Citytrip to Copenhagen - part I.Projects 24

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1 Citytrip to Copenhagen - part I Projects 24 Created 13-Jul-10 By Mieke Vullings, Rotterdam, Netherlands Harbour Bath BIG Bjarke Ingels Group play ground, swimming pool Nykredit Headquarters CPH LIVING The Royal Library Danish Jewish Museum Danish National Bank Danish ure Centre The Playhouse Opera House 7 Danish Design Centre Henning Larsen museum Radisson Sas Royal Hotel 14 Meatpacking District 15 Harbour Isle Apartments 16 Havneholmen Atrium 17 Wingårdh Arkitektkontor office 8 The Brygge Overpass 18 Dissing+Weitling bridge, landmark 9 Frøsilos 19 MVRDV apartment 10 Deloitte Headquarters Copenhagen 20 3XN office 11 Henning Larsen opera Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitektfirma housing Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitektfirma theatre 6 Erik Møller Arkitekter cafe, exposition space, gallery, information centre 13 Mutopia square, urban plan Arne Jacobsen commercial space, office 5 Daniel Libeskind museum Tivoli Concert Hall Arne Jacobsen hotel schmidt hammer lassen architects library 4 Waterliving hotel 3XN auditorium, music theatre, renovation schmidt hammer lassen architects meeting room, office 3 The Bikuben Student Residence 21 aart student housing 12 Tietgenkollegiet 22 Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitektfirma student housing 1

2 Boligslangen 23 Domus Architekter housing, urban plan IT - University Henning Larsen university DR Byen 25 Mikkelsen Arkitekter culture, music theatre, office, recording studio 24 Koncerthuset 26 Jean Nouvel music theatre 2

3 photo: Julien De Smedt photo: Julien De Smedt Harbour Bath Islands Brygge Copenhagen If you walk across Langebro on a sunny Saturday afternoon in summer, you ll see a very peculiar sight when looking down at the old industrial area on Islands Brygge Hundreds of people dressed in swimwear are walking, standing, sunbathing and smiling about as if they were on a sandy beach far from the metropolis In 2002 the Harbour Bath was opened as part of the Havneparken In no time it developed into a unique oasis right in the middle of Copenhagen People instantly loved it City harbours are usually not associated with fresh swimming water Old swimming baths at Langebro closed down in 1953 because of poor water quality Bathing is now without health risks thanks to the improved water quality With 42 km of wharf in the harbour the city s revitalisation "Blue Plan" is working on making room for houseboats, promenades, water sports, recreation areas and playgrounds in the entire harbour space Copenhageners now pack towels and swimwear in their briefcases They might fancy a swim photo: Julien De Smedt m² Main designer, Technical engineer BIG Bjarke Ingels Group JDS architects Birch og Krogboe Copenhagen City Council JDS 3

4 photo: schmidt hammer lassen architects photo: schmidt hammer lassen architects Nykredit Headquarters Kalvebod Brygge Copenhagen Nykredit's head office is one of the largest corporate buildings in Copenhagen and occupies an unparalleled location on the city's central waterfront Across nine of its ten storeys, the complex is divided into two svelte office wings, separated by a spacious atrium The structure is one large cubic volume of glass, steel and granite and stands as a gateway between water and city The entrance level extends across the entire complex and incorporates the reception, art installations, lecture hall and a broad main staircase that leads up to the atrium, the building's heart With its suspended meeting boxes and glazed lifts as well as transverse walkways and balcony floors, the space offers an aesthetically stimulating and inspirational working environment The building's generically urban design relates to the promenade and neighbouring buildings and mediates the transition between city and harbour photo: schmidt hammer lassen architects Project is not public! m² schmidt hammer lassen architects Nykredit schmidt_hammer_lassen_architects 4

5 photo: Waterliving photo: Waterliving CPH LIVING Langebrogade Kaj Copenhagen In the innermost part of the Port of Copenhagen, close to Kalvebod Bastion and the Langebro Bridge, is Copenhagen's first floating hotel A former transport barge has been transformed into an exclusive hotel with twelve rooms, all of which benefit from the soft background music of lapping waves and fantastic views of the harbour and the city CPH LIVING is the name of the hotel, which is also extremely sustainable in terms of energy consumption, as it uses energy from the water in the harbour to heat the hotel facilities It is a fully automatic hotel, which in practice means that guests book and pay for rooms online and then receive a PIN code to use for checking in and out of the hotel In other words, apart from cleaning staff, there is no one to disturb the guests Breakfast is provided by the LIVA restaurant ship that is very conveniently berthed next to CPH LIVING The barge hotel is the first of its kind in Copenhagen photo: Waterliving m² Waterliving CPH Living I/S Copenhagen_X Buses 12 and 5A both stop at Klakvigsgade, which is 2 minutes by foot from CPH Living 5

