Ramboll design picked for 21ha Danish development

The plan for the 21ha 'FredericiaC' brownfield site at the city’s seafront will expand the existing inner city by 25%. The design proposal includes a new canal structure and a new park.

The FredericiaC urban development initiative is a partnership between the local authority of Fredericia and Realdania Urban Development. The jury highlighted the winner proposal as "a very strong unifying physical concept with a regional appeal which is intended to increase the area's attractiveness, attention and value." In particular, the jury valued that the proposed canal structure that will strengthen the city's relation to the water.

The multidisciplinary design proposal includes traffic, parking, sustainability, soil contamination and environmental risks related to the neighbouring harbour activities and oil terminal. With suggested investments in sustainable energy supply from wind turbines, district heating and sea water cooling, the whole development is planned to become CO₂ neutral.

Ramboll, KCAP and Fakton will now work on the development plan, which is to be presented in the first half of 2012.

"It is clear that Ramboll and the rest of the team will have an important role in the future planning of the area,” said Jens Houborg, head of department at Ramboll. “Since 2004 we have been engaged in assessments of the site and the adjacent industrial impact. We are very happy to become part of the future development of Fredericia.”

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