Cobe (architectural firm)

{{Short description|Danish architectural firm}} {{Infobox company |name = Cobe |logo = Cobe_architetcs_logo,_March_2020.svg |type = Architectural Practice |key_people = Dan Stubbergaard (founder and architect) |industry = Architecture, urbanism, interior design, landscape design, product design, research and development |products = |num_employees = 150+ |hq_location_city = Copenhagen<ref>{{cite web |title=Cobe |url=https://cobe.dk/office}}</ref> |founded = 2006 |website = {{URL|https://cobe.dk/}} }} '''Cobe''' is a Copenhagen-based architectural firm owned and managed by architect Dan Stubbergaard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.berlingske.dk/karriere/koebenhavn-er-stjernearkitektens-afsaet-til-international-succes|title=København er stjernearkitektens afsæt til international succes|date=6 April 2019}}</ref> As of 2020, the office has 150 employees and is involved in a large number of projects throughout Europe and North America within urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cobe.dk/contact|title=Cobe - Contact}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.berlingske.dk/karriere/koebenhavn-er-stjernearkitektens-afsaet-til-international-succes|title=København er stjernearkitektens afsæt til international succes|date=6 April 2019}}</ref>

==History== Cobe was founded by Dan Stubbergaard in 2006 in Copenhagen, where he and his studio have since been involved with more than 200 projects in the city within urban planning, architecture, and landscape architecture.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.licitationen.dk/article/view/635214/han_saetter_kant_og_karakter_pa_kobenhavn?ref=rss|title = Han sætter kant og karakter på København}}</ref> Among the firm's projects are Nørreport Station, The Silo, Israels Plads, Krøyers Plads, Køge Nord Station and the development of Papirøen (Paper Island) in Copenhagen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.berlingske.dk/virksomheder/unge-arkitektkometer-saetter-danmark-paa-verdenskortet|title=Unge arkitektkometer sætter Danmark på verdenskortet|date=21 March 2016}}</ref>

==The Studio==

Since 2018, Cobe's studio has been located in the new city district of Nordhavn in Copenhagen, for which the drawing office also won the master plan competition in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.building-supply.dk/article/view/560072/cobe_bliver_del_af_egen_masterplan_flytter_kontoret_til_nordhavn|title = Cobe bliver del af egen masterplan: Flytter kontoret til Nordhavn}}</ref>

