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Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium

Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium

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Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
© Jens Lindhe

MULTI USE HALL & GYMNASIUM PROJECT LEADERS
Ole Schrøder, Ole Elkjær-larsen, Frederik Lyng

MULTI USE HALL & GYMNASIUM PARTNERS IN CHARGE
Bjarke Ingels, Finn Nørkjær

CLIENT
Gammel Hellerup High School

LANDSCAPE PROJECT LEADER
Ole Elkjær-larsen

MULTI USE HALL & GYMNASIUM TEAM
Ana Merino, Anders Hjortnæs, Christian Alvarez, Dennis Rasmussen, Gül Ertekin, Henrick Poulsen, Hjalti Gestsson, Jan Magasanik, Jakob Lange, Jacob Thomsen, Jeppe Ecklon, Ji-young Yoon, Michael Schønemann, Narisara Schröder, Riccardo Mariano, Rune Hansen, Snorre Nash, Thomas Juul-jensen, Vincent He, Xu Li

MASTER PLAN & EDUCATION BUILDING PROJECT MANAGER
Ole Elkjær-larsen

MASTER PLAN & EDUCATION BUILDING PROJECT LEADER
Tobias Hjortdal

MASTER PLAN & EDUCATION BUILDING TEAM
Agnete Jukneviciute, Ambra Chiesa, Brigitta Gulyás, Dennis Rasmussen, Enea Michelesio, Greta Krenciute, Høgni Laksáfoss, Isabella Eriksson, Jan Magasanik, Mikkel Marcker Stubgaard, Jeppe Ecklon, Kamilla Heskje, Michael Schønemann, Narisara Schröder, Thomas Juul-jensen

LANDSCAPE TEAM
Brigitta Gulyás, Enea Michelesio, Mikkel Marcker Stubgaard, Narisara Schröder, Tobias Hjortdal

COLLABORATORS
Ekj Consulting Engineers, Cg Jensen, Jens Lindhe, Midconsult I Herning, Bent Nygaard Sørensen, Grontmij

PHOTOGRAPHS
Iwan Baan , Jens Lindhe, Rasmus Hjortshõj, Peter Moldow

ARE
2500 M²

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
Hellerup, Denmark

CATEGORY
Gymnasium, Sports Field, Higher Education

Text description provided by architect.

The 1100 m2 multi-purpose hall and the latest two-level addition to Gammel Hellerup High School just north of Copenhagen, provides existing students with generous spaces for social and creative unfolding, while increasing the capacity of the school in response to its growing popularity.

Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
© Rasmus Hjortshõj
Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
© Jens Lindhe

Originally a building adjacent to the campus, the gymnasium facilities became insufficient; Gammel Hellerup High School lacked a large multi-functional space for physical activities, graduation ceremonies and social gatherings.

In response, BIG designed a multi-purpose hall for the physical education and social development of the students, drawing its signature curve from the physics of a handball being thrown.

Placed 16.5 feet (5 meters) below ground in the school’s courtyard, the hall is passively temperature controlled and does not impose on its context.

Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
© Jens Lindhe
Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
© Jens Lindhe
Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
© Jens Lindhe

Above ground, the hall’s softlycurved roof is an informal meeting place.

The edge of the roof is designed as a long social bench, perforated with small windows to provide natural daylighting below. The shape of the roof is based on the formula for a ballistic arc. Form follows formula!

Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
© Jens Lindhe
Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
© Jens Lindhe

During the construction of the hall, the school planned a new building, located between the school’s multi-purpose hall and adjacent football fields.

This new arts building seeks to connect the sports areas with the gymnasium’s existing educational facilities in one continuous flow.

Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
© Jens Lindhe
Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
© Jens Lindhe

By placing parts of the new building beneath the football fields, the students are able to walk through the sunken sports hall at the center of the school´s courtyard, to the classrooms, cafeteria, and out to the main entrance at street level.

Additionally, the new facilities situated underground form the roof of the new arts building, extending the football fields into a green carpet for informal activity and to serve as informal seating overlooking future sporting events.

Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
© Jens Lindhe
Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
© Jens Lindhe

Construction materials and finishes known from the multi-purpose hall are integrated in reverse - where the sports hall is a sandwich of wood above and below with walls of concrete, the classrooms are the opposite - wooden walls spanning between concrete surfaces above and below.

The continuity and repetition of the materials creates a coherent visual identity for the school.

Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium


Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
© Rasmus Hjortshõj
Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
© Peter Moldow
Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
© Jens Lindhe


Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
© Jens Lindhe
Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
© Jens Lindhe
Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
© Rasmus Hjortshõj
Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
© Jens Lindhe
Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
© Jens Lindhe
Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
© Jens Lindhe
Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
© Iwan Baan
Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium
© Jens Lindhe


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