6 photo: schmidt hammer lassen architects photo: schmidt hammer lassen architects The Royal Library Søren Kierkegaards Plads 1 DK-1219 Copenhagen The Royal Library is with its clean-cut lines and glittering polished surfaces one of the most significant architectural landmarks on the Copenhagen waterfront Clad in black granite, the extension to the Royal Library is known as The Black Diamond Situated in the historic heart of Copenhagen, the extension marks a radical shift from traditional library structure and accommodates a range of cultural facilities Open and essentially democratic, the building includes scientific and literary institutions, exhibition rooms, a bookshop, a café and a restaurant, as well as a roof terrace and a hall for concerts, theatrical performances and conferences The new library has seven storeys plus a basement The solid black cube is divided in two by a vast glazed atrium housing the majority of public functions This central space, affording panoramic views over the waterfront, also serves as a significant source of daylight which is dispersed throughout the building photo: schmidt hammer lassen architects m² Acoustics consultant Structural engineer schmidt hammer lassen architects Anders Chr gade Moe & Brødsgaard The Danish Ministry of Culture Mieke Reading Room East and Reading Room North: Monday to Friday: 9 am to 9 pm, Saturday: 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday closed 6

7 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Danish Jewish Museum Proviantpassagen 6 DK-1218 Copenhagen The Jewish concept Mitzvah, "a good deed", is of central significance to Daniel Libeskind's architecture for the museum The Hebrew word Mitzvah is literally stamped in the building: the letters in gigantic sizes form the walking area of the museum, in which the visitors move Danish Jews were saved through the effort of their compatriots and neighbors during the tragic years of the war In this way the Danish Jewish Museum differs from other European Jewish Museums, the history is manifested in the form, structure and light The museum is located in the Royal Boat House built by King Christian IV, transformed into the Royal Library, and now shared with the Jewish Museum The entrance lies in the courtyard, and is marked with conversation spaces, stones that appear to be lying around, random placed The interior has a very Libeskind-like structure, in this case a theatre like décor for all material the museum collects, which can document significant aspects of Jewish life in m² Daniel Libeskind Danish Jewish Museum NGHM photo: Naomi Schiphorst Winter: Tuesday to Friday: 1 pm - 4 pm, Saturday and Sunday: 12 noon - 5 pm, Monday closed Summer: (1 June - 31 August), Tuesday to Sunday: 10 am - 5 pm, Monday closed The museum is located in the Royal Library garden, behind the big black library When it is closed: look for the small concrete grey door in the green wall of the Royal Library Public transport: Buslines 1A, 2A, 15, 26, 29 to Højbro Plads 66 to The Royal Library, Christians Brygge Closest metro station: Kongens Nytorv, 10 minutes walk 7

8 photo: Leo Cornall photo: Leo Cornall Danish National Bank Havnegade Copenhagen The entrance for this bank is a small hole in the huge, monolithic stone wall You enter through a single-storey internal lobby that changes your direction while you enter the huge volume of the main 20m-high hall Ahead of you is a staircase that hangs from metal bars, which is a counterpoint to the entrance lobby which also hangs Light enters the austere space from recesses in the main wall The focus is centered on the arrangement of Jacobsen's Egg Chairs Through to the main banking area and the atmosphere changes completely Here, one will find light, modern wood panelling and light wells with plants next to the workers' desks photo: Leo Cornall Public access unknown! m² Arne Jacobsen Danish National Bank archipiano 8

9 photo: DAC photo: DAC Danish ure Centre Strandgade 27B 1401 Copenhagen Danish ure Centre was established in 1985 and since then it has been housed in this old renovated warehouse in Christianshavn Danish ure Centre disseminates knowledge and visions about the architecture and building of the future Through exhibitions, professional projects, seminars and conferences and various cultural events, we are not only an eye-opener to what architecture is, but we also participate in pushing the limits for what architecture can do On a daily basis, approximately 40 employees work in DAC within four different teams: national and international projects, exhibitions, Copenhagen, and communications Additionally, DAC has its own bookshop, café and conference centre photo: DAC m² Erik Møller Arkitekter Town and Housing Ministry Boligministeriet Copenhagen_X Open every day 10am-5pm Wednesday open until 9pm Free admission to the exhibition 5-9pm The DAC is located in the centre of Copenhagen and has excellent connections to the airport and to Sweden Metro: Christianshavns Torv, turn to the left down Torvegade and follow it until you reach Strandgade (on the right) Time: five minutes Bus: 2A, 19, 48, 81N or 350S to the intersection Turn to the right down Strandgade Time: five minutes Harbour bus: take the harbour bus to the Knippelsbro stop Turn to the left down Strandgade Time: five minutes 9

