Copenhagen we 27/02 01/03 Projects 20 Created 23-Feb-09 By Gabriella Giungato, Torino, Italy Maritime Youth House BIG Bjarke Ingels Group boat house, play ground, youth house Harbour Bath Danish Design Centre The Royal Library Opera House Tietgenkollegiet VM Housing IT - University The Playhouse 6 Frøsilos MVRDV apartment FIH domicile 13 Statens Museum for Kunst 14 Harbour Isle Apartments 15 The Brygge Overpass 16 Dissing+Weitling bridge, landmark 7 Nykredit Headquarters 17 schmidt hammer lassen architects meeting room, office 8 CPH LIVING 18 Waterliving hotel 9 Tivoli Concert Hall 19 3XN auditorium, music theatre, renovation 10 Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitektfirma theatre Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitektfirma housing Henning Larsen university 5 BIG Bjarke Ingels Group housing 12 C F Møller s exposition space, museum Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitektfirma student housing 4 Henning Larsen opera Mountain Dwellings 3XN office schmidt hammer lassen architects library 3 Henning Larsen museum BIG Bjarke Ingels Group car park, housing BIG Bjarke Ingels Group play ground, swimming pool 2 Deloitte Headquarters Copenhagen 20 3XN office 11 Koncerthuset 21 Jean Nouvel music theatre http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gabriaio/guides/copenhagen%20we%2027%2f02%2001%2f03/ 1
photo: Julien De Smedt photo: Julien De Smedt Maritime Youth House Amager Strandvej 13 DL-2300 Copenhagen http://wwwdetmaritimeungdomshuskkdk/ The site was polluted with heavy metals (and therefore stable) To save budget the architects covered the entire site with a wooden deck (1600m2), so wasn t necessary to clean the site first The building is shared by two clients, a sail club and a youth house The youth house needed outdoor space for the kids to play; the sail club needed most of the site to park their boats The design is the literal results of negotiations between the two contradictory demands Where the deck rises it allows for boat storage and, at the same time, becomes an exciting play area for the kids The common room for daily activities is located in the front house, the workshop and storage is in the back corner building In contrast to the wooden exterior decks the floor in the community space is white concrete and a standard grey concrete in the workshop and storage area This is meant to reflect the dominance of the outdoor activities; the wooden deck is the actual "room" of the Maritime Youth House photo: Julien De Smedt 6-2004 1600 m² Main designer, BIG Bjarke Ingels Group JDS architects Kvarterløft Governmental City Renewal Project JDS Monday till Friday From the central station; Københavns Hovedbanegård Take bus 2A direction: Kastrup Lufthavn Change bus at Bulgariensgade to bus 77 direction: Sundbyvester Plads Get off at Sundby Sejlforening Walk 2 min to the Maritime Youth House Take metro to Lergravsparken Station - direction: Lergravsparken Station Change to bus 77 - direction: Sundbyvester Plads Get off at Sundby Sejlforening, walk 2 min to the Maritime Youth House http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gabriaio/guides/copenhagen%20we%2027%2f02%2001%2f03/ 2
photo: Julien De Smedt photo: Julien De Smedt Harbour Bath Islands Brygge 9 2300 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 2003 1600 m² Main designer, Technical engineer BIG Bjarke Ingels Group JDS architects Birch og Krogboe Copenhagen City Council JDS http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gabriaio/guides/copenhagen%20we%2027%2f02%2001%2f03/ 3
photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Danish Design Centre HC Andersens Boulevard 27 DK 1553 Copenhagen http://wwwddcdk '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 2000 3500 m² Henning Larsen Danish Design Centre Mieke 10-17 Mon - Fri; 10-21 Wed; 11-16 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): 33 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gabriaio/guides/copenhagen%20we%2027%2f02%2001%2f03/ 4
photo: schmidt hammer lassen architects photo: schmidt hammer lassen architects The Royal Library Søren Kierkegaards Plads 1 DK-1219 Copenhagen http://wwwkbdk 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 1999 27500 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gabriaio/guides/copenhagen%20we%2027%2f02%2001%2f03/ 5
photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: The Royal Danish Theatre, Lars Schmidt Opera House Ekvipagemestervej 10 DK - 1438 Copenhagen http://wwwoperaendk 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 10-2004 41000 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gabriaio/guides/copenhagen%20we%2027%2f02%2001%2f03/ 6
