Today, Scandinavian Center Aarhus houses a wide range of facilities such as a hotel, business, private hospital, fitness, etc. The center is located in the heart of Aarhus and very close to the city’s cultural life, with, among other things, the Concert Hall “Musikhuset”, City Hall Square and “Godsbanen” (the freight railway) as its closest neighbours. In the centre of the buildings at the Scandinavian Center, a cozy courtyard environment with benches and plants has been established.

The common recreational areas with an outdoor fitness area with exercise equipment from NOORD are a focal point for the entire area, where one can exercise, socialize and relax at the same time.

The area with 9 different pieces of exercise equipment is located on the roof of the building’s underground car park. The equipment will help to keep the young people living in the Scandinavian Center’s housing occupied in a healthy and inspiring way.

An exciting task lay ahead of us when it became clear that NOORD would have to contribute to the new Activity Ring at Swan Mill in the Østre Gasværk quarter.

NOORD was allocated three areas – one to encourage exercise and various forms of physical activity, and the other two for relaxation, socialising, and resting.

In the initial phase, NOORD worked with Ramboll to propose a number of ideas for the use of the three areas. Ramboll was responsible for advising and delivering different proposals, while NOORD was responsible for designing the areas and creating 3D visualisations of the different options. Below are some of the first proposals for the training area at the Activity Ring.

In Potsdam, a new attractive city square was inaugurated in autumn 2022.

The formerly dilapidated terrace restaurant Minsk from the GDR era, which was bought by Potsdam’s honorary mayor Professor Hasso Plattner and converted and expanded by his foundation into the art museum DAS MINSK, a museum of modern and GDR art, is once again recognisable. Of the original restaurant, only the roof and columns remain, the rest is new, but orientated towards the original architecture. The large window facade overlooks the city and the terrace has a café open to the public.

James Corner Field Operations was responsible for designing the project in close collaboration with the surrounding community, which was given ample opportunity to provide input through a series of meetings and workshops, resulting in a design that combines both active and passive uses.

The area will be a green oasis, with a salt marsh on the north side that will be unique on the Manhattan side of the Hudson River. Native grasses and plantings will provide a valuable habitat while giving park users an insight into the environmental benefits of tidal ecosystems.

The south side of the peninsula will feature Manhattan’s first public beach. The beach will feature a rocky shore and will allow kayakers and other small boaters to access the river – but it will also invite relaxation and views of the river.

North of the beach will be a lawn and seating area, as well as a large multi-use sports field surrounded by clusters of trees.

Along the western side of the peninsula there will be a dog walking area, picnic tables and sun loungers.