Danfoss Universe / J. Mayer H. Architects

Feb 2009

By Ethel Baraona Pohl — Filed under: Cultural , Selected , Denmark, J. Mayer H. Architects, Park

Architects: J. MAYER H. Architects
Location: Nordborg, Denmark
Client: Danfoss Universe, Nordborg, Denmark
Project Team: Juergen Mayer H., Marcus Blum, Thorsten Blatter, Andre Santer, Alessandra Raponi
Design Year: 2005-2006
Construction Year: 2006-2007
Constructed Area: Cafeteria_500 sqm / Curiosity Center_1,200 sqm
Architect on site: Hallen & Nordby
Technical Consultant: Carl Bro
Budget: US $3.86 million
Photographs: J. Mayer H.

The new buildings rise up from the ground and provide spaces which articulate the fusion of outdoor landscape and indoor exhibition. This active ground modulates according to program and location in the park. The endpoints of the buildings blur the line between building and park by offering inside-out spaces as display areas and projection surfaces related to the temporary exhibitions inside. Silhouettes, as groups of land formations, define the unique newly programmed horizon line of Danfoss Universe.

Danfoss Universe is a science park in Denmark, embedded in the agricultural landscape of Nordborg next to the founder’s home and the Danfoss HQ. It opened in May 2005 and is already enlarging due to its considerable success. The masterplan for Danfoss Universe Phase 2 includes an exhibition building (Curiosity.Center) and a restaurant (Food.Factory) which extends the summer based outdoor park into the winter months by enclosing spaces for exhibitions and scientific experiments.

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: ground floor plan

26 comments »

Andy says:

One of those buildings just houses a concession that sells overpriced hamburgers. Also the real marvel of engineering is not these swiss cheese buildings, but rather the Segway race track that is housed in the same area. And last but not least these buildings are good for only one thing:

http://gnarwhale.com/videos/Gnarwhale_in_Denmark/51.jpg

Surfs up bro!

# February 7, 2009 at 00:26

Turnip says:

What happens with the rainwater?

# February 7, 2009 at 05:47

claude says:

disney town

# February 7, 2009 at 07:23

JDR says:

Oh no,
I quit…

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the end

# February 8, 2009 at 09:15

Troy Lemieur says:

I’m having trouble understanding how the form meets what they said about articulating the fusion of indoor and outdoor spaces. It might just be me refusing to analyze all the photos and drawings fully, but when it comes down to it, all i see is some extruded cut-outs perpendicular to some other cut-outs.

# February 9, 2009 at 14:45

First of all, please stop spamming this comment board. Second of all, I’ve read through the whole article and re-read that excerpt many times, and I still don’t see how that description justifies a swiss cheese shape to fuse indoor and outdoor exhibition spaces. Furthermore, when one reads the statement: “…buildings rise up from the ground…” one thinks to one’s self: most buildings rise up from the ground.

# February 12, 2009 at 00:29

Queso says:

… ????? ….The funniest thing is the plan!!!…….. I m one week away from my degree final and seeing this just made me feel so much more confident about my project!!!!

# April 25, 2009 at 13:04

@Questo…
ajajaj….dont feel confident at all!
this is crap!

# April 25, 2009 at 13:20

Komalantz says:

Well… this happens when you’ve got to deliver a project and you only know how to use SketchUp.
I like the idea, but just the idea. It’s potential is wasted since this is just some box-building in drag.

# June 5, 2009 at 10:34

Chiaro Scuro says: