Vilhelm lauritzen architects

On the edge of Washington's embassy quarter at 3200 Whitehaven Street is the Embassy of Denmark in the USA – a modernist building that borders the scenic Dumbarton Oaks Park to the south and west.  The land was bought in 1952 by the then ambassador, Henrik Kauffmann, and it is located in one of Washington's highest and best located areas. He made the land available for a new embassy to be built. The former embassy no longer met the current needs – it was not flexible enough in its layout. A new, modern building would be able to meet requirements for both safety and efficiency and require less maintenance. In addition, it was possible to establish an ambassador's residence in an adjacent building. Robert C. Lautman Vi... More

The Marbel City is located on Marbel Pier in Copenhagen Harbour. The properties are located on two islands surrounded by canals and harbour areas. They form a spatial hierarchy expressed in wings with towers. Rasmus Hjortshøj The complex is laid out in relation to central urban spaces, daylight, and views of the harbour environment. The 259 homes are positioned so that they all benefit from the views of the harbour area and the canals. Attractive brick and timber surfaces form the framework for the development while creating gentle transitions between the terraces and the quay. There is a hierarchy of private, semi-private and communal leisure zones. Rasmus Hjortshøj Large balconies make it possible to spend time o... More

Inspired by the architecture of English villages and townhouses, the Regiment Park is 34 terraced houses in a village-like structure with small façade jumps, diverse spatial qualities and a high quality materiality. Rasmus Hjortshøj The homes at Farum’s old barracks plot are located in a dense structure with the qualities of English terraced houses. Despite being individual homes, the houses are small units of a homogeneous areal whole. They have small facade jumps, a diversity of spatial qualities, and contact with a beautiful green park. A look down the narrow access road that spreads out into various distribution paths reveals a diversity of facade compositions with screened courtyards. Rasmus Hjortshø... More

In the beginning of the fifties, Vilhelm Lauritzen draw and designed the People’s House for the Employee’s Association. The construction of the house began in 1953 and completed in 1956. Rasmus Hjortshøj The house contains a big and a small hall with facilities for both theater performances and movie display as well as banqueting room and kitchen. On the outside the house is decorated with a three floor tall façade (RELIEF) by the artist Dan Sterup-Hansen. Rasmus Hjortshøj Rasmus Hjortshøj Vilhelm Lauritzen’s Nordic architecture together with the great art piece on the façade makes the building a landmark for the neighborhood around Enghavevej in Copenhagen. Rasmus Hjo... More

On the outer forest perimeter in a glade near Esrum Lake in Denmark is the black-timbered student housing wing of the Forest and Landscape college. Designed to blend into nature and match yet respectfully renew the existing mellow and discrete college architecture of Gerdt Bornebusch. Rasmus Hjortshøj Rasmus Hjortshøj North of Copenhagen lies Gribskov, Denmark’s fourth largest forest area, and much of it is a protected national park. Here, lies the Forest and Landscape College, founded in 1948 to equip the forest workers with new skills. Today, the school is part of the University of Copenhagen and educates nature guides and forest and landscape engineers. Rasmus Hjortshøj Rasmus Hjortshø... More

Built in 1903, the Tuborg Harbour Brewery and held a beer brewing function up until 1996. Today, it is a transformed and expanded into an office building still anchored in the strong industrial heritage, but with a clear contemporary extension. Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects Famous Danish architect Henri Glæsel designed the Brewery in Tuborg Harbour in 1903. It was built in two stages, thus regularly modernised with reconstructions and extensions since 1926. The year 1996 was the last time beer was brewed in the old copper cauldrons as Carlsberg Ejendomme sold the Brewery in 2005 with the intent to transform the heritage building for office purposes. Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects The end goal of the Brewery refurbishment was... More

To meet future demand, Copenhagen Airport has embarked on an expansion of Terminal 3 that dwarfs previous expansions and consolidates it as one of the best in the world. The new 80,000-m2 expansion will extend the existing one-roof terminal that draws in light, nature and the city, and put everything within reach. Architecturally, the expansion unites the existing qualities with simple solutions that ensure that it is equally spectacular, simple and calm.  Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects The buildings of Copenhagen Airport combine flexibility, function and aesthetics from different periods. Each terminal has its own qualities and together they form a large urban building complex that reflects an ambitious vision of maintaining every... More

