Article source: Dorte Mandrup A/S

The new Danish Wadden Sea Centre – ultramodern, sculptural architecture rooted in local tradition

With a completely re-conceptualized conversion and extension, the Wadden Sea Centre – gateway to the UNESCO World Heritage Site – has recently been opened to the public in Ribe on the west coast of Denmark. At the new Wadden Sea Centre, internationally renowned Danish architecture firm Dorte Mandrup has set a new standard for combining the local building culture and history of the area with an ultramodern, sculptural architectural appearance.

Image Courtesy © Adam Mørk

• Architects: Dorte Mandrup A/S
• Project: The new Danish Wadden Sea Centre
• Location: Vester Vedsted, Denmark
• Photography: Adam Mørk
• Client: Esbjerg Municipality
• Consultant: Dorte Mandrup A/S
• Exhibition: JAC studios, Jason Bruges, No Parking
• Landscape: Marianne Levinsen Landskab APS
• General Contractor: Bo Michelsen A/S
• Engineering, Construction: Anders Christensen Rådgivende ingeniører ApS
• Engineering, Installations: Steensen Varming
• Area: 2,800 square meters.
• Price: The building including the new exhibition cost approximately 7.2 million euro (53 million DKK)

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