Copenhagen, Denmark
House of Culture and Movement
Frederiksberg - first prize
The House of Culture and Movement in Frederiksberg, Denmark, is a new urban typology with its mix of community centre, exhibition and performance, playground, park and health centre. The main building is a rectangular glass volume containing six stacked ideal programmatic elements. The space in-between can be programmed flexibly as a 'play zone' with various activities and main circulation. The stacked elements hold more specific uses: a theatre, a health zone, food zone, a zen area, a study centre and exhibition hall, fitness and activity centre, a wellness centre and an area for the administration. The 4,000 m2 building is set in 4,500m2 public gardens and is the first in a series of 3 buildings. The first phase is to be completed in 2015. The project is design in collaboration with MVRDV and sub-consultants: SLA landscape architects, Søren Jensen Engineers, Max Fordham, Duck Sceno, Imitio and Winie Ricken.