Copenhagen Arc

Have you ever seen a waste plant with a ski slope on top? Yes, such a thing exists in Copenhagen and it is named the ARC or the Amager Resource Center. When we think of a waste plant it is usually a unreachable space, which is polluted and toxic. This energy and waste plant however is designed by the Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group, turns trash into power that goes directly to the city grid. The 450 meter ski slope is intended to become the public space for this building, also including a climbing wall on the side. This waste plant receives up to 300 truckloads of waste each day from households and businesses across the metropolitan area. This waste is incinerated and turned into energy that will provide heating to 150,000 households and low-carbon electricity for 550,000 people. The ARC project is an interesting project that helps shape the city and solve a cities sustainability issues as well as cater to the public needs of the community.