Borgå is one of Finland's oldest cities from 1300. The city is divided into an old middle age town and a newer empire town built after 1840. Borgå Torg was established as a part of the new empire town, where the residents of the city had an influence on how the city should develop. The plan consisted of several parks and recreation areas. The city bloomed and the cultural and sport life was very lively....
During the past weeks, we have gathered material and written text for some of our favorite projects. All with the aim to get MASU Planning on Landezine. This Friday we can announce that the first project is up on the website – our revitalization of Fanø Bad....
At Røros Seminar you don’t present, instead, you are invited to share your work and philosophy with the community – and the strong sense of community surrounding Røros is what we bring with us home. The Røros experience; three intense days of overwhelming inspiration coming not just from the talks, but from being in the spectacular surroundings together with a closed group of passionate fellow architects....
With a focus on seasonal changes, we have created a new courtyard for Bernard Bangs Allé 17. A luxuriant garden characterized by perennial grasses and climbers with a sprinkle of color. The garden is established on deck and is small but filled with quality materials and planting to stimulate the senses....
We are in the middle of the design process and quite excited to be a part of the competition together with Cornelius + Vöge Architects, C.C. Bruun Entreprise and Stokvad engineers The new library and culture house will be a place of community. Already today the local communities in Viby are thriving, and the new house will provide the framework to further expand the local activities. The house and new urban square will accumulate activities, events, experiences, and most importantly the house and outdoor area will be a place that gathers the locals. ...
Almost a year ago the new Healthcare Center in Hvidovre was completed. The transformation of the former Post office was done by Nordic – Office of Architecture. We designed the outdoor areas and all in all we have created a modern healthcare center with a warm and welcoming environment. Until the 1st of May, you can check out the five nominated projects and go vote for Hvidovre Health Care Center!...
The 2nd of April is the birthday of H.C. Andersen. This year the day was marked at the construction site of the new H.C. Andersen Museum in Odense. A conceptual cornerstone on the new museum was laid - containing projects drawings, an H.C. Andersen quote, and a paper cut....
We are starting up 2nd phase of Skousbo Climate Neighbourhood. We have finished the first subregion of Skousbo which lead to a successful sale of the building plots! We are happy to continue the same sustainable drainage system principles (SUDS) as the first phase with visible drainage of the area. Through canals and ditches, the water is lead out to the landscape creating recreative values for the area and citizens....
We are excited to welcome Karin Karltun to our team in Copenhagen. Karin is studying landscape architecture at SLU Alnarp. During her internship at MASU, she will work on a wide range of assignment, both competitions and detailing. As a start, she will help figure out a planting scheme for our masterplan of Birkebjerg housing area...
How do you make a transition from a city center to a network of woodlands and gardens? Together with AOA Architects, we are exploring the different scales of transition. With a snake-shape, the building is seeking to elegantly respond to the existing conditions whilst creating a series of different, semi-enclosed spaces....