Kone has installed high-performance elevators in an Aarhus landmark building with a highly unusual tapered shape.

Designed by an innovative team of architects, this award-winning residential scheme in the Aarhus Docklands development is the first phase in the socially sustainable redevelopment of a disused shipping container terminal in Denmark’s second-largest city.

This City by the Harbor will see the run-down docklands transformed into a vibrant meeting place for business, culture and mixed housing types, eventually to accommodate 7,000 residents and 12,000 new workplaces. Measuring 800,000 square meters in area, it is one of the largest waterfront urban development projects under construction in Europe.

The Iceberg’s quartet of L-shaped wings contain over 200 apartments ranging from affordable units to exclusive penthouses, in keeping with the municipality’s desire to create a diverse social profile for the area.

The project won the coveted 2013 Best Residential Project award at the MIPIM (Le marché international des professionnels de l’immobilier) international property show. With sustainability high on the agenda – the Aarhus docklands project being a pioneering example of upcycling a disused container park – KONE’s reputation as an eco-efficiency innovator was a further decisive factor is the company being specified.

Kone delivered an eco-efficient solution for a project with a strong sustainability agenda for the project.