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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.

Fjordenhus in Vejle, Denmark by Studio Olafur Eliasson

 
August 3rd, 2018 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Studio Olafur Eliasson 

Fjordenhus (Fjord House), the first building designed entirely by artist Olafur Eliasson and the architectural team at Studio Olafur Eliasson, will open on 9 June in Vejle, Denmark. Commissioned by KIRK KAPITAL, the company’s new headquarters offer a contemporary interpretation of the idea of the total work of art, incorporating remarkable site-specific artworks by Eliasson with specially designed furniture and lighting.

Image Courtesy © Olafur Eliasson

  • Artist: Olafur Eliasson
  • Architectural Design: Sebastian Behmann with Studio Olafur Eliasson
  • Project: Fjordenhus
  • Location: Havneøen 1, 7100 Vejle, Denmark
  • Photography: Anders Sune Berg, David de Larrea Remiro
  • Client: KIRK KAPITAL A/S
  • Architectural Design: Sebastian Behmann with Studio Olafur Eliasson
  • Local Architect: LUNDGAARD & TRANBERG ARCHITECTURE
  • Landscape Architect: Vogt Landscape Ltd.
  • Architectural Design: Sebastian Behmann with Studio Olafur Eliasson
  • Project Architect: Caspar Teichgräber (2013-2018), Ben Allen (2012-2013), Felix Hallwachs (2011-2012), Ricardo Gomes (2009-2011)
  • Design and Site Supervision: Reinhard Ostendorf
  • Design and Production Supervision: Ilja Leda
  • Geometry: Phillip C. Reiner
  • Visualisation: Robert Banovic

Image Courtesy © Olafur Eliasson

  • Team: Nestor Perez Batista, Theis Bloch, Sylvain Brugier, Jan Bünnig, Ruben Bygvraa, Bendix Carabetta Michelle Chen, Michel David, Heide Deigert, Taylor Dover, Jesper Dyrehauge, Anna Engberg-Pedersen Emilie Engbirk, Martin Enoch, Sophie Erlund, Noel Fäh, Laura Freiling, Matthias Gerber, Yolandé Gouws, Maria Björk Gunnarsdóttir, Thomas Blumtritt Hanisch, Jennifer Hauger, Frank Haugwitz, Friedrich Herz, Erik Huber, Jöran Imholze, Holger Jenal, Ruben Jodar, Lisa Jugert Roger Kaiser, Camilla Kragelund, Inga Krieger, Al Laufeld, Gianna Ledermann Sharron Lee, Meng Li, Luca Longagnani, Lars Lubnau, Julia Lutz, Margaret Lutz, Riccardo Mariano, Elizabeth McTernan, Jan Mennicke, Andreas Meyer, Niel Meyer, Daniel Mock, Anders Hellsten Nissen Marina Pedrazzini, Marc Paetzold, Francisco Regalado, Miranda Robbins, Bettina Roeder, Kerstin Schmidt, Vajra Spook, Tobias Tavella, Myriam Thomas, Lisa Tiedje, Christian Uchtmann Michael Waldrep, Matt Willard, Alexander Zerning, Linda Zhang
  • Project Management:

    • Project Manager: Flemming Hoff Jakobsen, Hundsbæk & Henriksen A/S
    • Construction Manager: Jørn Andreasen, Hundsbæk & Henriksen A/S
  • Consultants

    • Technical Supervision: Hundsbæk & Henriksen A/S
    • Engineering: Cowi A/S
    • Environmental Engineering: Transsolar Energietechnik GmbH
    • Consulting Engineering: ArtEngineering GmbH
    • Acoustic Engineering: Gade & Mortensen Akustik A/S
    • Fire Counseling: Hundsbæk & Henriksen A/S
    • Safety: Eggersen Miljø & Sikkerhed APS
  • General Contractor: Jorton A/S

Image Courtesy © Olafur Eliasson

Image Courtesy © Olafur Eliasson

Rising out of the water, Fjordenhus forges a striking new connection between Vejle Fjord and the city centre of Vejle—one of Jutland peninsula’s thriving economic hubs. As one moves from the train station towards the harbour, Fjordenhus comes into view across the expansive plaza of the manmade Havneøen (The Harbour Island), a mixed-use residential and commercial area currently in development. From here, residents and visitors can access the ground floor of Fjordenhus via a footbridge or stroll along the jetty designed by landscape architect Günther Vogt.

The building’s public, double-height entrance level is dedicated to the relation of the building to the water, drawing attention to the plane where the structure plunges beneath the surface, its curved edges framing glimpses of the surrounding shores and harbour. The building is permeated by the harbour itself, and its two aqueous zones are visible from viewing platforms. Both the architectural spaces and Eliasson’s artworks engage in a dialogue with the ever-changing surface of the water.

Image Courtesy © Olafur Eliasson

Image Courtesy © Olafur Eliasson

Formed by four intersecting cylinders, Fjordenhus soars to a height of twenty-eight metres (ninetytwo feet). Rounded negative volumes have been carved from its facades of custom-glazed brick to create an extraordinary architectural statement of complex curved, circular, and elliptical forms, torqueing walls and parabolic arches. In its unique setting—a hybrid of natural and industrialurban contexts—the building highlights Vejle’s future as a centre not just for today’s generation but also for generations to come.

Image Courtesy © Olafur Eliasson

Image Courtesy © Olafur Eliasson

Olafur Eliasson notes, ‘I am very thankful for the trust shown by the Kirk Johansen family in inviting me, with my studio, to conceive Fjordenhus. This allowed us to turn years of research—on perception, physical movement, light, nature, and the experience of space—into a building that is at once a total work of art and a fully functional architectural structure. In the design team, we experimented from early on with how to create an organic building that would respond to the ebb and flow of the tides, to the shimmering surface of the water, changing at different times of the day and of the year. The curving walls of the building transform our perception of it as we move through its spaces. I hope the residents of Vejle will embrace Fjordenhus and identify with it as a new landmark for the harbour and their city.’

Image Courtesy © Olafur Eliasson

Image Courtesy © Olafur Eliasson

The completion of Fjordenhus marks the shift of Studio Olafur Eliasson’s major architectural activities to a new international office for art and architecture, Studio Other Spaces (SOS), founded by Eliasson and his long-time collaborator, architect Sebastian Behmann, in Berlin in 2014. As an architectural counterpart to Studio Olafur Eliasson, Studio Other Spaces will be the vehicle for Eliasson and Behmann to carry out large-scale interdisciplinary and experimental architectural projects of a scope similar to Fjordenhus, in addition to works for public space. Projects are currently in development around the world, from Paris to Addis Ababa.

Image Courtesy © Olafur Eliasson

Image Courtesy © Olafur Eliasson

Architect Sebastian Behmann, head of design at Studio Olafur Eliasson, says, ‘Throughout the process, we were very attentive to the choreography and sequencing of spaces, using modulation of light and acoustics to heighten all the building’s sensory aspects. One experiences Fjordenhus as a sculptural presence in the harbour, an interaction of solids and voids. These voids—the main points of interaction between inside and outside—are the major design element and form the parabolic, multi-story windows. Our clients grasped the value of devoting the ground story of the building, alongside the plaza with its jetty, to the experience of the building’s relation to its environment—and to the public.’

Image Courtesy © Olafur Eliasson

Image Courtesy © Olafur Eliasson

Image Courtesy © Olafur Eliasson

Image Courtesy © Olafur Eliasson

Image Courtesy © Olafur Eliasson

Image Courtesy © David de Larrea Remiro / Studio Olafur Eliasson

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