Cleaning Facilities Centre

Cleaning Facilities Centre
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CLEANING FACILITIES CENTRE

 KBP.EU

ARCHITECTS
KBP.EU

LOCATION
Denmark

CATEGORY
Office Buildings

AREA
1000.0 m2

PROJECT YEAR
2011

PHOTOGRAPHS
Ty Stange

This is a classical challenging task. How to establish innovative architecture in an age-old quarter of the city and still respect the old environment?

The collaboration between the Danish architecture firm POLYFORM architects and the Dutch architecture firm KARRES EN BRANDS Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning led to the idea of build underground instead of build on surface.

Cleaning Facilities Centre
© Ty Stange
Cleaning Facilities Centre
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In this way it is possible to build new spaces for offices and staff for the public cleaning facilities – even in the heart of the dense medieval city.

In order to receive the most daylight possible in the new offices and staff facilities, all primary functions are located around an open underground courtyard.

Cleaning Facilities Centre
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Cleaning Facilities Centre
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Atrium soft shapes maximize natural light into construction and simultaneously help to define the unique and attractive spaces both inside and outside.

The building provide a softly naturally enlighten working environment for approximately 100 daily users. Facilities include showers, changing rooms, a canteen and parking spaces.

Cleaning Facilities Centre
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Cleaning Facilities Centre
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The garden is an extension of the workspace. Various types of planting change their colour and texture throughout the seasons, and the flagstone paving area creates places for rest breaks whilst serving as an outdoor workplace.

The location in the very heart of Copenhagen contributes to large savings time wise and in relating to resources which makes the project profitable and sustainable.

Cleaning Facilities Centre
© Ty Stange
Cleaning Facilities Centre
© Ty Stange

By combining the new building program with the lush playground at Hauser Plads and exploit the former parking garage underneath, creates an entirely new type of buildings. A scenic office building without air turbulence, shade noise from outside.


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