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This Community In Denmark Lives In Surreal Circle Gardens
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This Community In Denmark Lives In Surreal Circle Gardens

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There are many urban spaces in the world that are so uniquely planned it leaves people speechless. With the help of satellites and aerial photography, we have the ability to see just how carefully buildings are laid out in the areas. One of such captivating sights is Brøndby Haveby or Brøndby Garden City. Located just outside Copenhagen, Denmark, this ‘garden city’ is a place of many community gardens that are known for their unique circular arrangement.

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The houses in Brøndby Haveby have large yards that provide a retreat from the noisy and densely populated city and also giving the opportunity to indulge in the hobby of growing plants and crops.

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    The idea of ‘garden city’ was approved in 1964 when the municipality of Brøndby agreed to dedicated space for allotments, thus the mesmerizing circles started to pop up in the area.

     

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    The architected of Brøndby Haveby chose this type of arrangement not by accident.

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    The idea behind these circles is simple: to increase social interaction among those who rent the gardens.

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    The gardens were made known by photographers such as Henry Do who stumbled upon this captivating area.

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    KatHat
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It seems a lot of people don't understand how this system works. The people all have houses or apartments in the city. These usually don't have any outdoor space (maybe a small balcony, often not even that). Where it's less built up, on the outskirts of the city, there are whole areas of allotments, like these. People go for the day or part of the day and go home later. They don't live in the structures shown; those are for shelter, for meals during gardening, and to keep some things in. The parking is in the centre of the circles and you don't need a garage since your car won't stay overnight (and any "stuff" you need to store will be kept in your garden house or other shed).

    FloC
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks much bigger than just sheds to me. Plus it doesn't look like the type of community garden where a lot of vegetables are grown, more like leisure garden... basic gardens that go with a house.

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    chi-wei shen
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The advantages will become clearly visible during a Zombie Apocalypse. It’s simple to defend the outer ring and neighbours could provide cover for you. Additionally, you have the advantage of the inner line with protected communication. If you need to break out you have a number of cars parked in the well protected centre area. Even in the worst case scenario where your ring gets overrun by zombies the other rings don’t get affected by such a loss. The architect made a very safe design.

    Doodlebug
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This article made a bit more sense of things for me. https://www.citylab.com/life/2016/07/colony-gardens-denmark-housing/490904/

    Katinka Min
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This looks cool from above, but If these are allotments, then the houses are way too big and it is disappointing that almost nobody seems to actually grow fruit and veg in there. I am also a bit disappointed at how little nature is allowed to thrive there, especially between the circles.

    Meeow
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can also check their website: https://stateofgreen.com/en/partners/orbicon-provides-environmental-impact-assessments/solutions/recycleable-housing/

    Monika Soffronow
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The one has nothing at all to do with the other, except for being Danish. Here we are talking circular concept as in reusing material. Thank you for posting the site, it is interesting: "Known as Circular Economy, the solution to these challenges goes far beyond merely using resources more efficiently. Instead, we shall reuse, recycle, repair and share. In essence, it means an end to waste and the chance to create a new type of inclusive, sustainable economic growth."

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    Miklós Nagy
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a bit hard to sleep at night from the visiting UFOs but othervise a really nice place to live.

    Jon Hanzen
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beautiful! Love it...how innovative and community minded. Surely a positive influence for other social experiments.

    Graham Fielding
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone commented that the circles aren't a very efficient use of space, but they're actually much better than a square lot; a circle can be surrounded more completely and with less wasted space than a square or rectangle.

    AJ K
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was there, it looks great from above :) https://youtu.be/1SqoZ2It30c

    Marnie
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Title is apparently wrong: "This Community In Denmark Lives In Surreal Circle Gardens" Lives gives the wrong impression that these are single-family homes that a single family lives in year-round, which is not at all the case. Downvoted because this was just not a well-done article at all.

    Mona liza
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very well deep thought environment. They have already think many aspect that many developer event government do not care

    William Jennifer
    Community Member
    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hello everyone, I’m going to share my story of how I got myself out of a financial crisis. I met someone on Instagram who told me how I could make huge profits from investing in cryptocurrency, I fell for his scam and started investing to the point where I invested my entire savings and took a loan after he thoroughly brainwashed me into investing more to gain financial freedom. To cut the story short, I had invested $874,000 in bitcoins into this scam, I was depressed to the point of taking my life when I came across an article about a hacker Richard Pryce wizard, who was able to recover money lost through a cryptocurrency scam for several other people, I hurriedly contacted them, I don’t know how it was possible but Richard Pryce wizard was able to recover all my money in the space of 48 hours. I’m still in shock from this experience but I’m truly thankful to Richard Pryce wizard and I would love to put this out there to everyone that if you think all hope is lost then you should co

    Arzu Özyurt Özkan
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was Mustafa Kemal Ataturk’s village project for new Turkish Republic in 1930s. But Denmark achieved it. Very nice

    Debbie
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    quite horrid, beautiful but too close to next house on both sides and long narrow garden difficult to use

    Monika Soffronow
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From the horse's mouth: https://www.quora.com/Urban-and-Regional-Planning-How-do-the-residents-of-Br%C3%B8ndby-Denmark-find-living-in-allotments-arranged-in-a-circle

    Donna Leske
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grass is not nature-friendly, no flowers for the bees, uses lots of water, needs frequent feeding and herbicides for weeds, and there is gasoline for the mowers. Such a waste. All of the green grassy areas could be converted to food gardens, then it would be productive and ecologically better.

    Monika Soffronow
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Scandinavia, since it often rains lawns do not need frequent watering and land used for communal park use is never watered. No fertilizer is used, the grass clippings are doing their job very well, staying where they are. No herbicides for weeds are used, any weeds coming up will be mowed with the grass. Lawns like this can be quite colourfull, with all the flowers. However, I would have liked to see more trees.

