VIA University College, Campus Aarhus N (2011)

Schmidt Hammer Lassen - SHL

Facts:

Architect

schmidt hammer lassen architects

Client

VIA University College

Area

26,724 m² total area

Construction sum

€ 45 million excl. VAT

Competition

2008, 1st prize in design and build competition

Status

Construction period 2009 - 2011

Engineer

Moe & Brødsgaard A/S

Landscape architect

schmidt hammer lassen architects

Turnkey contractor

E. Pihl & Søn A/S

Description:

The aim of the new campus is to help consolidate the activities at one of Denmark’s largest educational institutions. Covering approximately 27,000 square metres, the complex will bring together the many specialist disciplines under one roof and create links and cohesion across disciplines.

The vision is to create a flexible, dynamic, cross-disciplinary study environment where students, lecturers and visitors can meet, knowledge can be shared, and ideas can come into being. A central plaza located in the midst of the four wings of the building will act as a meeting place for approximately 2,000 students who will be spending their days on campus in the future. Above the plaza, the building will open up towards the sky and draw the daylight in, while balconies and terraces will define the atrium beneath the expansive light from above.

The core functions of the complex including auditoriums, a multimedia centre, the canteen and other shared functions are accommodated around the plaza. Intimate meeting rooms for reflection, group workstations with extra elbow room as well as social meeting spots and lounge areas for socialising as an integral part of the new campus. On the outside as well as on the inside, the new campus has been given a simple but raw look and feel, which reflects the ambition for the building to be robust enough for real-life use.

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