Greenland
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Project • By KHR Architecture • Primary Schools
Nuuk School
Nuuk's new school project, Atuarfik Inussuk, stands as a beacon of education and community in the heart of the city.
This unique school draws inspiration from Greenland's rich history and nature, prioritizing indoor comfort and open spaces that enhance the learning experience.
Its design seamlessly integrates with the city while harmonizing with the surrounding landscape, offering not only an exceptional learning environment but also active public spaces that invites the community in.
“The architectural expression is inspired by the omnipresent Greenlandic nature. The building's roofs are shaped in resemblance to the rocky landscape and present themselves as silhouettes against the sky, mirroring the contours of the mountai... More
Project • By Schmidt Hammer Lassen architects • Nurseries
School of Nursing and Health Care Practice
The expansion of the School of Nursing and Health Care Practice involves two new built wings – a main wing, which runs parallel with the existing centre, and a transverse connecting wing. Containing the main entrance and a small library, the connecting wing appears as a bridge in the landscape.
The bridge juts out from the main wing and highlights the meeting of the two volumes. Designed as a light and open construction of glass and larch, it is a transparent structure that connects the original building with the new main building.
The main building contains a lecture hall, teaching rooms and meeting rooms at entrance level, and a canteen facility and teachers’ offices in the lower ground floor. The main wing features a solid base fa... More