Tredje Natur and The Ministry of Culture will discuss the background for the plans for the renovation of Enghaveparken. Enghaveparken is currently one of Europe’s most ambitious stormwater management plans. The stormwater capacity is 24.000 m³ and will therefore be able to retain 20 times the amount of water as the Water Square in Rotterdam. This is the first time we will be talking about the project, so come hear all about this ambitious project.
Enghaveparken was established in 1929 and has been an important part of the neighborhood of Vesterbro, which generally lacks green areas. The park is well used and under maintained, but it is still included on the list from 2013, ‘Preserved independent landscape architectural works’, making it a high priority conservation site. The park needs to be renovated and there is also a great need to adapt Vesterbro for the future threats of climate change. The park must be able to retain 24.000 m³ of stormwater without disturbing the recreational functions or the historic landmarks. The Copenhagen Municipality and the Ministry of Culture therefore created a competition, with the theme ‘Respect for history, need for change’.
Tredje Natur won the competition with a team including COWI and Platant and they are now engaged in the project development phase. The project is fully financed and is the most important stormwater project in Copenhagen. The park has over 1 million users per year. The construction will start in the 2017 and completed in 2018.
Read more at http://havehistoriskselskab.dk/