==Selected completed projects== * 2019: Frederiksberg Allé 41, Copenhagen, DK<ref>{{cite web |title=Frederiksberg Allé 41 |url=http://frederiksbergalle41.dk/}}</ref> * 2019: Alfred Nobels Bro, Copenhagen, DK<ref>{{cite web |title=Alfred Nobels Bro |url=http://danishdesignreview.com/kbhnotes/2019/1/2/alfred-nobel-bridge}}</ref> * 2019: Designmuseum Denmark, Copenhagen, DK<ref>{{cite news |title=Designmuseum Denmark |url=https://www.archdaily.com/920864/designmuseum-danmark-cobe |publisher=Archdaily}}</ref> * 2019: Roskilde Festival Folk High School, Roskilde, DK<ref>{{cite news |title=Roskilde Festival Folk High School |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2019/02/27/roskilde-festival-folk-high-school-cobe-mvrdv/ |publisher=Dezeen}}</ref> * 2019: Ultra-Fast Charging Stations for Electric Cars, Fredericia, DK<ref>{{cite news |title=Ultra Fast Charging Stations |url=https://www.designboom.com/architecture/cobe-charging-station-ultra-fast-denmark-05-31-19/ |publisher=Designboom}}</ref> * 2019: Køge Nord Station, Køge, DK * 2019: Karen Blixens Plads, Copenhagen, DK<ref>{{cite news |title=Karen Blixens Plads |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2019/11/13/karen-blixens-plads-cobe-copenhagen-bicycle-park/ |publisher=Dezeen}}</ref> * 2018: Adidas HalfTime, Herzogenaurauch, DE<ref>{{cite web |title=HALFTIME |url=https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/adidas-halftime-headquarters_o}}</ref> * 2018: Tingbjerg Culture House and Library, Copenhagen, DK<ref>{{cite news |title=Tingbjerg Culture House and Library |url=https://arcspace.com/feature/tingbjerg-library-and-culture-house/ |publisher=Arcspace}}</ref> * 2017: The Silo, Copenhagen, DK<ref>{{cite news |title=The Silo |url=https://www.archdaily.com/874698/the-silo-cobe |publisher=Archdaily}}</ref> * 2017: Red Cross Volunteer House, Copenhagen, DK<ref>{{cite news |title=Red Cross Volunteer House |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2018/12/14/cobe-red-cross-volunteer-house-copenhagen-giant-staircase/ |publisher=Dezeen}}</ref> * 2017: Kids' City, Copenhagen, DK<ref>{{cite news |title=Kids' City |url=http://danishdesignreview.com/architecture/2016/12/25/kids-city-christianshavn |publisher=Danish Design Review}}</ref> * 2017: Landgangen, Esbjerg, DK<ref>{{cite web |title=Landgangen |url=https://www.cobe.dk/place/landgangen}}</ref> * 2016: Ragnarock - Museum for Pop, Rock and Youth Culture, Roskilde, DK<ref>{{cite news |title=Ragnarock |url=https://www.designboom.com/architecture/mvrdv-cobe-ragnarock-rock-museum-rockmagneten-roskilde-denmark-04-29-2016/ |publisher=Designboom}}</ref> * 2015: Krøyers Plads, Copenhagen, DK<ref>{{cite news |title=Krøyers Plads |url=https://www.detail-online.com/artikel/successful-compromise-kroeyers-plads-housing-development-in-copenhagen-32403/ |publisher=Detail}}</ref> * 2015: Nørreport Station, Copenhagen, DK<ref>{{cite journal |title=Nørreport Station |journal=Copenhagen by Design |url=http://copenhagenbydesign.com/journal/2015/2/19/nrreport-station}}</ref> * 2015: Frederiksvej Kindergarten, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, DK<ref>{{cite web |title=Frederiksvej Kindergarten |url=https://www.cobe.dk/place/frederiksvej-kindergarten}}</ref> * 2014: Israels Plads, Copenhagen, DK,<ref>{{cite news |title=Israels Plads |url=https://www.toposmagazine.com/israels-plads/ |publisher=Topos Magazine}}</ref> * 2014: Forfatterhuset Kindergarten, Copenhagen, DK<ref>{{cite web |title=Forfatterhuset |url=https://www.cobe.dk/place/forfatterhuset-kindergarten}}</ref> * 2013: Porsgrunn Maritime Museum, Porsgrunn, NO<ref>{{cite news |title=Porsgrunn Maritime Museum |url=https://www.world-architects.com/en/cobe-copenhagen/project/porsgrunn-maritime-museum |publisher=World Architects}}</ref> * 2012: The Danish Pavilion for Expo 2012, Yeosu, South Korea<ref>{{cite news |title=The Danish Pavilion for Expo 2012 |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/cobe-tager-danmark-med-til-sydkorea |publisher=DR}}</ref> * 2012: Vester Voldgade, Copenhagen, DK<ref>{{cite web |title=Vester Voldgade |url=https://www.sweco.dk/en/our-offer/cases/infrastructure/vester-voldgade-and-the-square-at-vartov-the-metropole-zone/}}</ref> * 2011: The Library, Copenhagen, DK<ref>{{cite news |title=The Library |url=https://www.world-architects.com/en/cobe-copenhagen/project/the-library |publisher=World Architects}}</ref> * 2009: Taastrup Theatre, Taastrup, DK

