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Gellerup Sports and Culture Campus in Aarhus
Jutland Architecture Revitalisation Project, Denmark design by SHL Architects
21 Dec 2017
Design: SHL Architects with MASU Planning ApS, Loop Architects and COWI A/S
Location: Gellerup, Aarhus, Denmark
Gellerup Sports and Culture Campus
Gellerup Sports and Culture Campus Building
The multi-use community project is a key component of the revitalisation of the Gellerup district, and will become an inspiring, welcoming and open destination for city residents and visitors.
A jury commissioned by Aarhus Kommune and Brabrand Boligforening selected Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects along with a collaborative team that includes MASU Planning ApS, Loop Architects and COWI A/S to design a new Sports and Culture Campus in Gellerup. Located in a community in western Aarhus that is seeing an influx of redevelopment and revitalisation, the sprawling Gellerup Sports and Culture Campus will comprise a library, facilities for local residents, a playful activity house for circus, soccer, school and climbing – and potentially a unique public swimming pool. The campus is expected to attract more than 600,000 visitors annually.
“When designing the campus, our intention was to create a welcoming place that is open and relevant for the local community, while also appealing to residents from across Aarhus and the world,” said Trine Berthold, Associate Partner at Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects. “We hope to draw people into the campus’s various elements with architecture that is rooted in the local environment, but also speaks to an international audience.”
Growing Gellerup
Located in the western part of Aarhus Kommune, Gellerup is the city’s most culturally diverse district with residents relocating to the neighbourhood from all corners of the globe. The Gellerup Sports and Culture Campus is a part of the city’s ambitious Master Plan, a project aimed at improving the quality of life and safety in the area in collaboration with the community’s residents.
The winning proposal presented an inviting building structure that breaks up the city’s existing boxy grid with an open, flowing layout that strengthens community ties, neighbourhood democracy and cohesion. The architecture supports openness and creates space for people to meet each other by overlapping buildings and spaces in an intuitive way.
“In a community as diverse as Gellerup, it is important that the new campus be a democratic place that is friendly, unpretentious and easy to move through so that it encourages use by every member of the district and interaction between people of all walks of life,” added Berthold.
The winning team, selected after a competition that also included Danish architectural firms 3XN and CEBRA, will now begin work to develop a detailed design. Work on-site is planned to begin in early 2018, with completion estimated to be in 2021.
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architect Denmark
About Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
With more than 30 years of experience, Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects is one of Scandinavia’s most recognized and award-winning architectural practices. Working out of studios located in Copenhagen, Aarhus and Shanghai, the company provides skilled design services all over the world, with a distinguished record of accomplishment as designers of international, high-profile architecture.
This Danish architecture firm is deeply committed to the Nordic architectural traditions of democracy, welfare, aesthetics, light, sustainability and social responsibility. Learn more about Schmidt Hammer Lassen at www.shl.dk.
Sports and Culture Campus – Building Information
Client: Aarhus Municipality, Brabrand Boligforening
Building area: 10,000 sqm
Architect: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
Collaborating architects: Loop Architects
Engineers: COWI A/S
Landscape architects: MASU Planning ApS
Competition: Winner of contract in competition, 2017
Status: Expected completion 2021
Gellerup Sports and Culture Campus in Aarhus images / information received 211217
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Location: Gellerup, Aarhus, Denmark, northern Europe
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