In 2018, Cobe Architects completed their 5 year project of a library and cultural facility that was designed as an extension to an existing school in a northern suburb of Copenhagen called Tingbjerg.
Unfortunately, this subarb ranks on the Danish government’s official list of marginalized crime-ridden areas and has negative reputation because of it. The purpose of Tingbjerg Library is to help to revitalize the area by promoting community integration and engagement.
The back is wedge-shaped and slopes down toward the school’s entrance. The front is a flat and narrow and has stacked grids of transparent and opaque sections.
