Halden Ark

Public buildings in timber and concrete, made to be used for a hundred years.

Nordhavn Library, massing model. Copenhagen, 2024.

  • Nordhavn Library

    Place
    Copenhagen
    Completed
    2024
    Floor area
    6,400 m²

    A reading hall under a single timber roof, lifted on eight concrete cores so the harbour runs underneath.

  • Tromsø Bathhouse

    Place
    Tromsø
    Completed
    2023
    Floor area
    1,150 m²

    Three pools cut into the shoreline, from warm to sea temperature, with one long window facing north.

  • Ålesund Primary

    Place
    Ålesund
    Completed
    2022
    Floor area
    4,800 m²

    Classrooms arranged around a covered yard, so break time happens outdoors in every weather.

Drawn before it is built

Nordhavn Library, ground floor. Every wall is placed for the light it lets in.

EntranceReading hallStacksCaféChildren

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