Ørestad (Danish pronunciation: [ˈøːɐˌstæð]) is a developing city area in Copenhagen, Denmark, on the island of Amager.

The area was developed using the new town concept, closely linked with the M1 line of the Copenhagen Metro.

Ørestad is neighbouring the nature areas of Amager Common and Vestamager which consist mainly of land reclaimed in the first half of the 20th century, with wetlands, bushes and self-grown small woods.

[2] However, Ørestad has also been criticized heavily for its modernist planning approach, focusing exclusively on real estate development and infrastructure connections.

This has resulted in a square-grid street layout with wide, open spaces that are void of life and pedestrians.

Ørestad borders Islands Brygge to the north, Sundbyvester and Tårnby to the east, and the extensive Kalvebod Commons to the west.

The legislation for Ørestad was enacted in 1992 as a plan for developing unused areas paired with the construction of a metro system.

The winning project of an international architectural competition held in 1994 revealed an overall masterplan for Ørestad, dividing the area into four districts.

The Finnish design office APRT and Danish KHR Arkitekter established a joint-venture and presented a final plan in 1997.

A concert with British singer Harry Styles was due to take place at Royal Arena less than a kilometer away, and it is going ahead as planned after a dialogue with the police.

The Humanist Faculty of the University of Copenhagen existed in this area since the 1970s, but was rebuilt and expanded as the South Campus, now forming the extreme northern end of Ørestad.

There are around 1,000 residential units in Ørestad North, half which are student housing in Tietgenkollegiet and Bikuben Kollegium.

Plans for development of the protected Amager Fælled district, west of Sundby metro station, became controversial and were abandoned in 2017.

A new plan of February 2021 stipulates a housing development project further west, around the current Danhostel Copenhagen Amager, north of Vejlands Allé.

The intended main arteries from north to south through the four areas are the M1 metro line and the road Ørestads Boulevard.

However, in the two northernmost areas, Ørestads Boulevard sees relatively little traffic due to its peripheral position.