Farum motorvej

Reconnecting Farum

The highway has divided central Farum for decades, creating noise and a physical barrier between the eastern and western parts of the town. Reconnecting Farum explores how covering the motorway can turn this barrier into a new urban centre – reconnecting the town while creating space for new neighbourhoods, public life and a major public transport hub.

URBAN POWER developed the vision and urban plan for Furesø Municipality, exploring how a major infrastructure project can become a catalyst for reconnecting the town. The proposal covers 440 metres of the Hillerød motorway and integrates a future extension of the S-train towards Hillerød with a new Farum Station next to Farum Bytorv. Above the motorway, a new urban landscape creates a station square, bus terminal, green public spaces and new connections for pedestrians and cyclists. New housing and mixed-use development extend the existing urban fabric across the motorway. Four development areas respond to different local conditions, combining urban density with Farum’s smaller scale and close relationship to nature. Together, the interventions transform the motorway from a dividing barrier into a new centre connecting Farum across infrastructure.

  • Location Farum, Denmark
  • Client Furesø municipality
  • Year 2025-2026
  • Status Urban development study
  • Program Urban development, motorway cover, housing, public spaces, park, S-train station and public transport hub
  • Site area Approx. 85,000 m²
  • Collaborators COWI (traffic & noise), Sang Studio, Ingholt Consult, 103 Ingeniører.
  • Team Rune Veile, Arne Cermak Nielsen, Sara Buhl Bjelke, Edgar Bariss, Yao Li, Luna Tolstrup, William Yen, Eugen Craciunescu, Maryam Zaruon

Farum motorvej FARUM DK

 
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