10 photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd The Playhouse Sankt Annæ Plads Copenhagen Located on Kvæsthusbroen Landing Stage in the inner harbour of Copenhagen the Royal Theatre will get a new playhouse, at the end of Sankt Annæ Plads The Royal Theatre already has a theatre on the water, the Opera house on Kgs Nytorv, at the other side of the harbour Only the ballet will remain in the old building The two prominent positions along the water will turn them into two cultural focus points in the city The exterior of the new playhouse is dominated by a continuous glass-encased top story with offices and facilities for the actors On top is the black box each theatre has Visitors will arrive along gently sloping ramps, like a promenade, with a panoramic view of the waterfront A pedestrian and bicycle tunnel under the harbour to link the Playhouse with the Opera is being considered photo: Dirk Verwoerd Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitektfirma The Royal Theatre and Ministry of Culture NGHM Take the ferry! It stops next door, at the Nyhavn (new harbour) 10

11 photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: The Royal Danish Theatre, Lars Schmidt Opera House Ekvipagemestervej 10 DK Copenhagen Danish shipping magnate Mærsk McKinney Møller donated in 2004 personally the new Opera House, used by the Royal Theater, to the Danish state The house is built at Holmen opposite Amalienborg Palace At the front it is visually integrated in the harbor space A 35 meter wide Arrival Plaza, covered by the 32 meter long cantilevered roof, welcomes the audience approaching by boat or from the wide harbor promenade New 17 meter wide canals have been dug on both sides of the building to create an island for the Opera itself The back of the building, designed as a lower building block, relates to the new apartment buildings in the area The main entrance to the Opera House Foyer will be through revolving doors The Main Stage, heart of the building, is concealed behind a golden maple shell, which appears to float in the Foyer Balconies and walkways (aswell as the restaurant and terrace on the top) offer a sensational view of the harbour and the city photo: Dirk Verwoerd m² Acoustics consultant Contractor Structural engineer Theatre consultant Supplier Henning Larsen Arup E Pihl & Søn Rambøll Theater Planning & Technology Ltd Alucobond Europe AP Møller and Chastine McKinney Møller Foundation Mieke The foyer opens 3 hours before performances Tickets for the scheduled tours on Saturdays and Sundays at 9:30 am and 4:30 pm are available from BilletNet or the theatre Box Office at the price of DKK 100 Bus No 66 stops right next to the opera house The nearest Metro station is Christianshavns Torv from where you can catch bus No 66 or walk one kilometre to the opera house A special bus service is available from the opera house following all performances at the Main Stage The harbour busses, or boats, sail directly to the opera house For further information, visit: wwwhurdk 11

12 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Danish Design Centre HC Andersens Boulevard 27 DK 1553 Copenhagen 's first Design Centre is located just a stone's throw from the town hall square across from Tivoli gardens and showcases all that is hot in Danish design There's always an exhibition on and their shop is guaranteed to tickle your fancy with its wealth of cutting edge design wares The building is divided into two main elements: a five-storey building facing HC Andersen s Boulevard and a two-storey building facing the courtyard On the boulevard side the facades fit remarkebly well in the streetscape The height and rhythm of the front house facade follows the rest of the buildings; however, the design and choice of materials primarily steel and glass give the building a special identity in the row of houses The two lower floors that are open to the public include exhibition areas, café and a conference hall photo: Naomi Schiphorst m² Henning Larsen Danish Design Centre Mieke Mon - Fri; Wed; Sat - Sun; Closed 24, 25 and 31 December Buses to Town Hall Square: 2A, 5A, 6A, 10, 12, 14, 26, 29, 33, 67, 68, 69, 173E, 250S Bus to HC Andersens Boulevard (Stormgade):

