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Sumit Singhal
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.

Moesgaard Museum in Aarhus, Denmark by Henning Larsen Architects

 
February 5th, 2015 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Henning Larsen Architects

Architecture, nature, culture and history fuse together into a total experience at Moesgaard Museum. With its green roof, bright courtyard gardens, and underground terraces, the museum will invite various new and alternative kinds of exhibitions.

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

  • Architects: Henning Larsen Architects
  • Project: Moesgaard Museum
  • Location: Aarhus, Denmark
  • Landscape architects: Kristine Jensens Tegnestue
  • Client: Moesgaard Museum
  • Gross floor area: 16,000 m2
  • Type of assignment: First prize in invited competition
  • Engineers: Cowi
  • Client adviser: D-K2
  • Contractors: MT Højgaard og Lindpro
  • Year of construction: 2010 – 2013

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

The new 16,000 m2 museum is uniquely located in the hilly landscape of Skåde south of Aarhus. With its sloping roofscape of grass, moss and flowers in bright colours the building will appear a powerful visual landmark perceptible even from the sea. The rectangular shaped roof plane seems to grow out of the landscape and during summer it will form an area for picnics, barbecues, lectures and traditional Midsummer Day’s bonfires.

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

The heart of the building is the foyer where the ticket sales, the museum shop and the public café are situated. From here, one can enjoy the impressive view of the Aarhus Bay through great glass walls. Furthermore, from the foyer there is access to the large roof top terrace with outdoor service.

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

The interior of the building is designed like a varied terraced landscape inspired by archaeological excavations gradually unearthing the layers of history and exposing lost cities. The visitor can move through a vivid sequence of exhibitions and scientific experiments – like a traveler in time and space.

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

Image Courtesy © Henning Larsen Architects

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