Spinderiet (Copenhagen)
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Spinderiet is a shopping centre located next to Valby station
in the Valby
district of Copenhagen
, Denmark
. Inaugurated in 2008, it incorporates the converted buildings of a cotton mill
from 1907. The mixed use development also contains office space and apartments.
, a now defunct company which traced its history back to 1892 when Marius Windfeld-Hansen founded Vejle Cotton Mill in Vejle
. In 1901 the company was merged with Vejle Cotton Facotry, also in Vejle, and the Mogensen Mill in Odense
. In 1906 it changed its name to the Danish Cotton Mills
and the following year the production site in Odense was closed, replaced by the new cotton mill in Valby which was constructed from 1906 to 1907 to the design of Alfred Thomsen.
After the turn of the millennium it was decided to redevelop the site. In 2004 the plans were uninamously approved by the Copenhagen City Council. The architectural practice Entasis
was charged with the assignment, and the shopping centre was inaugurated on 15 November 2007.
Apart from the retail area, the development also includes 4,000 sqm of office space and 12,500 sqm of apartments (mixed condominiums and flats).
Valby station
Valby station is a railway station in the Valby district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located where the Tåstrup and Frederikssund radials of the S-train network diverge, and is served by trains on either radial. Some regional and intercity trains also stop at Valby, mainly to provide transfers to...
in the Valby
Valby
' is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. Located in the southwestern corner of Copenhagen Municipality, it is a heterogeneous mixture of different types of housing - including apartment blocks, terraced housing, areas with single-family houses and allotments, as well as remains...
district of Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. Inaugurated in 2008, it incorporates the converted buildings of a cotton mill
Cotton mill
A cotton mill is a factory that houses spinning and weaving machinery. Typically built between 1775 and 1930, mills spun cotton which was an important product during the Industrial Revolution....
from 1907. The mixed use development also contains office space and apartments.
The cotton mill
The converted cotton mill was originally built from 1905 to 1907 by Danish Cotton FactoriesDe Danske Bomuldsspinderier
De Danske Bomuldsspinderier is a defunct Danish company which operated textile mills in Vejle, Jutland, and Valby, Copenhagen. Production stopped in 2000 and both production sites have since been redevelopped.-History:...
, a now defunct company which traced its history back to 1892 when Marius Windfeld-Hansen founded Vejle Cotton Mill in Vejle
Vejle
Vejle is a town in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle and Grejs Rivers and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality and the Region of Southern Denmark...
. In 1901 the company was merged with Vejle Cotton Facotry, also in Vejle, and the Mogensen Mill in Odense
Odense
The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...
. In 1906 it changed its name to the Danish Cotton Mills
De Danske Bomuldsspinderier
De Danske Bomuldsspinderier is a defunct Danish company which operated textile mills in Vejle, Jutland, and Valby, Copenhagen. Production stopped in 2000 and both production sites have since been redevelopped.-History:...
and the following year the production site in Odense was closed, replaced by the new cotton mill in Valby which was constructed from 1906 to 1907 to the design of Alfred Thomsen.
Later history
By the late 1950s, production of cotton was no longer a profitable business in Valby and the factory closed in the mid-60s. The buildings were taken over by local craftsmen, two chocolate manufacturers and a retail shop.After the turn of the millennium it was decided to redevelop the site. In 2004 the plans were uninamously approved by the Copenhagen City Council. The architectural practice Entasis
Entasis (company)
Entasis is an award-winning Danish architecture firm based in Copenhagen. It takens its name from the Greek word for tension.-History:Entasis was founded by Christian and Signe Cold in 1996...
was charged with the assignment, and the shopping centre was inaugurated on 15 November 2007.
Spinderiet today
The development consists of the old industrial buildings, now adapted, and five new buildings. It combines a traditional, indoor shopping centre and a street level, outdoor shopping street, partly covered by a glass canopy and opening onto a large central space.Apart from the retail area, the development also includes 4,000 sqm of office space and 12,500 sqm of apartments (mixed condominiums and flats).