13 photo: Adam Mørk photo: Adam Mørk Tivoli Concert Hall Vesterbrogade Copenhagen 3XN won the prestigious competition for the renovation of Tivoli's concert hall In a partnering process with contractor NCC and engineers Birch & Kropgboe, 3XN has restored the former glory of the concert hall and has created new buildings in the old garden Focal point of the project is a new circular three-storey foyer with lounge, bar and outdoor café which gives a view of Tivoli The foyer is light, transparent and modern, yet it keeps the 'Tivoli-spirit' White lacquered, twisted alu strings create a joyful façade that catches and reflects the sun and Tivoli's many lamps at night The 700 m2 pavilion is the new main entrance to the concert hall as well photo: Adam Mørk XN Tivoli 3XN 13

14 photo: NGHM photo: NGHM Radisson Sas Royal Hotel Hammerichsgade Copenhagen This is one of the most exclusive designer hotels in the city From the exterior façade through to the swan and egg chairs gracing the lobby, all designed by famous Danish architect, Arne Jacobsen It s a landmark of the Jet Age: it was Copenhagen's first major skyscraper showing off a breakthrough Make sure to get room 606 well in advance This museum room is preserved exactly as it was when Arne completed the hotel The lobby is open for the public, and when you re there pay special attention to the staircase The beautiful high-tech design, thin steps, steel suspension ah, what a perfectionism Jacobsen said: "Well, yes, they call it the punch card, and it s funny, for that s actually what it looks like when the windows are open on a hot summer s day It s been called a lot of different things And many people thought it was a terribly ugly building, and many may still think so At least, it came in first when they held a competition for the ugliest building in Copenhagen" 1960 Arne Jacobsen Radisson Sas boeboe photo: NGHM The Radisson SAS Royal Hotel is located in the heart of the Danish capital, across from the main railway station and just 25 minutes from the Copenhagen International Airport The hotel offers underground parking and easy access to major car rental agencies 14

15 photo: Kontraframedk photo: Kontraframedk Meatpacking District Kødboderne Copenhagen The White section of the Copenhagen Meat Market is rapidly changing Recently artists, designers, photographers and filmmakers have moved into the vacant premises where sharp butcher's knives slashed the air not long ago Several of the formerly locked gates are now open at night Refrigeration rooms are being converted into darkrooms and skylights are being cleared The plan of turning the White section of the Meat Market into the city's creative haven has begun to materialise The vision of a new cultural melting pot in the centrally located Vesterbro district was conceived some years ago The site, which is rife with history and features a rough, pulsating vibrancy, has long been the only unconquered bastion in the district: an almost secret city within the city that only few people outside the food industry know really well Attractions in the area include several art galleries as well as the Karriere bar photo: Kontraframedk 2007 Urban planner Mutopia City of Copenhagen Copenhagen_X 4 minutes on foot from Dybbølsbro station (S train) 10 minutes from Copenhagen central station 15

16 photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski Harbour Isle Apartments Havneholmen Copenhagen The residential project occupies a unique location on a harbour island in a former industrial area, close to both park areas and the centre of Copenhagen To make best of the exceptional location, the project is divided into smaller building volumes, relating to views, solar exposure, and harbour In addition to providing unobstructed view sight lines for each unit, the design creates a variation in apartment types and the corresponding balconies Staggered projecting bays with corner windows provide panoramas of harbour and city, while also screening views from neighbours, insuring the privacy of each apartment The project consists of 236 exclusive apartments with an average area of 101 m2/1087 ft2, consisting primarily of two and three bedroom apartments, a small portion of which are two levels The entire project, including the projecting bays, is rendered in warm white stucco, while the fenestration has teak profiles Project is not public! m² Technical engineer Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitektfirma Niras Sjælsø Gruppen pkrajewski_pl photo: Piotr Krajewski 16

17 photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski Havneholmen Atrium Havneholmen Copenhagen A modern and flexible office building in the middle of Copenhagen's harbour fairway comprising of 7 floors plus a basement The central atrium is the focal point of the building The atrium draw light far into the building and frame the spectacular view of the harbour The room opens out onto the harbour and up to the sky and form the organic inner room of the building Project is not public! m² Wingårdh Arkitektkontor Skanska pkrajewski_pl photo: Piotr Krajewski 17

