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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. Vendsyssel Theatre and Experience Centre in Hjørring, Denmark by Schmidt Hammer Lassen ArchitectsDecember 19th, 2013 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects As part of a team, schmidt hammer lassen architects has won the competition to design Vendsyssel Theatre and Experience Centre in Hjørring, Denmark. With this 4,200 square metre building, Hjørring gains a vibrant cultural hub in which to feature the city’s various cultural activities. The winning design was submitted by a team including schmidt hammer lassen architects, Arkitektfirmaet Finn Østergaard, Brix & Kamp, ALECTIA, Gade & Mortensen Akustik, AIX Arkitekter, Filippa Berglund scenography, and LIW Planning.  Image Courtesy © Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
 Image Courtesy © Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects The architectural ambition for the new Theatre and Experience Centre has been to create a building which blends into the surrounding environment while standing out as a new, vibrant organism in the city. We have designed a project where the architectural and functional concept has five main themes: integration in the city, openness, functionality, flexibility and materiality,” explained John Foldbjerg Lassen, Founding Partner at schmidt hammer lassen architects. “We have designed a significant building which relates to its function in a pragmatic way. It invites both active use and quiet breaks. It is a building which radiates its cultural meaning – it dares to be different, without stealing the focus from the existing qualities in the city.  Image Courtesy © Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects The Theatre and Experience Centre consists of a complex of buildings – a city within the city. Its characteristic corten steel façade, with its warm rusty red colours, corresponds well with the area’s existing plaster and brick façades; thereby creating an aesthetic whole between the city, the front plaza and the theatre building.  Image Courtesy © Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects A vibrant building with a glimpse of the backstage Inside, an open plan solution ensures visual and physical connections across the building. The boundaries between publicly accessible areas and the more traditional theatre functions are blurred. In the building layout special attention has been paid to making sure that all functions can operate optimally. At the same time many areas can be joined and the circulation areas can be used as backstage facilities.  Image Courtesy © Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects The open plan ensures a high level of flexibility in the building, and only your imagination sets the limit for where and how the theatre productions can take place,” said Rasmus Kierkegaard, Associate Partner at schmidt hammer lassen architects. “Actors and staff are visible to the visitors in the building, and the building will appear vibrant even with only a few persons present. Completion of Vendsyssel Theatre and Experience Centre is expected in 2016.  Image Courtesy © Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects schmidt hammer lassen architects has many years of experience with designing cultural buildings. The studio is currently finishing the new concert and congress centre, Malmö Live, in Malmö, Sweden. This building will be finished during summer 2015. In Shanghai, China, the studio is working on a 15,000 square metre performing arts centre in the Xuhui area. In spring 2013 schmidt hammer lassen architects won the competition to design the New Cultural Centre and Library in Karlshamn, Sweden.  Image Courtesy © Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects  Image Courtesy © Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
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