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                           COBE - Frederiksberg    kindergarten Client: City of Frederiksberg Program: Day care center for 182 children, age 0-6 Size: 1,700 m² At its core, a kindergarten is about creating a safe, playful and inspiring setting for kids to grow up in. The starting point for this kindergarten was to create a building from the eye level of a child. The design is based on a concept that kids are very fond of: The playhouse. As a series of small houses within a bigger house, the interior of the kindergarten is composed of several small and different worlds that vary in size and function. A house within a house becomes a recurring motif, both indoors and out. The aim is to create architecture that is comprehensible in the eyes of a child and to draw inspiration from the simplicity and purity of a child’s drawing. The result is a scaled-down environment consisting of many different worlds, but also a place where kids can feel a sense of belonging to one specific house within

         Cobe é uno studio di architettura danese fondato nel 2005                    COBE - THE OPERA PARK  - COPENAGHEN Year: First prize in competition 2019, completed 2023 Client: The Opera Park Foundation. Donation by The A.P.  Moller Foundation Program: Public park including greenhouse with café, a covered pedestrian bridge, and underground parking facility for up to 300 cars Size: 21,500 m² The mixed-use densification of Copenhagen’s inner harbor has resulted in a lively and buzzing capital city. However, as increasing density and activity result in more residents and more visitors, green recreational spaces have become more and more scarce. The Opera Park is a public park on the Copenhagen harbor front designed for recreation, relaxation and contemplation in the middle of the dense city center. A green lung offering a diverse variation of trees, bushes, plants and flowers. Organized with inspiration from the European capital’s historical gardens with winding paths and carefully