecture, new buildings are added to the Deaconess Foundation in a manner that respects the heritage, but are distinctively contemporary.

NEW AND OLD

By reinterpreting the historic architecture, new buildings are added to the Deaconess Foundation in a manner that respects the heritage, but are distinctively contemporary.

Program: Masterplan, housing, school, hospital, kindergarten
Size: +34.000 m2
Location: Frederiksberg, Denmark
Client: Diakonissestiftelsen
Year: 2012
Type: Invited competition, 1. place
Collaborators: Cubo, Henrik Jørgensen Landskab
Role: Architectural advisor
Status: Ended
Team JAJA: Kathrin Gimmel, Jakob Christensen, Jan Tanaka, Sam De Boever, Brian Vargo, Trine Sommer, Jesus Valdez