Entasis (company)

Entasis
Entasis
	The Spinning Mill in Copenhagen
Practice information
Key architects	Christian Cold; Signe Cold
Founded	1996
Location	Copenhagen, Denmark
Significant works and honors
Buildings	Spinderiet (1997)
Projects	Carlsberg masterplan

Entasis is a Danish architecture firm based in Copenhagen. It takens its name from the Greek word for tension.

History

Entasis was founded by Christian and Signe Cold in 1996. Their first building, a new main entrance for Copenhagen Zoo, was awarded the AIA Prize 'Best Building in Europe 1998'.^[1]

In 2007 the firm won the open international competition for the redevelopment of the former Carlsberg brewery site in Copenhagen, with a proposal which, in reaction to Modernist planning, relied on dense, Medieval town centres for inspiration. An emphasis on physical density and the human scale are characteristic of their work.^[2] The same trend is seen in their entry for the Søtorvet competition in Silkeborg which they won in 2010.^[3]

Selected projects

Main entrance, Copenhagen Zoo, Copenhagen (1998)
Kildeskovshallen, Gentofte, Copenhagen (2000)
Svanemøllen auditorium building, Danish Defense Academy, Copenhagen (2000)
124 houses, Trekroner, Denmark (2002)
Parish Council building, Riga, Latvia (2003)
Emaljehaven housing, 2004
50 housing, Ørestad, Copenhagen (2005)
Carlsberg masterplan, Copenhagen (2007)
Spinderiet, Valby, Copenhagen (2007)
Søtorvet masterplan, Silkeborg, Denmark (2010)

Awards

1998 AIA Prize for Copenhagen Zoo main entrance
2006 Eckersberg Medal
2009 WAF Award (Future projects: Masterplanning category) for Carlsberg masterplan^[4]
2009 Nykredit Architecture Prize

References

^ "Entasis". e-architects. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
^ "A city for the people". World Architecture News. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
^ "Byens Have vandt arkitektkonkurrence om Søtorvet" (in Danish). Silkeborg. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
^ "Our city - our urban spaces by Entasis". World Architecture Festival. Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2011-05-22.

External links

Official website
Svanemøllen Auditorium at Copenhagen X

[1] "Entasis". e-architects. Retrieved 2011-05-22.

[2] "A city for the people". World Architecture News. Retrieved 2010-02-18.

[3] "Byens Have vandt arkitektkonkurrence om Søtorvet" (in Danish). Silkeborg. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-05-22.

[4] "Our city - our urban spaces by Entasis". World Architecture Festival. Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2011-05-22.

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