==Selected projects under construction (completion year)==

* Europahafenkopf, Bremen, DE, (2021)<ref>{{cite web |title=Europahafenkopf |url=https://archello.com/project/europahafenkopf-bremen}}</ref> * Paper Island, København, DK, (2023)<ref>{{cite news |title=Paper Island |url=https://www.archdaily.com/781976/cobe-chosen-to-develop-christiansholm-island-in-copenhagen |publisher=Archdaily}}</ref> * The Tip of Redmolen, Nordhavn, DK, (2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=Tip of Redmolen |url=https://www.cobe.dk/idea/tip-of-redmolen}}</ref> * Place Schuman, Bruxelles, BE (2022)<ref>{{cite news |title=Place Schuman |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2018/01/02/cobe-brut-entrance-plaza-european-union-eu-headquarters-place-schuman-brussels/ |publisher=Dezeen}}</ref> * West Don Lands, Toronto, CA (2022)<ref>{{cite news |title=West Don Lands |url=https://www.canadianarchitect.com/west-don-lands-block-8/ |publisher=Canadian Architect}}</ref> * Kronløb Island, Copenhagen, DK (2023)<ref>{{cite news |title=Kronløb Island |url=https://www.archdaily.com/795284/brand-new-island-in-copenhagen-will-act-as-stepping-stone-between-two-neighborhoods |publisher=Archdaily}}</ref> * The Opera Park, Copenhagen, DK (2023)<ref>{{cite news |title=The Opera Park |url=https://politiken.dk/kultur/art7364167/K%C3%B8benhavn-f%C3%A5r-ny-park-p%C3%A5-en-af-byens-dyreste-adresser |publisher=Politiken}}</ref> * ESS - European Spallation Source, Lund, SE, (2013–2025)<ref>{{cite web |title=European Spallation Source |url=https://archinect.com/news/article/68525528/henning-larsen-architects-cobe-and-sla-to-design-european-spallation-source-ess}}</ref> * Bremerhaven Harbour Masterplan, Bremerhaven. Germany<ref name="Kulturstyrelsen">{{cite web|url=https://www.archdaily.com/911512/cobe-set-to-transform-bremens-harbor-in-germany|title=COBE Set to Transform Bremen's Harbor in Germany|date=15 February 2019|language=Danish|publisher=ArchDaily |access-date=19 November 2020}}</ref>

==Selected exhibitions (exhibition year)==

* 2020: Our Urban Living Room, Aedes, Berlin, DE<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Urban Living Room |url=https://www.aedes-arc.de/cms/aedes/de/programm?id=19323260 |accessdate=3 March 2020}}</ref> * 2018: Our Urban Living Room, Laituri, Helsinki, FI * 2016: Our Urban Living Room, DAC – the Danish Architecture Center, Copenhagen, DK<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Urban Living Room |url=https://dac.dk/en/exhibitions/our-urban-livingroom/}}</ref>

==Selected publications (publication year)==

* 2018: The Silo, Strandberg Publishing<ref>{{cite book |title=The Silo |publisher=Strandberg Publishing |url=https://www.cobe.dk/object/the-silo-cobe}}</ref> * 2016: Our Urban Living Room, Arvinius+Orfeus Publishing<ref>{{cite book |title=Our Urban Living Room |year=2016 |publisher=Arvinius+Orfeus Publishing |isbn=978-91-87543-39-5 |pages=504 |url=http://ao-publishing.com/cobe-our-urban-living-room-learning-from-copenhagen/}}</ref>

