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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. Hjørring Arena in Denmark by LUMO ArchitectsOctober 29th, 2015 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: LUMO Architects Hjørring Arena is situated in the center of the city and surrounded by Femhøje barrow and several education institutions. The site provides high visibility and ensures a unique urban transgression. Hjørring Arena is designed in an extended client-cooperation consisting of Hjørring Municipality, VUC Nordjyll and and Hjørring Private Realskole.  Image Courtesy © Jesper Balleby
 Image Courtesy © Jesper Balleby The Hjørring Arena provides a magnificent backdrop for the settlement of football matches and indoor sports facilities. Additionally, it also deploys an urban carpet of sport activities embracing the surrounding area and staging a natural meeting place for the city’s young and active citizens. We call this carpet the “Sport Rambla” – and it reaches out and offers zones for different activities.  Image Courtesy © Jesper Balleby  Image Courtesy © Jesper Balleby The Rambla is a natural focal point of the city – an urban space containing activities like skating, climbing, parkour, cross-fit, flow yogaand raw fitness etc. This is the place where both citizens of all ages meet in common activity and“hang out” before and after matches or practice – the Rambla serves as an active complement to the more established sport and club-life inside the Arena.  Image Courtesy © Jesper Balleby  Image Courtesy © Jesper Balleby From the “Sport Rambla,” the urban pavement leads you through the double-height lobby and entrance area into the café zone, which forms the building’s central hub. From here, you have a visual connection toward the football field to the East as well as a direct connection to the activities in either sporthall 1 or 2. By positioning the two sport-halls at an angel in relation to the Femhøje Road and “pulling” them apart, we create a natural focus on the entrance-space in between.  Image Courtesy © Jesper Balleby  Image Courtesy © Jesper Balleby This also establishes an elegant visual connection between the outdoor activities spanning from the “Sport Rambla” via the lobby and café area to the adjacent football field. From Hall 2, it is possible to open up parts of the facade facing the Rambla.  Image Courtesy © Jesper Balleby  Image Courtesy © Jesper Balleby In this way, the sports hall serves as a backdrop for a wide range of possible outdoor events,and thus contribute to a flexible use of the hall- and lobby facilities. Teaching facilities, meeting rooms, VIP etc. are located on the first floor overlooking the football field with a direct connectionto the foyer and hall activities.  Image Courtesy © Jesper Balleby  Image Courtesy © Jesper Balleby TheHjørringArena is developed and built as a low-energy building using the German Passive-House standards and based on sustainability principles from the DGNB-system. These combined elements ensure a sustainable building with considerable potential for optimal indoor air quality and comfort, reducing energy consumption and ensuring a robust design with maximum flexibility and low sensitivity to future energy resources.  Image Courtesy © Jesper Balleby  Image Courtesy © LUMO Architects  Image Courtesy © LUMO Architects  Image Courtesy © LUMO Architects
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