Bananna Park

By involving the younger residents in urban planning process, the development of the city can come to reflect a greater share of society’s urban needs and many spaces would be designed more intelligently.

Before the project began, Bananna Park was a rundown and polluted derelict space, and its potential as a green urban area was not utilized. The Municipality of Copenhagen bought the park and hired NORD Architects to help make the park one of Nørrebro’s best recreational spaces.

Many different groups of local residents, schools and institutions – all with different needs – were involved in designing a masterplan for the park. These users participated in the project development through public meetings, dialogue sessions and public involvement, facilitated by NORD Architects.

The park is dominated by a big yellow banana to play with and sit on, the area is divided into three zones ”Jungle”, ”Square” and ”Lawn”, which supports various forms of use and gives great diversity to the area.