International Trimo Architectural Award - C.F. Møller. Photo: Adam Mørk
4.10.2012

International Trimo Architectural Award

Bestseller's 48,000 m2 logistics centre on route E45 near Haderslev, designed by C. F. Møller Architects, receives the International Trimo Architectural Award.
International Trimo Architectural Award - C.F. Møller. Photo: Adam Mørk
The International Trimo Architectural Awards are granted for "projects and to architects that are brave and innovative enough to use products in a creative, daring, different and new way". At Bestseller's logistics centre the use of Trimo fire proof panels enabled the entire façade to be clad with wooden slats to create an appearance completely different to standard industrial architecture. The aim from the beginning has been to create an industrial building that would go beyond the standardised, typical solutions of logistic buildings, and create a structure which would stand out in the landscape and add an experiential quality to its surroundings, while at the same time offering good working conditions and taking account of the environment. Sculptures in the landscape From the motorway can be seen the centre's two tall mini-load warehouses, each measuring approximately 6,000 m2, towering up as distinctive silhouettes. They resemble sculptures in the landscape, with simple facades clad in narrow, vertical strips of pine - an enormous construction which nonetheless, thanks to its wooden facade, seems human and approachable. The warehouses have for example transparent gables which provide a glimpse of the cranes inside at work. Bestsellers logistics centre is the overall winner of the International Trimo Architectural Awards, this year presented for the fifth time. A total of 177 architectural concepts and solutions were submitted to the competition from 23 countries.

 

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