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Living

Culture

Working

Lilla Esingen Sluseholmen Casa Spodsbjerg Casa Tækker Sort Sol Tallinn Kv. Ekelund Tommelise Øster Hurup München Bostäder ECO² Liseborg Åkrogen Internationalt Kollegium Kanalhusene Ljungby Ældrecenter

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Nørre Vosborg Akureyri Grand Park Ship Lyngbygaard Golf Favrskov Golf og Wellness Mollerup Golf Club Spanien Globen Silkeborg Medborgerhus

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Fertin Postepu 22 Hellerup Skole Pakhus 13 Linak Kobbertårnet

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Living

Arkitema Living

We are placing ever greater de-

the various architectural dimensions:

Arkitema has more than 35 years of

mands towards the places in which

the relationship of buildings to their

experience in housing design. We

we live. Our homes are a central part

surroundings, the development as a

have a reputation as not only skilled

of our identity, and must provide a

whole, and the individual home and

builders of housing, but also as inno-

meaningful background to our lives

its outdoor areas.

vators in the housing area. Amongst

– depending on our time of life, our

other things, we have a long tradition

financial situation and our personal

For us, architectural quality means

of participating in competitions and

dreams and desires.

more than just the aesthetics of the

in experimental and developmental

The quality of the surroundings is a

individual building and its outward

construction projects focusing on,

vital factor when decisions are made

appearance. Our aim is to design

for example, the development and

concerning moving home and set-

housing which will create value and

rationalisation of the construction

tling in new areas. Do we favour the

meaning for both the residents, the

process, partnership and co-opera-

attractive power of the cities, or the

surrounding society and the client.

tion, or living qualities and sustain-

charm of small towns, beautiful natu-

Or to put it another way, we aim to

ability.

ral surroundings, etc.?

secure a meaningful interplay between the development and its sur-

We make our expertise available at all

Architecture and context

roundings. Inwardly, the buildings

levels in the development of housing

We develop our housing complexes

should provide a backdrop to the

projects, and can guarantee inspira-

in a close collaboration between our

intimate private and social life in the

tional teamwork with both the client

construction departments and our

development. Outwardly, the devel-

and the other players in the con-

landscape department, so that at an

opment must relate to and create

struction process.

early stage in the process, we can al-

value for the surrounding society.

ready consider the interplay between

Experienced housing designers

Lilla Esingen Type: Housing Location: Stockholm, Sweden Year: 2009 Status: On-going Size: 18.000 m² Client: Sjælsø Sverige

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Sluseholmen Type: Housing Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Year: 2008 Status: Completed Size: 90.000 m² Engineers: NIRAS A/S (site development) and COWI A/S (residential islands) Client: Sjælsø

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Casa Spodsbjerg Type: Summer House Location: Langeland, Denmark Year: 2008 Status: Under construction Size: 300 m² Engineer: Tækker Rådgivende Ingeniør Client: Vagn Hansen

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Casa Tækker Type: Villa Location: Aarhus, Denmark Year: 2007 Status: Completed Size: 400 m² Engineer: Tækker Rådgivende Ingeniør Client: Jørn Tækker

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Sort Sol Type: Summer Housing Location: Rømø, Denmark Year: 2008 Status: Completed Size: 8.000 m² Engineer: Grontmij - Carl Bro Client: Kuben Byg

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Tallinn Type: Housing & Office Location: Tallinn, Estonia Year: 2008 Status: Competetion Size: 25.000 m² Client: United Capital

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Kv. Ekelund Type: Housing Location: Stockholm, Sweden Year: 2008 Status: On-going Size: 85.000 m² Engineer: Ramböll Sverige Client: Sjælsø Sverige

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Tommelise Type: Private Housing Location: Holstebro, Denmark Year: 2007 Status: Competetion 1. prize Size: 8.000 m² Engineer: Carl Bro Group Client: Kuben

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Øster Hurup Type: Private Housing Location: Øster Hurup, Denmark Year: 2007 Status: Completed Size: 4.200 m² Engineer: Grontmij - Carl Bro Client: Kuben Byg