photo: Jens Lindke photo: Marloes Faber Tietgenkollegiet Rued Langgaards Vej 10-18 DK-2300 Copenhagen http://wwwtietgenkollegietdk 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 26-33 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! 11-2005 24200 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gabriaio/guides/copenhagen%20we%2027%2f02%2001%2f03/ 7
photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd VM Housing Ørestads Boulevard 57-59 2300 Copenhagen http://wwwvmhusenedk The VM Houses, shaped like a V and an M when seen from above, is the first residential project to be built in Ørestad; a new quarter of Copenhagen The characters represent PLOT s vision of how to create the most light possible and a view for the most residents possible The total project houses 41 shared-ownership flats and 180 owner-occupied apartments To leave room for life around the buildings they lifted the V House on five meter high columns, opening the courtyard to the park area on the south side, and broke down the facades with niches and angles, creating a series of informal meeting places Each apartment in the V Building has a tapering, triangular balcony with a panoramic south-facing view and rooms with up to five metres ceiling height Instead of the usual high-rise apartments the units are designed as loft spaces, each different both in width and height, letting residents design their own individual apartments photo: Dirk Verwoerd Project is not public! 8-2005 25000 m² Structural engineer BIG Bjarke Ingels Group JDS architects Moe & Brødsgaard Danish Oil Company and Høpfner Marloes_Faber Metro M1: Ørestad of Bella center http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gabriaio/guides/copenhagen%20we%2027%2f02%2001%2f03/ 8
photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Marloes Faber IT - University Rued Langgaardsvej 7 DK-2300 Copenhagen http://wwwitudk 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 9-2004 19000 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gabriaio/guides/copenhagen%20we%2027%2f02%2001%2f03/ 9
photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd The Playhouse Sankt Annæ Plads 36 1250 Copenhagen http://http://wwwskuespilhusdk/ 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 2-2008 Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitektfirma The Royal Theatre and Ministry of Culture NGHM Take the ferry! It stops next door, at the Nyhavn (new harbour) http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gabriaio/guides/copenhagen%20we%2027%2f02%2001%2f03/ 10
photo: Jacob Gallt photo: Jacob Gallt Frøsilos Islands Brygge 32 2300 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gabriaio/guides/copenhagen%20we%2027%2f02%2001%2f03/ 11
photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Felix Luong Mountain Dwellings Ørestads Boulevard 55 2300 Copenhagen http://wwwvmbjergetdk/ The Mountain Dwellings is the 2nd generation of the VM houses the older brother next-door, also by PLOT (now JDS architects and BIG) Same client, same size and same street The program however is 2/3 parking and 1/3 living The two functions are merged into a symbiotic relationship The housing is orientated to the sunlight, fresh air and view The parking has become the foundation of the housing Together they are combined into a artificial hillside, complete with sun-facing roof gardens and parking on the 10th floor The completion is planned in May 2008 photo: Felix Luong Project is not public! 6-2008 33000 m² Main designer, BIG Bjarke Ingels Group JDS architects Danish Oil Company and Høpfner JDS Metro M1: Ørestad of Bella center http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gabriaio/guides/copenhagen%20we%2027%2f02%2001%2f03/ 12
photo: Adam Mørk photo: Adam Mørk FIH domicile Langelinie Allé 43 DK-2100 Copenhagen http://wwwfihcom/ The new FIH (Finance for Danish Industry) has a unique and central location at Langelinie, with downtown Copenhagen within walking distance and Oresund practically on its doorstep The façade give the building an ever changing appearance It is composed of reddish brick tiles alternating with equally tall window openings - equal in numbers A matching number of alu shutters move in front of the windows and blinds open or close, depending on the amount of sunlight - or the decision of the individual behind the window The building may be conceived as a transparent crystal with large, open cuts that are used as sources of natural light and green garden spaces All offices are oriented towards the view and the daylight The office floors consist of a varied mixture of large open-plan offices and single-occupancy units forming clusters around tall, open staircases that are lit by cascades of light from above photo: Adam Mørk Project is not public! 2002 Main designer, Landscape architect Contractor 3XN Jeppe Aagaard Andersen NCC Danmark FIH 3XN http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gabriaio/guides/copenhagen%20we%2027%2f02%2001%2f03/ 13
photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski Statens Museum for Kunst Sølvgade 48 1307 Copenhagen http://wwwsmkdk/ The old museum building dates back to 1896 and was designed by the architect Vilhelm Dahlerup The museum was short of space from the very beginning It was not until 1970, however, that the amount of floor space available for exhibitions was increased This was done by roofing two atrium wells in the middle of the museum The 1998 extension has provided the museum with a significant - and much-needed - increase in the exhibition space available The magnificent, modernist extension building is situated in parallel with Dahlerup's old museum, opening the house up towards the surrounding parkland The architect created the new architecture The two widely different buildings are separate entities, yet linked by a glass-roofed Sculpture Street, with footbridges connecting the first floors The two buildings meet and merge in a single fluid movement while also clearly demarcating their distinctive characters and the architectural differences between them 1998 C F Møller s Statens Museum for Kunst photo: Frankss pkrajewski_pl Tuesdays-Sundays 10 am-5 pm ; Wednesdays 10 am-8 pm ; Mondays closed Bus routes: 6A, 14, 26, 40, 42, 43, 184, 185, 150S, 173 E Trains: S-trains and regional trains to Øster- port and Nørreport Stations Metro: Nørreport and Kgs Nytorv Stations Bicycles: Øster Voldgade and Sølvgade Parking:At Stockholmsgade and Øster Voldgade parking fee Sunday free of charge http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gabriaio/guides/copenhagen%20we%2027%2f02%2001%2f03/ 14
photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski Harbour Isle Apartments Havneholmen 48 1561 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! 2008 24000 m² Technical engineer Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitektfirma Niras Sjælsø Gruppen pkrajewski_pl photo: Piotr Krajewski http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gabriaio/guides/copenhagen%20we%2027%2f02%2001%2f03/ 15
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 9-2006 Dissing+Weitling City of Copenhagen Copenhagen_X Always open Access from Islands Brygge (right behind Gemini Residence) and Havneholmen (behind Fisketorvet shopping centre) http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gabriaio/guides/copenhagen%20we%2027%2f02%2001%2f03/ 16
photo: schmidt hammer lassen architects photo: schmidt hammer lassen architects Nykredit Headquarters Kalvebod Brygge 20 1780 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! 2001 24000 m² schmidt hammer lassen architects Nykredit schmidt_hammer_lassen_architects http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gabriaio/guides/copenhagen%20we%2027%2f02%2001%2f03/ 17
photo: Waterliving photo: Waterliving CPH LIVING Langebrogade Kaj 570 1411 Copenhagen http://wwwcphlivingcom 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 9-2008 480 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gabriaio/guides/copenhagen%20we%2027%2f02%2001%2f03/ 18
photo: Adam Mørk photo: Adam Mørk Tivoli Concert Hall Vesterbrogade 3 1630 Copenhagen http://wwwtivolidk/composite-5772htm 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 11-2005 3XN Tivoli 3XN http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gabriaio/guides/copenhagen%20we%2027%2f02%2001%2f03/ 19
photo: Adam Mørk photo: Adam Mørk Deloitte Headquarters Copenhagen Weidekampsgade 6 2300 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! 2005 26000 m² 3XN Deloitte 3XN http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gabriaio/guides/copenhagen%20we%2027%2f02%2001%2f03/ 20
photo: Niels Erik Lund photo: Niels Erik Lund Koncerthuset Emil Holms Kanal 20 0999 Copenhagen http://wwwdrdk/koncerthuset 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 1-2009 26000 m² Jean Nouvel DR Forside MI_MOA By Metro, the stop is called "DR Byen" which is 3 minutes walk from Koncerthuset http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gabriaio/guides/copenhagen%20we%2027%2f02%2001%2f03/ 21