18 photo: Kontraframedk photo: Copenhagen X The Brygge Overpass Bryggebroen 1561/2300 Copenhagen In the summer of 2006 Copenhagen had its first new bridge across the harbour for 50 years The bridge is reserved for cyclists and pedestrians only, giving them a much needed short cut between Vesterbro and Islands Brygge The bridge is five and a half metres wide and characterized by architectural simplicity A steel structure is stretched in a gentle arc between the two harbour piers, possibly reminiscent of a spinal column, and the bridge is able to open for passing ships by having one of the spans swing to one side At night-time the light fittings in the bridge railings form a luminous ribbon right across the harbour photo: DISSING WEITLING Dissing+Weitling City of Copenhagen Copenhagen_X Always open Access from Islands Brygge (right behind Gemini Residence) and Havneholmen (behind Fisketorvet shopping centre) 18

19 photo: Jacob Gallt photo: Jacob Gallt Frøsilos Islands Brygge Copenhagen 'Unusual yet obvious' is the best way to describe MVRDV's conversion of two grain silos on the harbour front of Copenhagen into high-end housing for the fortunate few The brief suggested filling up the circular silo spaces with apartment floors MVRDV chose to go the other way about the task and hang the apartments on the outside of the silo walls as a second skin of glass, creating very light and almost outdoor living spaces The silo interiors remain as an industrial version of the atrium, roofed with translucent plastic A prime motivation for this inside-out solution was the relative fragility of the old silo walls MVRDV regarded the structural weakness of the concrete tubes as a serious limitation because it made it difficult to cut large holes in the walls for windows, without endangering the structural integrity The 84 apartments now range from around 90 to 200 square metres and the balconies add roughly one third to that as outdoor living space photo: Jacob Gallt Public access unknown! 2005 MVRDV NCC Rasmus_Rune_Nielsen 19

20 photo: Adam Mørk photo: Adam Mørk Deloitte Headquarters Copenhagen Weidekampsgade Copenhagen The Deloitte Headquarters is situated opposite the recreational area of the Stadsgraven waters and presents itself as a solitary volume on the edge between land and water Characteristic hanging gardens are cut into the building volume, creating oases for small breaks and opening up to the daylight These openings prolong the outer perimeter and enable all office areas to be placed along the façades with panoramic views The office areas and the central atrium compose one large room The result is a transparent organisation with a high degree of informal knowledge sharing The atrium frames a large piece of art; '77' made of light by Steven Scott The stairs and bridges crossing the atrium display at their bottom sides fields of lights with varying widths, changing colours in a cycle that avoids repetition for several years photo: Adam Mørk Project is not public! m² 3XN Deloitte 3XN 20

21 photo: Torben Eskerod photo: Torben Eskerod The Bikuben Student Residence Amager Fælledvej Copenhagen Loneliness and lack of social relations are major problems for many students Bikuben student residence provides the framework for the study years and improves the possibilities of a community spirit emerging in a widespread social network The main shape is very serene and conveys in itself the hostel's founding principles of community and equality To provide the greatest possible contact between common and private rooms, while at the same time ensuring the privacy of each residence, the residences and the common rooms are connected in a double spiral surrounding an atrium Thus, the limitations of the student's living quarters are widened to incorporate the entire building and the social contact areas, and the freedom of the individual is considered to a maximum degree Concrete tectonics and social responsibility merge, and the building is embedded in its place and alters its conditions photo: Torben Eskerod Project is not public! m², Landscape architect Structural engineer Lighting designer aart aart Rambøll Viera Collaro Kollegiefonden Bikuben 21

22 photo: Jens Lindke photo: Marloes Faber Tietgenkollegiet Rued Langgaards Vej DK-2300 Copenhagen The architects used the traditional Tulou constructions of southeast China [village communities with individual dwellings and communal facilities combined in a circular building] as a source of inspiration for the Tietgenkollegiet The concept is creating space for both communal and private life in the building by assigning equal weight to the individual apartments and the communal facilities The hall is shaped like a 7-storey rotunda The building is intersected by five vertical cuts, which divide the building both visual and functional into sections and provide access to the central courtyard space and the hall The ground floor comprises a café, great hall, laundrette, bicycle parking and study, computer, music and conference rooms The student residences are located on the upper floors All rooms, 360 in total measuring m², provide a view of the surroundings The communal kitchens, recreation rooms, terraces and utility rooms are located facing towards the courtyard photo: Marloes Faber Project is not public! m² Artist Structural engineer Technical engineer Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitektfirma Aggebo & Henriksen COWI Henrik Jørgensen landskabsarkitekter Marianne Levinsen The Nordea Danmark Fund Fonden Tietgenkollegiet Landscape designer Marloes_Faber Metro M1: Islands brygge st Walking: about 15 minutes from city center 22

