Navitas Park (2010)
Schmidt Hammer Lassen - SHL
Facts:
Architect
schmidt hammer lassen architects
Clients
Ingeniørhøjskolen Aarhus, Maskinmesterskolen Aarhus, Incuba Science Park and the Municipality of Aarhus
Area
36.800 m2
Competition
2010, D&B competition
Status
Competition proposal
Contractors
A. Enggaard A/S
Per Aarsleff A/S (DK)
Engineer
Rambøll A/S (DK)
Other consultants
Lund+Slaatto Arkitekter (NO)
Werner Sobek Green Technologies (GER)
Description:
Navitas Park is a campus that gathers the Aarhus Engineering School, the Aarhus School of Marine Engineering and Incuba Science Park under one roof. It will be situated in the central harbour area of Aarhus – Denmark’s second largest city.
The building is the northern complement to the southern bastion and the new multimedia library, Urban Mediaspace. Navitas Park is a building, which can be seen from a far distance, and with its size it will be an important contribution to the inner harbour masterplan. The architecture of the harbour is planned to be large scale, and the simple, sculptural form of Navitas Park complies with this idea. However, it will provide niches of activity and leisure for both students and passers-by on the esplanade, which are adjusted to the human scale. The large cantilevers which will create distinctive shadows and the incisions which will let daylight far into the niches give the building a sculptural simplicity.
Navitas Park is the last missing piece in the upgrading of the Aarhus waterfront. The campus is like an island with four clear sides, which is treated as an independent unit, and it integrates freely and smoothly into the regeneration fabric.
The building is organised around a central atrium with a range of super niches, which provide views to the city and the sea from all offices and teaching rooms. The large skylight above the atrium and the daylight-generating incisions create visual connections between the functions and, at the same time, offer a pleasant and relaxed interior. The alternating use of opaque and transparent walls in the seminar rooms and classrooms makes the hallways vibrant and open.
On the rooftop, an energy park will be established with a blend of solar panels, wind turbines, green areas of sedum grass and white CO2-reflecting roof surfaces placed in a grid around the light shafts and the skylight. For the students, the school will also have an energy playground – the Solar Lab – on the roof with the best view in town. A large terrace will be built around the lab, where the students can test their research in the latest technology regarding renewable energy sources.
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