The new building is located in an industrial area just outside the city center, which will harbor new recreational activities. The plant for waste treatment becomes an exemplary model in the field of residue management and energy production, as well as a landmark in Copenhagen’s urban landscape. It is the largest environmental initiative developed in Denmark, replacing the obsolete Amagerforbraending plant, adjacent to the new one. The complex includes a smokestack, a separation plant and an administration and services building.

The project reflects an innovative vision of a new type of waste-to-energy plant, one that is economically, environmentally and socially profitable, and conceived as a point of destination where people want to travel to. Instead of considering the plant as an isolated object, the relationship between the waste plant and the city is intensified by increasing the number of leisure activities that can take place in the area. By creating an artificial mountain, the roof of the plant becomes a ski slope of 31,000 square meters for citizens of Copenhagen and neighboring municipalities. The slope will be ecological and usable all year round.