Vitus Bering Innovation Park

Client
Vitus Bering Innovation Park
Address
Horsens, Denmark
Size
8000 m²
Year
2008-2009, 2011
Competition
1st prize in architectural competition. 2008
Teaching and entrepreneur offices side by side – that's the philosophy behind the extension, which forms a distinctive addition to the existing structure.
The building's dynamic and innovative character is expressed via its spiral shape. On the facade, the movement is seen in the glazing strips that stretch towards the sky across the six storeys of the building and illude a spiral, while internally it is expressed via the main stairway in green fibre cement, which runs in a spiral form between the storeys in the unifying atrium. The stairway form also has the practical advantage of allowing a necessary fire escape route to be cut through the building.
The Vitus Bering Innovation Park is one of the first office complexes in Denmark to be classified as low-energy class 1, which means that its energy efficiency is twice that of the minimum required by the Danish building regulations. The low level of energy consumption is achieved through such factors as highly insulating windows and extra insulation on all of the building’s external surfaces. Another feature is the building’s intelligent air conditioning system, which adjusts itself according to the number of people present in each individual room.
Team
Construction
Pihl & Søn A/S, Vejle
Engineering
Grontmij | Carl Bro
Architect
C.F. Møller Architects
Landscape
C.F. Møller Landscape
Awards
- 1st prize in architectural competition. 2008
Energy and sustainability
| High performance thermal insulation |
| Ventilation |
| Low energy windows |
| Healthy building |
| Low-energy standard (2015) |
References
- 2013 C3 Magazine #351, p. 180-189
- 2013 Creative Diagram in Architecture, p- 94-95
- 2013 Wall Elements Art Wall, p. 262-263
- 2012 Architecture of LOW ENERGY, p. 98 - 109
- 2012 World Green Buildings p. 118 - 123
- 2011 Byggeri #5 p. 31
- 2011 Architecture & Detail P. 38 - 39
- 2011 1000 x European Architecture p. 25
- 2011 The Language of Office Design, DesignVision International p.246-253
- 2010 CONCEPT magazine Vitus Bering Innovation Park, Horsens
- 2010 Contemporaneu, Brazil 2010
- 2010 FORUM nr. 2 2010, Double Helix An exciting six-storey 8.000 square metre colossus has been erected at Horsens in Denmark.
- 2010 Interior Architecture of China s. 262 - 269
- 2010 id + C Vitus Bering Innovation Park in Denmark
- 2010 Nyt væksthus er guf for iværksættere (Vitus Bering)
- 2009 byggeplads.dk #5, p. 90-93
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