Kastrup Værk
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Kastrup Værk | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Baroque |
Country | Denmark |
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Construction started | 1738 |
Completed | 1749 |
Owner | NCC |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Jacob Fortling |
Kastrup Værk (English: Kastrup Works) was a pottery and tile works in Kastrup, now a suburb of Copenhagen, on the Danish island of Amager.
History
Kastrup Værk was founded around 1750 by Jacob Fortling, a German sculptor who had emigrated to Denmark in 1729 and established a successful career as Royal Master Builder in Copenhagen. As one of several operators, he was granted rights to extract limestone on Saltholm, a smaller island in Øresund otherwise mainly used for summer grazing, and built an extensive complex of buildings between 1749 and 1753. Constructed on reclaimed land, it included a lime plant, a tile works and a faience factory as well as a main building and gate houses.[1]
Fortling died in 1761 and the plant was sold in 1763. The new owners continued operations until 1777, when it was sold once more and converted for other uses. For a while, in the 19th century, it was used as a brewery.
Kastrup Værk today
Most of the buildings still exist today. It was renovated from 2006 to 2008 and turned into a mixture of residential units and offices. The location now lies between Copenhagen Airport and Amager Beach Park.
The renovated buildings will be part of a larger redevelopment of the site, known as Scanport, will convert the old harbour into a marina and add a number of modern office buildings and hotel facilities. The masterplan for the area has been made by schmidt hammer lassen.[2]
The new national Danish aquarium, The Blue Planet, is located on a neighbouring site. Construction began in September 2010 and it was completed in 2013.[3]
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One of the gates
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Wall
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