TIRPITZ
BIG
AREA
2800 m²
YEAR
2017
CLIENT
Vardemuseerne
PROJECT LEADER, DETAILED DESIGN
Frederik Lyng
LOCATION
Blåvand, Denmark
CATEGORY
Museums & Exhibit
MANUFACTURERS
Louis Poulsen, Ideal Work, Roblon
PHOTOGRAPHS
Laurian Ghinitoiu, Rasmus Hjortshøj, Mike Bink, Frederik Lyng, Colin Seymour
ARCHITECTS
Bjarke Ingels Group
COLLABORATORS
AKT, Lüchinger+Meyer, Tinker imagineers, Kloosterboer Decor, BIG IDEAS, Fuldendt, COWI, Svend Ole Hansen, Gade & Mortensen Akustik, Bach Landskab, Ingeniørgruppen syd, Kjæhr & Trillingsgaard, Pelcon
PROJECT LEADER, CONCEPT
Brian Yang
PROJECT MANAGER
Ole Elkjær-Larsen
TEAM
Jakob Lange, David Zahle, Andreas K. Pedersen, Tore Banke, Snorre Emanuel Nash Jørgensen, Michael Andersen, Hugo Soo, Marcella Martinez, Geoffrey Eberle, Adam Busko, Hanna Johansson, Jakob Andreassen, Charlotte Cocco, Mikkel Marcker Stubgaard, Michael Schønemann Jensen, Alejandro Mata Gonzales, Kyle Thomas David Tousant, Jesper Boye Andersen, Alberte Danvig, Jan Magasanik, Enea Michelesio, Alina Tamosiunaite, Ryohei Koike, Brigitta Gulyás, Katarzyna Krystyna Siedlecka, Andrea Scalco, Tobias Hjortdal, Maria Teresa Fernandez Rojo
The new TIRPITZ is a sanctuary in the sand that acts as a gentle counterbalance to the dramatic war history of the site in Blåvand on the west coast of Denmark.
The 2,800 m2 ‘invisible museum’ transforms and expands a historic German WWII bunker into a groundbreaking cultural complex comprising four exhibitions within a single structure, seamlessly embedded into the landscape.
Upon arrival, visitors will first see the bunker until they approach through the heath-lined pathways and find the walls cut into the dunes from all sides and descend to meet in a central clearing.
The courtyard allows access into the four underground gallery spaces that have an abundance of daylight even though they are literally carved into the sand.
The exhibitions, designed by Dutch agency Tinker Imagineers, showcase permanent and temporary themed experiences that ground the tale of an impressive war machine.
While set by the heavy hermetic object of the WWII bunker, the new TIRPITZ is a sharp contrast to the concrete monolith by camouflaging with the landscape and inviting lightness and openness into the new museum.
