LIFE Campus

LIFE Campus

LIFE CAMPUS

Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects

ARCHITECTS
Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects, Thomas West Jensen

PHOTOS
Rasmus Hjortshøj (20)

STATUS
BUILT

SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft

YEAR
2021

LOCATION
Lyngby, Denmark

CATEGORY
Cultural › Cultural Center, Educational › Auditorium Other

Ninety-six raw oak columns referencing DNA and Fibonacci welcomes visitors to LIFE Campus – a visionary learning centre by the non-profit LIFE Foundation set to evoke the interest of children in the natural sciences.

LIFE Campus
LIFE Campus

Located on old hunting grounds on Copenhagen's outskirts, LIFE Campus manifests an interplay between nature and science with a digital learning environment that includes high-tech labs, a 360-degree projection hall and modern workspaces.

From the inside out, LIFE Campus is learning. Founded in STEM, the building manifests this interplay between nature and science with surrounding spaces on beautiful, old hunting grounds that welcome everyone.

LIFE Campus
LIFE Campus

The 96 oak columns come from 150-year-old tree and mark the transition between a living landscape and a living building inspired by the natural surroundings.

Each column is placed in a pattern that reference the mathematical pattern of Fibonacci and DNA-strings.

Inside, educational activities centre on three teaching labs and a research lab with additional labs in pipeline. Here, students take on current societal challenges that mirror the research environments of companies and universities, supporting UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

LIFE Campus
LIFE Campus

Changing spatial experiences with raw materials, visible piping and technical installations play an active role in learning.

At the heart, a 360-degree auditorium with state-of-the-art AV and sound design takes children on journeys from earth’s core to the galaxy edge.

LIFE Campus
LIFE Campus

Outside, an experience path connects the building to the landscape and guides visitors to science-inspired art pieces by world-renowned artist Jeppe Hein.

The southern end is home to learning gardens LIFE Arboretum and LIFE Orchard with a vast variety of trees. In continuation, shelters are under way for school classes to stay overnight.

LIFE Campus
LIFE Campus

Outside, an experience path connects the building to the landscape and guides visitors to science-inspired art pieces by world-renowned artist Jeppe Hein.

The southern end is home to learning gardens LIFE Arboretum and LIFE Orchard with a vast variety of trees. In continuation, shelters are under way for school classes to stay overnight.

LIFE Campus
LIFE Campus

The building is also domicile for the LIFE Foundation and 80 employees.

Here, flexible and multi-functional office spaces and meeting facilities are placed alongside the magnificent view ensuring optimal work environment with excellent daylight.

“In a simple, Nordic expression, the building holds a high-tech learning heart. A sensuous technological universe that educates and inspires with changing spatial experiences.”

LIFE Campus


LIFE Campus
LIFE Campus
LIFE Campus
LIFE Campus
LIFE Campus
LIFE Campus