23 photo: Jens Lindhe photo: Jens Lindhe Boligslangen Tom Kristensens Vej Copenhagen Boligslangen (literally 'the housing serpent') is Ørestad's biggest residential-housing project, which will consist of nearly 300 housing units and a day-care center In several places, the 'serpent' intertwines with the canal that runs through the area from Copenhagen University, past the Danish Broadcasting Corporation's media center, and out into a little lake, Grønjordssøen What is special about this complex is that a single roof covers two separate apartment houses: Fælledhaven, which holds public-housing units, and Universitetshaven, with condos and co-ops Fælledhaven's design placed more emphasis than most public housing on flexibility and resident influence For example, room partitions can be set up in different ways, depending on how many rooms the resident wants Universitetshaven consists of 2 buildings, their common roof crossing the opening between them and maintaining the impression of one long 'serpent' (text by cphxdk) Project is not public! m² Technical engineer Contractor Landscape designer Domus Architekter Hamiconsult A/S NCC Construction A/S Peter Holst MAA MD FSBbolig, Ørestad Nord HJI photo: Jens Lindhe Take the metro to the university-district You can find more information on

24 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Marloes Faber IT - University Rued Langgaardsvej 7 DK-2300 Copenhagen New university research and teaching building (ITU) in the northern part of Ørestad Between ITU s two main buildings there is an impressive inner courtyard, an atrium The five storeys are open to the atrium and from the balconies you can survey activities elsewhere in the building A number of group and meeting rooms have been extended out into the atrium, suspended like a long row of see-through drawers that have been pulled out to different lengths On the ground floor you will find the common facilities; lecture halls, students café, canteen and library All research and teaching areas are located on the upper floors The inner courtyard has been decorated with a digital art installation Screens have been staged on several drawers that can display digital images and animations The intention is to make the digital works of art interactive and controllable from computers and mobile phones, or they will be dependent on traffic and temperature inside and outside the building m² Interior architect, Artist Henning Larsen Marloes_Faber John Maeda Danish National Research and Educational Buildings (S-FoU) photo: Marloes Faber It's possible to walk through daily apart from weekends and (school) holidays Metro M1: Islands Brygge 24

25 photo: Adam Mørk photo: Copenhagen X DR Byen Emil Holms Kanal Copenhagen htm The Danish Broadcasting Company (DR) has collected all its activities in Copenhagen in a single complex The media center is divided into four segments designed by different architects and built in stages The unified plan was inspired by the Middle Eastern Kasbah A key element is an indoor street that links the four segments Segments 1 to 3 house the studios, offices, depots and administration, and segment 4 is the concert hall designed by French architect Jean Nouvel which will seat 1,800 It will seem simple from the outside: a monumental cobalt-blue cube 45 meters tall Inside, the building will reveal a complex, organic structure outside: a monumental cobalt-blue cube 45 meters tall Inside, the building will reveal a complex, organic structure whose asymmetry gives outstanding acoustics The blue outer shell will serve as a screen in the evening Live pictures, works, of art, and text can be enlarged and projected and create a living wall outside the concert hall photo: Vilhelm Lauritzen s m² Main designer, Mikkelsen Arkitekter Gottlieb Paludan s Jean Nouvel NOBEL arkitekter Vilhelm Lauritzen s DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation) Copenhagen_X 5 minutes on foot from DR Byen metro station 25

26 photo: Niels Erik Lund photo: Niels Erik Lund Koncerthuset Emil Holms Kanal Copenhagen The concert centre Koncerthuset designed by renowned French architect Jean Nouvel, has a blue frontage, monumental, yet airy, as if the building had been carved out of the sky The frontage is a semi-transparent screen and the images projected onto the vast surfaces create constantly varying impressions which make the whole structure look as if it is in motion, organic and alluring The aural quality of the house has been ensured by Japanese acoustics experts Nagata Acoustics who were also behind La Philharmonie de Paris Nouvel has also designed all interior elements of Koncerthuset The shells on the outside of the Concert Hall (Studio 1) are clad with fibre-concrete, on the inside with rockwool and porous plaster The concert hall foyer is one large room distributed over 7 levels from c 25m underground to c 30m above ground level The largest space that welcomes the public has a depth of 96m Here 25 video projectors and 50 slide projectors show slides around the foyer photo: Niels Erik Lund m² Jean Nouvel DR Forside MI_MOA By Metro, the stop is called "DR Byen" which is 3 minutes walk from Koncerthuset 26