'panum complex extension' by c.f. møller architects at the university of copenhagen
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danish practice c.f. møller architects has won the competition to design an extension
to the university of copenhagen's panum complex on blegdamsvej in the heart of the city.
the project, which includes a science tower, will have a significant impact on the cityscape,
acting as an identity-creating sculptural focal point for the entire north campus.
the proposal is a collaborative design with SLA and rambøll.



aerial view
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the aim of the extension is to link the university more closely with the business community
and the surrounding city. 'it has been essential for us to create a building that will be in
dialogue with the district of nørrebro. until now, the panum building has had the air of a large,
closed-off research institution with its back turned to the city. but now, through the new
extension and its link with the existing panum complex, we will be able to open up its
inner universe of dynamic and exciting research to the outside world,' says c.f. møller partners
mads mandrup and mads møller.

with denmark's most energy-efficient laboratories, the project will be pioneering in energy
usage with waste energy from the ventilation system being recycled in the overall energy
balance of the building.



street view
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interior view
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interior of the science tower
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project info:

client: the danish university and property agency and the university of copenhagen
construction: rambøll
architect: c.f. møller architects
landscape: SLA
collaborations, other: aggebo&henriksen, cenergia, gordon farquharson
and innovation lab
size: 35,000 m2 (30,000 m2 laboratories and common function,
3,500 m2 canteen and classrooms, 1,500 m2 auditoriums)