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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.

Conversion of three pumpstations along The Skjern river in Denmark by Johansen Skovsted Arkitekter

 
January 5th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Johansen Skovsted Arkitekter 

As a result of the restoration of the Skjern River basin in 2002, a vast and rich natural area has arisen, becoming an attractive visitor destination. A framework for the new life of the area has been provided with the rebuilding and extension of three pump stations, in the form of exhibition spaces, indoor and outdoor viewpoints to look out over the landscape, rooms for the organisation of events, and better accessibility.

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

  • Architects: Johansen Skovsted Arkitekter
  • Project: Conversion of three pumpstations along The Skjern river
  • Location: Skjern, Denmark
  • Photography: Rasmus Norlander
  • Client: Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune
  • Collaborators: Søren Johansen, Sebastian Skovsted, Laura Boelskifte, Phoebe Cowen
  • In collaboration with: Bertelsen & Scheving Arkitekter ApS
  • Engineer: Ingeniørgruppen Vestjylland ApS
  • Contractor: Hansen & Larsen A/S
  • Project funded by: Realdania – Stedet Tæller, and LAG-Ringkøbing-Skjern
  • North Pump Station: Langkærvej 11, 6900 Skjern
  • South-East Pump Station: Bøelvej (no house number), 6880 Tarm
  • East Pump Station: Vardevej (no house number), 6900 Skjern
  • Gross floor area: 570 m2
  • Year of construction: 2015

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

The extensions and the new interior building elements are mainly simple wooden constructions and reiterate the dimensions and rhythm of the original pump stations’ concrete relief.  This creates a direct link between the old structure and the new, while adding a new material and another texture that is pleasing to the touch. With this detail, the cladding and the main structure become one, reducing the complexity of the building, which is reflected in the budget as well as the final expression.

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Myhrwold and Rasmussen engineered the original pump stations from 1966 to be unsentimental and raw in their materiality, and the vertical relief of the concrete façades reminds us of the surrounding ploughed furrows of the fields, and profiles of the soil that control the run of the river.  By building on this motif the anchoring of the buildings into the surroundings and the history of the site is strengthened.

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

Image Courtesy © Rasmus Norlander

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