Natural Science Center / NORD Architects

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Bjerringbro, Denmark
  • Architects: NORD Architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  2560
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2009
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Adam Mørk

Text description provided by the architects. Since the concrete dried last winter the Natural Science Center has attracted a lot of attention worldwide. The Danish building situated in Bjerringbro far away from the capital Copenhagen has just been nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award.

- We are very happy to be nominated. It means a lot to us, says Morten Rask Gregersen partner in Nord Architects Copenhagen.

Natural Science Center / NORD Architects - Glass, Handrail
© Adam Mørk

The Natural Science center is a building out of the ordinary. If you thought atriums spanning two floors were cool, think again. In the Natural Science Center all spaces are open and have views spanning several floors. The building itself is shaped as a cylinder with terraces, openings and cuts to explore and get lost in.

Natural Science Center / NORD Architects - Chair, Windows
© Adam Mørk

- The idea behind the Natural Science Center is to make young people interested in natural science and pursue a career within that field. Natural Science is about exploring and asking questions, so we wanted to design a building that made them do just that, says partner in Nord Architects Copenhagen Johannes Pedersen.

The building is designed with a sturdy interior to encourage experiments. If a future scientist needs to make a hole in the concrete floor to carry out his experiment, it is quite all right. The architects are okay with it. Despite the Natural Science Center’s iconic status, it is first and foremost a building designed to be used.

Natural Science Center / NORD Architects - Windows, Facade, Handrail, Beam
© Adam Mørk

- We have made a clear distinction between the interior and the exterior. The interior is rough with concrete surfaces designed to be used, while the exterior has smooth surfaces made of glass profiles. In this way the building is both an elegant icon for Bjerringbro and a place where young people can get their hands dirty doing all sorts of experiments, says Morten Rask Gregersen.

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Cite: "Natural Science Center / NORD Architects" 31 Oct 2010. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/85075/natural-science-center-nord-arkitekter> ISSN 0719-8884

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