Building With Artificial Ski Slope On Roof

A ski slope roofed office will not be built because it would overshadow neighbouring houses.

Building with artificial ski slope on roof.

Copenhill also known as amager bakke is a copenhagen based heat and waste to power plant. Architectural digest said it was one of the most anticipated buildings of 2018 and finally in october 2019 it has opened to the public. Last year plans were announced to build an apartment building in kazakhstan with a ski slope running from the roof. Improbably and this is where the fun part comes in it is topped by a 490m artificial ski slope with a summit 85m high that also incorporates a bar outside gym copenhagen s highest public viewing platform a landscaped hiking trail planted with 200 trees and a climbing wall covering 10 000m all open to the public at a cost of 25 per hour.

It s also a recreational center that now sports an artificial ski slope a real draw in flat denmark. Copenhagen joins a long list of unusual places that have artificial slopes. The artificial slope will open fully once is has been fully installed and tested. It was designed by big to double as public infrastructure and is complete with tree lined hiking trails and ski slopes on its roof along with the tallest artificial climbing wall in the world.

Related story big reveals plans for swiss hotel with zigzagging ski slope on its roof. A ski slope on the roof copenhagen denmark the new waste to energy power plant created on the island of amager officially opened in october 2019 is an example of copenhagen s sustainability based urban policies environmental focus and war on climate change that culminate in its aim to become the first zero carbon city in the world by 2025. The 1 480 foot artificial ski slope is covered in synthetic bristles that aim to provide the same friction as a freshly groomed slope though might be a little rougher on the skin.