Cobe wins competition for new pedestrian and cycling bridge in Cologne
Cobe, in collaboration with Schlaich Bergmann Partner and Viatron AG, has been selected to design a new bridge spanning the Rhine River in Cologne, Germany. As the city’s first bridge dedicated exclusively to pedestrians and cyclists, the project marks a significant step in transforming Cologne’s green mobility.
More than just a crossing, the bridge is envisioned as a vibrant public space. Inspired by the movement of a skipping stone, its design gently touches the water before reconnecting with the ground. At its midpoint, integrated seating creates a unique gathering place where people can pause, meet, and take in breathtaking views of the Rhine and the Cologne Cathedral. Designed in ‘Cologne Green,’ the bridge becomes part of a family of iconic green bridges that contribute to the city’s visual identity.
Two Cobe projects shortlisted for MIPIM Awards 2025
Two of Cobe’s projects have been shortlisted for the prestigious MIPIM Awards 2025, recognizing the most exemplary projects in real estate worldwide: Maple House (Toronto) - Best Residential Project, and The Opera Park (Copenhagen) - Best Cultural, Sports and Educational Project.
As the only Canadian finalist, Maple House reimagines a former industrial site into a vibrant, inclusive neighborhood. With 30% affordable housing, the project sets a new benchmark for community-focused urban living in Toronto. Meanwhile, by bringing nature into the heart of the city, The Opera Park provides a lush, green retreat for recreation and relaxation all year round.
We are honored to have these projects recognized and look forward to the MIPIM Awards ceremony in March 2025. Learn more about the finalists via this link.
Cobe Founder Dan Stubbergaard launches Spring 2025 studio at Harvard University
We are excited to announce the launch of Cobe founder and Harvard professor Dan Stubbergaard’s spring studio at the Harvard Graduate School of Design: City as Resource: Urban Repair Through Innovative Infrastructure.
This year’s studio continues its focus on urban adaptive reuse in the ‘already built-up city,’ addressing the urgent challenges of climate change and resource scarcity. With Copenhagen as the 2025 test site, the studio will explore strategies like stitching, repairing, covering, and uncovering, utilizing the transformative power of social, ecological, and logistical infrastructure to explore design responses in the face of the global resource crisis.
For more information, visit: City as Resource: Urban Repair Through Innovative Infrastructure - Spring 2025.
The Opera Park wins Dezeen Awards 2024
We are proud to announce that The Opera Park has won the prestigious Dezeen Awards 2024 for Landscape and Urban Design Project of the Year. What was once an industrial site, is now a lush, vibrant landscape in Copenhagen’s inner harbor.
“This project is an exceptionally well-designed public space that delivers both environmental and social benefits. The design offers a rich, diverse experience, from the varied plant life to the interplay of materials. It is a high-quality, thoughtful contribution to urban space, becoming a highly popular public attraction.” - Jury argumentation.
Dezeen Awards is an annual awards program celebrating the world’s best architecture, interiors, design, and sustainability projects. Organized by Dezeen, the world's most influential architecture and design website, it is a benchmark for international design excellence.
Learn more about the award here, or delve into the project via the link below.
Cobe to transform historic steelworks into new city district in Tallinn through comprehensive transformation strategy
We’re excited to share our plans to transform the historic Krulli Steelworks in Tallinn into a mixed-use city district. With a comprehensive transformation strategy that reuses existing elements found in the steelworks, from materials and components to entire buildings, this urban transformation project will bring back workplaces and city life to the decommissioned industrial area. Transforming three neigbouring industrial heritage halls, an innovation hub will serve as a kick-starting project and explore the neighborhood vision in detail.
The Opera Park voted The City’s Best Architecture
Selected by public voting, The Opera Park has been named The City’s Best Architecture in the annual 'Byens Bedste' (The City’s Best) – an awards program organized by Danish newspaper Berlingske, recognizing the very best places in the Danish capital.
Cobe wins competition to design Stadt am Volkspark in Hamburg
Cobe has been selected as the winner of the competition to design Stadt am Volkspark in Hamburg, Germany — a mixed-use city district where living and working will be integrated with research and education.
The project will transform a 55-hectare site into three distinct neighborhoods, each with a unique identity shaped by the existing landscape: a Campus City, centered around the existing trotting track, featuring research and education facilities; a Garden City, inspired by the existing allotment gardens; and a Nature City, integrated with the surrounding forest. At the heart of the development will be a green corridor that not only links these neighborhoods but also integrates into Hamburg’s extensive network of green spaces, and connects directly to the city’s largest public park, Volkspark Altona. This green backbone will enhance biodiversity, manage rainwater, and provide expansive recreational areas for more than 8,000 new residents, along with thousands of students and researchers.
Cobe exhibits at Harvard University
Cobe exhibits The Opera Park at Harvard University as part of the exhibition, 'Architecture as an Instruction-based Art'. The exhibition, which has just opened, brings together some of the world's most renowned architects and highlights how architects, unlike traditional artists, do not create finished works of art but detailed instructions through drawings that guide all parties involved in the construction process. These drawings are crucial for planning and shaping both the structure and the experience of a building and a public space.
The exhibition is open until October 15, 2024, at Harvard University's Druker Design Gallery in Cambridge, USA.
Cobe's Co-CEOs to speak at Leadership Day 2024
For two years, Cobe has been led by not one, but two CEOs – leading to faster decisions, stronger collaboration, and more room for innovation. On October 3, Nina Mathiesen and Mari Randsborg will take the stage and share their experiences at Leadership Day 2024, hosted by The Danish Association of Managers and Executives.
Transformation at Aggersvold Estate: From riding arena to hotel rooms
Cobe has transformed a former indoor riding arena at the historic 16th-century Aggersvold Estate into 49 hotel rooms, located approximately 80 kilometres west of Copenhagen, Denmark.
The transformation features walls and floors crafted from CLT (Cross-Laminated Timber) elements and exposed massive timber surfaces, all integrated under the arena's existing roof and glulam trusses. In addition, the building’s historic exterior has been renovated. The arrival area has been repaved, improving accessibility and incorporating an efficient rainwater collection system, connecting the estate's various buildings.
