Dive summary:
- Developers broke ground at a waste-to-energy plant in Copenhagen, Denmark that will become a tourist attraction thanks to its 300-foot high sloped roof that will double as a ski slope.
- Skiers will have access to an elevator along the side of the smokestack which will send up a 100-foot-wide smoke ring every time the plant emits a metric ton of carbon dioxide.
- Bjarke Ingels Group, the adventurous designers of the project, expect construction to be finished in 2016 and to cost about $650 million.
From the article:
A new project near Copenhagen pushes the boundaries of the term "mixed use," combining a waste-to-energy plant with a ski resort. The Amagerforbraending Energy Plant, designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, will feature an incinerator wrapped in mesh, forming an artificial hill. BIG's theme of "hedonistic sustainability" suffuses this effort to turn an industrial facility into a tourist destination. The 95,000 sm facility will provide ample room for a ski slope featuring more than 1,500 m of runs, designed by German firms Topotek 1 and Man Made Land. ...
