GELLERUP TODAY
Gellerup and Toveshøj is relatively separated from the surrounding city and is often regarded as an introverted neighborhood. Despite its large green outdoor areas, it is largely devoid of human activity resulting in a feeling of isolation.
The area is opened up, it invites people in and it creates an urban environment that is inclusive, diverse and encourages the sense of community.
The question is, how do you transform while respecting the modernistic development plan? How do you respect history while completely reinventing it?



GELLERUP TODAY
Gellerup and Toveshøj is relatively separated from the surrounding city and is often regarded as an introverted neighborhood. Despite its large green outdoor areas, it is largely devoid of human activity resulting in a feeling of isolation.
The area is opened up, it invites people in and it creates an urban environment that is inclusive, diverse and encourages the sense of community.
The question is, how do you transform while respecting the modernistic development plan? How do you respect history while completely reinventing it?
NINE RULES
New building volumes and urban spaces were introduced, while still maintaining the overall plan layout. These introduced spaces and volumes have inherent spatial qualities that relate to the human scale.
The Nine rules are a guide to the further development of the grand masterplan for Gellerup-Toveshøj, and specifically tailored for Dortesvej Kvarteret. Conceived in the early planning phases, they will serve as the design principles throughout further development.

NINE RULES
New building volumes and urban spaces were introduced, while still maintaining the overall plan layout. These introduced spaces and volumes have inherent spatial qualities that relate to the human scale.
The Nine rules are a guide to the further development of the grand masterplan for Gellerup-Toveshøj, and specifically tailored for Dortesvej Kvarteret. Conceived in the early planning phases, they will serve as the design principles throughout further development.



HUMAN SCALE
The existing horizontal housing blocks appear immense it scale. The human scale is introduced by moving the main entrances towards the street and introducing private gardens to ground floor apartments, breaking up the existing blocks. Life on the ground floor encourages an experience that feels safe and inviting.
HUMAN SCALE
The existing horizontal housing blocks appear immense it scale. The human scale is introduced by moving the main entrances towards the street and introducing private gardens to ground floor apartments, breaking up the existing blocks. Life on the ground floor encourages an experience that feels safe and inviting.


DENSIFICATION
The sectional profiles of Dortesvej Kvarteret are varied to ensure as differentiated and diverse spatial experiences. These differences give a sense of identity to each urban space, and provides an alternative to the generic appearance of many modernistic developments.

DENSIFICATION
The sectional profiles of Dortesvej Kvarteret are varied to ensure as differentiated and diverse spatial experiences. These differences give a sense of identity to each urban space, and provides an alternative to the generic appearance of many modernistic developments.


Program: | Masterplan, Housing and urban spaces |
Size: | +100.000 m2 |
Location: | Brabrand, Aarhus, Denmark |
Client: | Brabrand Boligforening and Aarhus Kommune |
Year: | 2015 |
Type: | Parallel assignment |
Collaborators: | WE architecture |
Role: | Architectural and landscape advisor |
Status: | Ongoing |
Team JAJA: | Jakob Christensen, Kathrin Gimmel, Jan Tanaka, Stephen Dietz-Hodgson, Sam De Boever, Emil Meyer, Erlend Lindstad, Julie Madsen |