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Ikea creates urban spaces in the city center

With a changed concept, Ikea is making a name for itself. Until now, the blue windowless boxes in commercial areas were the norm, but in recent years the furniture giant has increasingly been drawn to the city centers – with City Stores and Planning Stores. In Copenhagen, the Swedes are now planning a spectacular City Store with a publicly accessible 150-meter-long roof garden 20 meters above a busy street, hundreds of trees, a cafe and bicycle shops. As the magazine Invidis writes, Ikea is following a trend with the new City Store, opening urban roof areas to the public.

You can find out more at the following link:
https://invidis.de/2021/06/green-city-ikea-plant-city-store-mit-dachpark/

Photo: Invidis/Architects Mandrup