Kronløbsøen

PROJECT

SERVICES

Landscape design, plant planning, plant lists, site specifications,

SIZE

12,000 square meters

WHERE

Nordhavn, Copenhagen

WHEN

2023

CUSTOMER

City & Harbor

Kronløbsøen is a central part of the vision for Nordhavnen as “the neighborhood on the water.” While other parts of Nordhavnen integrate into the harbor’s existing structure, Kronløbsøen brings new physical connections, urban spaces, and spatial relationships to the area. The island will offer a variety of urban spaces that create a setting for vibrant urban life and provide flexible opportunities for residents and visitors with diverse needs.

On Kronløbsøen, the landscape is permeated by green elements in every nook and cranny. An island formed by diverse biotopes that together create a distinctive, dynamic, and ever-changing character. The vegetation has been carefully planned and features a diversity of colors, tree trunks, leaf shapes, flowering times, and forms. The greenery on the island is intended not only to add beauty but also to support and enhance biodiversity. It does so through a wide selection of plant species that create varied habitats for insects, birds, and small animals. The island’s vegetation is designed to surprise and engage—over time, trees and plants will develop, and perhaps ripe apples will one day appear, which can spark both curiosity and joy among residents and visitors who follow nature’s cycle on their island.

Focus Species

Overview of Various Recorded Bird Species

“With Kronløbsøen, Denmark is gaining a new island that will be entirely unique in its very nature—Kronløbsøen is the story of island number 1,420, which, like a naturally formed monolith created by geological processes, is emerging in the Kronløbs Basin in Nordhavnen.”