KBP.EU: cleaning facilities centre

'cleaning facilities centre' by KBP.EU, hauser plads, copenhagen, denmark
images courtesy of KBP.EU


designed by KBP.EU, the 'cleaning facilities centre' in copenhagen, denmark is the result of a collaboration between
danish practice polyform architects and dutch practice karres en brands landscape architecture and urban planning.
positioned underground in heart of hauser plads, the building's roof positioned at street level has been incised,
creating a void to maximize the amount of natural light entering the recessed interior. placed a level below the plaza,
the offices are enclosed with a curved glass wall which borders an open air courtyard in the shape of an amoeba.



from the garden


intended for 100 users, programmatic spaces include showers, changing rooms, a canteen, parking spaces and
a garden which extends from the offices. serving as an outdoor work and break area, the courtyard is planted
with colorful and textured vegetation providing changing scenery throughout each season. instead of a structure,
a playground instead is placed within the public realm.



inside the office



inside the office



aerial view of hauser plads



aerial view of below grade construction



interior under construction



rendering of playground at hauser plads



site plan



aerial view of courtyard garden



floor plan / level -1



section


project info:


where: copenhagen, denmark
client: københavns ejendomme
when: 2009-2011
programme: office and parking
size: 1.000 m2
total cost: 19 million danish crones – 2.55 million euros
team: thomas kock, jonas sangberg, nikolaj frølund thomsen (polyform), bart brands, charlotte ernst, joost de natris (karres en brands)
collaborators: oluf jørgensen ingeniører and ulrike brandi licht