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    Gary
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice idea, I can see greedy property developers coming in and doing deals behind closed doors to build in the spaces between the circles once the novelty has worn off.

    N G
    Community Member
    5 years ago

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    It looks interesting, but judging by the parked vans, there isn't enough parking spaces.

    darubyprincess
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    5 years ago

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    This is cool but slightly unethical. Where are the garages? The space? And how would you talk to a neighbor on the other side of the circle??

    KatHat
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It seems a lot of people don't understand how this system works. The people all have houses or apartments in the city. These usually don't have any outdoor space (maybe a small balcony, often not even that). Where it's less built up, on the outskirts of the city, there are whole areas of allotments, like these. People go for the day or part of the day and go home later. They don't live in the structures shown; those are for shelter, for meals during gardening, and to keep some things in. The parking is in the centre of the circles and you don't need a garage since your car won't stay overnight (and any "stuff" you need to store will be kept in your garden house or other shed).

    FloC
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks much bigger than just sheds to me. Plus it doesn't look like the type of community garden where a lot of vegetables are grown, more like leisure garden... basic gardens that go with a house.

    Load More Replies...
    chi-wei shen
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The advantages will become clearly visible during a Zombie Apocalypse. It’s simple to defend the outer ring and neighbours could provide cover for you. Additionally, you have the advantage of the inner line with protected communication. If you need to break out you have a number of cars parked in the well protected centre area. Even in the worst case scenario where your ring gets overrun by zombies the other rings don’t get affected by such a loss. The architect made a very safe design.

    Doodlebug
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This article made a bit more sense of things for me. https://www.citylab.com/life/2016/07/colony-gardens-denmark-housing/490904/

    Katinka Min
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This looks cool from above, but If these are allotments, then the houses are way too big and it is disappointing that almost nobody seems to actually grow fruit and veg in there. I am also a bit disappointed at how little nature is allowed to thrive there, especially between the circles.

    Meeow
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can also check their website: https://stateofgreen.com/en/partners/orbicon-provides-environmental-impact-assessments/solutions/recycleable-housing/

    Monika Soffronow
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The one has nothing at all to do with the other, except for being Danish. Here we are talking circular concept as in reusing material. Thank you for posting the site, it is interesting: "Known as Circular Economy, the solution to these challenges goes far beyond merely using resources more efficiently. Instead, we shall reuse, recycle, repair and share. In essence, it means an end to waste and the chance to create a new type of inclusive, sustainable economic growth."

    Load More Replies...
    Miklós Nagy
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a bit hard to sleep at night from the visiting UFOs but othervise a really nice place to live.

    Jon Hanzen
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beautiful! Love it...how innovative and community minded. Surely a positive influence for other social experiments.

    Graham Fielding
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone commented that the circles aren't a very efficient use of space, but they're actually much better than a square lot; a circle can be surrounded more completely and with less wasted space than a square or rectangle.

    AJ K
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was there, it looks great from above :) https://youtu.be/1SqoZ2It30c

    Marnie
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Title is apparently wrong: "This Community In Denmark Lives In Surreal Circle Gardens" Lives gives the wrong impression that these are single-family homes that a single family lives in year-round, which is not at all the case. Downvoted because this was just not a well-done article at all.

    Mona liza
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very well deep thought environment. They have already think many aspect that many developer event government do not care

    William Jennifer
    Community Member
    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hello everyone, I’m going to share my story of how I got myself out of a financial crisis. I met someone on Instagram who told me how I could make huge profits from investing in cryptocurrency, I fell for his scam and started investing to the point where I invested my entire savings and took a loan after he thoroughly brainwashed me into investing more to gain financial freedom. To cut the story short, I had invested $874,000 in bitcoins into this scam, I was depressed to the point of taking my life when I came across an article about a hacker Richard Pryce wizard, who was able to recover money lost through a cryptocurrency scam for several other people, I hurriedly contacted them, I don’t know how it was possible but Richard Pryce wizard was able to recover all my money in the space of 48 hours. I’m still in shock from this experience but I’m truly thankful to Richard Pryce wizard and I would love to put this out there to everyone that if you think all hope is lost then you should co

    Arzu Özyurt Özkan
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was Mustafa Kemal Ataturk’s village project for new Turkish Republic in 1930s. But Denmark achieved it. Very nice

    Debbie
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    quite horrid, beautiful but too close to next house on both sides and long narrow garden difficult to use

    Monika Soffronow
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From the horse's mouth: https://www.quora.com/Urban-and-Regional-Planning-How-do-the-residents-of-Br%C3%B8ndby-Denmark-find-living-in-allotments-arranged-in-a-circle

    Donna Leske
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grass is not nature-friendly, no flowers for the bees, uses lots of water, needs frequent feeding and herbicides for weeds, and there is gasoline for the mowers. Such a waste. All of the green grassy areas could be converted to food gardens, then it would be productive and ecologically better.

    Monika Soffronow
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Scandinavia, since it often rains lawns do not need frequent watering and land used for communal park use is never watered. No fertilizer is used, the grass clippings are doing their job very well, staying where they are. No herbicides for weeds are used, any weeds coming up will be mowed with the grass. Lawns like this can be quite colourfull, with all the flowers. However, I would have liked to see more trees.

    Load More Replies...
    Gary
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice idea, I can see greedy property developers coming in and doing deals behind closed doors to build in the spaces between the circles once the novelty has worn off.

    N G
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

    It looks interesting, but judging by the parked vans, there isn't enough parking spaces.

    darubyprincess
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

    This is cool but slightly unethical. Where are the garages? The space? And how would you talk to a neighbor on the other side of the circle??

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