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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Siloetten in Løgten, Denmark by C. F. Møller Architects in collaboration with Christian Carlsen ArkitektfirmaOctober 13th, 2011 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: C. F. Møller Architects in collaboration with Christian Carlsen Arkitektfirma Many towns in Denmark have centrally-located industrial silos; most are no longer in use, but continue to visually dominate the local skyline. This is also the case with the town of Løgten north of Aarhus, where the former silo complex has been transformed into a ‘rural high-rise’, with 21 high-quality residences composed as individual and unique ‘stacked villas’.  Night View (Images Courtesy Julian Weyer)
 Night View (Images Courtesy Julian Weyer)
 Night View (Images Courtesy Julian Weyer) This provides an alternative to standard apartments or detached suburban sprawl, in a mix of single-storey flats and maisonettes, in such a way that even the lower levels fully get to enjoy the views, and no two flats are the same. The actual silo contains staircases and lifts, and provides the base of a common roof terrace. Around the tower, the apartments are built up upon a steel structure in eye-catching forms which protrude out into the light and the landscape – a bit like Lego bricks.  Exterior View (Images Courtesy Julian Weyer) This unusual structure with its protrusions and displacements provides all of the apartments with generous outdoor spaces, and views of Aarhus Bay and the city itself. Similarly, every apartment enjoys sunlight in the morning, mid-day and evening, whether placed to the north or south of the silo structure. At the foot of the silo, a new ‘village centre’ has been created, with a public space surrounded by a mixed-use complex with shops, a supermarket and terraced housing, and a green park containing small allotments for the residents.  Night View (Images Courtesy Julian Weyer) The nature of the silo’s ‘rural high-rise’ remains unique – since it is a conversion, no other building in the area can be built to the same height, and it will remain a free-standing landmark. It is an example of how the transformation of redundant structures can both provide a new identity and introduce density to suburban outskirts.  Exterior View (Images Courtesy Julian Weyer) The body of the silo has been deliberately left visible on the side of the building facing the new centre, to ensure a continued legibility of the history of the site, and to acknowledge that these types of structures have as much validity as rural historical markers as, for example, church bell towers or historic windmills.  Exterior View (Images Courtesy Julian Weyer) C. F. Møller Architects C. F. Møller Architects is one of Scandinavia’s oldest and largest architectural practices. Our work involves a wide range of expertise that covers programme analysis, town planning, master planning, all architectural services including landscape architecture, as well as the development and design of building components.  Exterior View (Images Courtesy Julian Weyer) Simplicity, clarity and unpretentiousness, the ideals that have guided our work since the practice was established in 1924, are continually re-interpreted to suit individual projects, always site-specific and based on international trends and regional characteristics.  Exterior View (Images Courtesy Julian Weyer) Over the years, we have won a large number of national and international competitions and awards. Our work has been exhibited locally as well as internationally at places like RIBA in London, the Venice Biennale, the Danish Architecture Centre and the Danish Cultural Institute in Beijing.  Construction site (Images Courtesy Julian Weyer) A COMMON ARCHITECTURAL GOAL | C. F. Møller Architects was founded by the now deceased Prof. C. F. Møller. Today the firm is a limited company, owned by nine partners: Tom Danielsen, Klavs Hyttel, Anna Maria Indrio, Lars Kirkegaard, Mads Mandrup, Mads Møller, Klaus Toustrup, Julian Weyer and Lone Wiggers. The partnership undertakes the day-to-day management and comprises the company’s board of directors.  Exterior View (Images Courtesy Julian Weyer) C. F. Møller Architects has a long tradition for internal and external cooperation where all parties to a project work towards a common architectural goal. Innovation and creativity are key words in our day-to-day work, and we try to make the drawing studio an attractive workplace, in which individual members of staff will find professional challenges through projects of high quality. Our head office is in Aarhus and we have branches in Copenhagen, Aalborg, Oslo, Stockholm and London, as well as a limited company in Iceland.  Interior View (Images Courtesy Julian Weyer)  Interior View (Images Courtesy Julian Weyer)  Interior View (Images Courtesy Julian Weyer)  Interior View (Images Courtesy Julian Weyer)  Exterior View (Images Courtesy Julian Weyer)  Exterior View (Images Courtesy Julian Weyer)  C. F. Møller Architects Partners
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