Activity area on top of a waste-to-energy plant

New heights of recreation

CopenHill, also known as Amager Bakke, is opening as a new breed of waste-to-energy plant topped with a ski slope, hiking trail and climbing wall, embodying the notion of hedonistic sustainability while aligning itself with Copenhagen’s goal of becoming the world’s first carbon-neutral city by 2025. CopenHill is a 41,000 m²  waste-to-energy plant with an urban recrea­tion centre and environmental education hub. The designers at BIG and SLA have turned social infrastructure into an architectural landmark.

CopenHill has been conceived as public infrastructure with intended social benefits from day one. Replacing the adjacent 50-year-old waste-to-energy plant with Amager Ressourcecenter (ARC), CopenHill’s new waste-incinerating facilities are adopting the latest technologies in waste treatment and energy production. Due to its location on the industrial waterfront of Amager, where raw industrial facilities have become the location for extreme sports from wakeboarding to go-kart racing, the new power plant adds skiing, hiking and rock climbing to thrill seekers’ wish lists.