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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. Bispeberg Laboratory and Logistics in Copenhagen, Denmark by Mikkelsen ArchitectsJune 2nd, 2021 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Mikkelsen Architects Bispebjerg Hospital in Copenhagen is a heritage-listed complex designed by Danish architect Martin Nyrop. The hospital is currently the focus of a master plan development aiming to upgrade the hospital’s facilities to align with modern requirements. In anticipation of this Mikkelsen Architects have orchestrated this upgrade with a new intervention on the campus — ‘Lab Log’. The task of updating existing building stock is a topic that must be tackled given the environmental challenges we face, particularly when that stock holds cultural significance. As a result, the response used must be measured and contextually appropriate. At first, glance, factoring in the context of the site (namely the red brick) one may conclude that aligning a new intervention with a similar material may be appropriate. However, when looking at the challenges holistically, the use of prevalent construction materials and systems offers a more resilient, flexible and agile response, especially for a building that must operate as the hub of a modern healthcare institution heading into a long transition.  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson
 Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson To meet daylight regulations and allow users to experience the landscape of the existing campus around, floor to ceiling glass is used, while operable expand mesh shutters mitigate solar gain and when closed, facilitate a filtered visual connection with the landscape, akin to a net curtain — an effect created by the orientation of the shutter mesh. Also used in this system is anodised aluminium and structural glass, which, when set against the red brick and foliage of the landscape, creates a sensitive contextual integration of a modern system into the existing fabric.  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson  Image Courtesy © Hampus Berndtson  Image Courtesy © Mikkelsen Architects  Image Courtesy © Mikkelsen Architects  Image Courtesy © Mikkelsen Architects  Image Courtesy © Mikkelsen Architects  Image Courtesy © Mikkelsen Architects  Image Courtesy © Mikkelsen Architects
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