Welcome to Tinggårdens webpage in a short version...
In this chapter we have tried to condensate the spirit
of our settlement into a short, English version.
Tinggården was originally built in 1978 as a result of a competition
from the Danish Ministery of Housing on alternative settlements and dwellings.
The competition was won by the architects from Vandkunsten,
a very famous Danish architect company. To some extent they
owe some of their fame to Tinggården. Our settlement is
in a work on Danish Architecture called "A Milestone
in Danish Architecture"!
Tinggården was actually the prototype of
the dense/low type of building and combines
a large variety of materials with an exciting interior
and exterior architecture and an organisation
based upon self governing and close social
relationships between the families living there.
Many people choose to live in Tinggården
and we now have second generation moving in
with their children - a nice pad on our shoulders...
Tinggården is divided into originally 6 so called family groups
and 5 years later 6 more, as the second Tinggården was built
as a follow up on the huge success of Tinggården I.
Each family group consists of 12 - 17 apartments varying in size
and composition. Tinggården I furthermore has a very flexible
feature, making it possible to add additional rooms to one
apartment if the neighbour wants to let go of the room.
The feature is frequently used when children grow up and leave
home, and the neighbour can use the extra room.
Over the years Tinggården has had the pleasure
of several thousands of visitors from all over the world;
architects, engineers, students, enviromentalists,
housing consultants and many others have strolled
through the settlement. Some have taken the time
to speak to some of the caretakers or some of the
people living here, and most of us are keen to answer
questions on how it is to live in Tinggården.
If you want to know more about Tinggården, feel free to contact us
by email . If you want to pay us a visit, please call
in advance, and we'll try to find someone to show you around.
