Mosegård Neighbourhood

The Mosegård Neighbourhood consists of a diverse network of streets, each contributing to the area's public realm. The neighbourhood features a wide variety of housing types, ranging from detached single-family homes to terraced houses and apartment buildings. The design of the rain gardens along the streets is carefully adapted to the character of each individual streetscape, enhancing urban quality and creating greener, more welcoming, and cohesive public spaces.

Rainwater is managed through swales that convey water from smaller side streets and private properties to the main streets, where rain gardens filter and infiltrate the water before directing it to a new cloudburst retention basin in the south-eastern part of the area. Along Toftegårdsvej, stormwater is managed through rain gardens combined with cloudburst inlets.

Managing rainwater above ground and establishing rain gardens also creates opportunities to improve biodiversity and strengthen residents’ experience of nature. The rain gardens are adapted to local conditions so that they enhance the character of each street while contributing ecological and urban-quality benefits. At the same time, they are designed to reflect residents’ wishes and engagement in the long-term maintenance of the area.

Throughout the neighbourhood, the rain gardens also function as traffic-calming measures. By alternating their placement between the right and left sides of the street, they create a gentle weaving movement for vehicles, naturally reducing traffic speeds.