Concurrent with plans to link Denmark and Sweden, the passenger numbers of Copenhagen Airport grew rapidly in the mid 1990s. This led to a need for a significant expansion in the form of a new Terminal 3, which included a new arrivals and departure area, a transit hall expansion with a shopping area, and new administrative offices. The building’s sculptural, triangular wing shape is inspired by the classic delta wing and has led to the nickname ‘The Paper Plane’.The triangular form promotes good passenger flow, and the geometry reflects the different passenger categories. The triangle is a classic inside-out design approach based on a passenger flowchart. Its widest part contains the arrivals area, which all passengers fly... More

Close interaction with nature, generous daylight and an intuitive functionality are central elements of Chr. Hansen’s new 15,000 m2 Innovation Campus with PensionDanmark as an investor. Rasmus Hjortshøj Rasmus Hjortshøj The proposal extends the existing Hørsholm headquarters and will accommodate up to 250 new researchers. The new campus include a new main building, laboratories, meeting center and application center creating a future-proof center for innovation, knowledge sharing and customer support. Rasmus Hjortshøj Rasmus Hjortshøj Today, the headquarters are solitary buildings scattered on the grounds. This project will merge the existing ones into a cohesive campus with an... More

With the jet engine in the 1950s, the aviation exploded and the number of passengers increased tenfold in just a few years. The Vilhelm Lauritzen Terminal was already too small just a few years after it opened and the airport needed another terminal. Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects After successfully working on the first terminal, Vilhelm Lauritzen was once again chosen to draw the new international terminal, which is still in use today as Terminal 2. This time, the ambition was a high level of flexibility, enabling the building to accommodate future extensions concurrently with the growth of the air traffic. The new terminal was inaugurated in 1960 and with a number of architectural features, it has become a recognized iconic building... More

Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects has led a team comprised of COBE, Sted, and Rambøll in the design of the brand-new Kronløb Island in Copenhagen's Nordhavn district.  Making use of bridge connections to both Århusgadekvarteret and Sundmolen, Kronløb Island serves as an important stepping stone and gateway to the city district, which will be densified and linked by several new public urban and harbour spaces. The Kronløb Island derives inspiration from the unesco world heritage site – Stevns Klint (the iconic Danish chalk cliffs), referencing geological sediments from millions of years ago through its monolithic expression. The Kronløb Island is designed to be a distinctive, light and brick-c... More

Frikvarteret is a housing block transformed from a smithy that serviced the area’s maritime industry to six terraced houses. It takes its name from Frihavnen (the Freeport), a free-trade zone that was fully functioning until 2014. Today, a vibrant, open area directly connected to the Århusgade urban area. Rasmus Hjortshøj Rasmus Hjortshøj Rasmus Hjortshøj Frikvarteret is an intimate urban area in Nordhavn’s Århusgade district, mixing various forms of terraced houses, courtyard houses and flats. Most of Frikvarteret’s buildings date back to the early 20th century and were used to service the maritime industry of the working Frihavnen. The buildings vary in materiality and des... More

A total carbon footprint of less than 2.5 kg/m2! This project is a research and innovation project that will attempt to build housing with as little CO2 as possible. Søgården will house approx. 44 social housing units in a circular 3-storey building with a large unifying courtyard for the residents. The homes located on the ground floor vary in size from 47 m2 to 60 m2, while the homes with first-floor access span two floors and range from 89 to 115 m2.All homes are accessed from the garden side from either a raised wooden deck or a balcony entrance on the first floor. Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects The building will be constructed without new concrete and raised above ground level so that the ground floor is ventilated on... More

On the corner of Kampmannsgade and Nyropsgade in Copenhagen is the 1951 Shell House. It was designed by Vilhelm Lauritzen post-war as an HQ for Shell. In 2019, Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects began a three-year total restauration and brought the building bringing back to its original shine. It is now Denmark's largest office community. Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects - Sjavit Maestro Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects - Sjavit Maestro Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects - Sjavit Maestro Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects - Sjavit Maestro Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects - Sjavit Maestro Vilhelm Lauritzen designed it as a replacement for the one that was bombed in 1945 by the Royal Air Force after the Gestapo had seized the building and made it... More