==Selected awards== * 2020: MIPIM Award Finalist – Best Industrial & Logistics Development<ref>{{cite web |title=MIPIM Awards 2020 |url=https://www.mipimawards.com/mipimawards2020/en/page/discover-the-mipim-awards-2020-finalists}}</ref> * 2020: Archdaily Building of the Year Award<ref>{{cite news |title=Archdaily Building of The Year Award 2020 |url=https://www.archdaily.com/933896/winners-of-the-archdaily-building-of-the-year-2020-awards |publisher=Archdaily}}</ref> * 2020 German Design Award<ref name="in Danish">{{cite web |title=Cobe wins German Design Award |url=https://www.norconsult.dk/aktuelt/nyheder/roskilde-festival-hojskole-modtager-german-design-award-2020/ |access-date=2020-03-10 |archive-date=2020-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324082531/https://www.norconsult.dk/aktuelt/nyheder/roskilde-festival-hojskole-modtager-german-design-award-2020/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> *2020: Dezeen Landscape Award<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-23|title=Dezeen Awards 2020 architecture project category winners revealed|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2020/11/23/dezeen-awards-2020-architecture-project-category-winners-revealed/|access-date=2020-11-24|website=Dezeen}}</ref> * 2019: Dezeen Awards Finalist<ref>{{cite news |title=Dezeen Awards 2019 Shortlists |url=https://www.dezeen.com/awards/2019/shortlists/architecture/ |publisher=Dezeen}}</ref> * 2019: Architizer A+ Awards Jury Winner<ref>{{cite web |title=Architizer A+ Awards Jury Winner |url=https://awards.architizer.com/winners-gallery/}}</ref> * 2019: Fast Company's Innovation by Design Award Honoree<ref>{{cite news |title=fast company innovation by design awards 2019 winners |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90386286/innovation-by-design-2019-spaces-places-cities |publisher=Fastcompany}}</ref> * 2019: Danish Design Award Finalist<ref>{{cite web |title=Danish Design Award |date=2 October 2019|url=https://danishdesignaward.com/2019/10/danish-design-award-2020-er-aabent-for-indsendelser/}}</ref> * 2019: IABSE Denmark's Structure Award * 2019: Red Dot Communication & Brands Award<ref>{{cite web |title=HALFTIME |url=https://www.red-dot.org/project/adidas-halftime-41117}}</ref> * 2018: Civic Trust Award<ref>{{cite web |title=The Silo |url=https://www.civictrustawards.org.uk/winners/region/Denmark}}</ref> * 2018: MIPIM Award Finalist – Best Refurbished Building * 2018: CTBUH Awards – Best Tall Building Europe<ref>{{cite web |title=The Silo |date=4 June 2018|url=https://www.archdaily.com/895744/ctbuh-reveals-best-tall-building-worldwide-and-winners-of-2018-tall-building-awards}}</ref> * 2018: AZ Awards – Best Residential Architecture<ref>{{cite web |title=The Silo |url=https://www.floornature.com/architects-and-designers-awarded-az-awards-2018-14021/}}</ref> * 2018: Global Galvanizers Award * 2018: RENOVER Prisen<ref>{{cite news |title=The Silo |url=https://politikenbyrum.dk/Nyheder/art6688809/%C2%BBDer-er-kommet-mere-arkitektur-med-sexappeal-med-tiden%C2%AB |publisher=Politiken}}</ref> * 2018: Architizer Project of the Year Award A+ Award * 2018: German Design Award * 2018: Building Awards – The Infrastructure Award * 2017: German Design Award * 2017: Danish Landscape Award * 2017: ArchDaily Building of the Year Award * 2017: Wallpaper*Design Award * 2017: Architizer A+ Awards * 2017: Green Good Design Award<ref>{{cite web |title=Krøyers Plads |date=11 January 2017|url=https://www.vla.dk/en/kroeyers-plads-vinder-green-good-design-award/}}</ref> * 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2011: Copenhagen Award for Architecture * 2017: Landezine International Landscape Award * 2016: Danish Lighting Award * 2016: WAN Transport Award * 2016: Eckersberg Royal Medal * 2016: European Prize for Urban Public Space * 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012: Børsen Gazelle Award<ref>{{cite news |title=Børsen Gazelle |url=http://www.dagensbyggeri.dk/artikel/105592-cobe-brager-op-derudad |publisher=Dagens Byggeri}}</ref> * 2015: Iconic Award – Visionary Architecture * 2015: MIPIM Award Finalist – Best Futura Project * 2015: Dreyer's Foundation Grand Prize of Honor<ref>{{cite web |title=Dreyer's Foundation Grand Prize of Honor |url=https://dreyersfond.dk/the-award/}}</ref> * 2013: Byggeskikprisen * 2012: MIPIM Award – Best Refurbished Building<ref>{{cite web |title=The Library |url=http://europe-re.com/the-mipim-awards-winners-2012-fr/37545}}</ref> * 2012: Nykredit's Architecture Prize * 2007: Nykredit's Motivation Award * 2006: The Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.cobe.dk/ Official website] * [http://www2.htk.dk/Byraadscenter/Down%20Town/COBE.pdf Downtown Høje-Tåstrup masterplan] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025710/http://www.arkitekturbilleder.dk/arkitekt-COBE-372 COBE i Arkitekturbilleder.dk] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233330/http://www.arkitekturbilleder.dk/bygning-Biblioteket-Rentemestervej-714 COBE Transform i Arkitekturbilleder.dk]

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