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München Bostäder Type: Housing Location: Stockholm, Sweden Year: 2007 Status: On-going Size: 6.000 m² Engineer: Ramböll Sverige Client: Sjælsø Sverige

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EKO² Type: Housing Location: Stockholm Year: 2008 Status: Standby Size: 20.000 m² Engineer: Ramböll Sverige Client: Edicta Fastigheter

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Building Sustainable

Arkitema believes in sustainability. And

sustainability reaches out to every corner

In order to be able to offer our partners

not just as a slogan called forth by the

of the company, and becomes a naturally

sustainable project planning on a profes-

media and circumstances – we have

integrated element whenever we think of

sional basis, Arkitema has prepared a

worked with sustainability as a central

architecture, design, landscape, etc. The

case-related environmental management

dogma ever since the practice was found-

core of the network consists of Arkite-

system: a guide to sustainable project

ed back in 1969, and we continue to

ma’s environmental manager, Lars Kvist

planning, accessible via Arkitema’s in-

develop and learn within this area. Today,

and partner Thomas Carstens, who, to-

tranet, with accompanying examples and

we have no problem designing buildings

gether with a few of the company’s envi-

paradigms.

that are both competitive AND sustain-

ronmental enthusiasts, makes it possible

In our experience, the best and most sus-

able – our goal is for the two concepts

for our project teams to include sustain-

tainable results are achieved by focus-

to form a synthesis in the future, when

ability in practice in all our projects.

ing on a number of clear environmental goals in each individual project. Accord-

sustainability will be an essential element in all architectural work. We call it “Build-

Arkitema’s environmental policy

ingly, we attempt to identify a number of

ing Sustainable”

Our environmental policy extends to rec-

lucid focus points at an early stage in the

ommending which environmental influ-

project planning, for which we subse-

Network

ences we fundamentally believe should

quently draw up sustainability goals. This

In order to ensure the implementation

be considered during a construction

occurs after a brief analysis phase, and in

of sustainability, we have established a

project. When, by agreement with the

close dialogue with the project’s stake-

network which works specifically for the

client, we carry out sustainable project

holders.

development and implementation of sus-

planning, the analysis undertaken can

In October 2008 Arkitema was co-or-

tainability in all Arkitema’s projects. The

identify further relevant focus areas.

ganizer of the Danish-Chinese Climate

network is intended to ensure that

Conference in Beijing

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Demenscenter Liseborg Type: Elderly housing Location: Liseborg, Denmark Year: 2006 Status: Competition Size: 6.300 m² Engineer: Leif Hansen Client: Municipality of Viborg

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Åkrogen Type: Private Housing Location: Risskov, Denmark Year: 2006 Status: Completed Size: 3.200 m² Engineer: Allan Almbjerg Client: Marselis Ejendomme

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Internationalt Kollegium Type: College housing Location: Aarhus, Denmark Year: 2007 Status: Sketch Proposal Size: 3.500 m² Engineer: Viggo Madsen Client: Kuben Byg

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Kanalhusene Type: Private Housing Location: Nykøbing S, Denmark Year: 2007 Status: Completed Size: 3.800 m² Engineer: Grontmij - Carl Bro Client: Frederiksberg Ejendomme

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Ljungby Ældrecenter Type: Elderly Housing Location: Ljungby, Sweden Year: 2009 Status: Competition Size: 10.000 m² Client: Municipality of Ljungby

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CULTURE

Arkitema Culture Culture can be many things. It might be

the human being as a social entity.

taking a swim, visiting an art museum or

When we design buildings for “cultural”

seeing a newly-restored building. Culture

activities, we design much more than

is part of human history; we have always

just spaces to hold excess time. We view

needed to survive, but at the same time,

cultural spaces as important contributors

we also had a need to express other as-

towards a meaningful life, and we there-

pects of life – to be challenged mentally,

fore design buildings which INSIST on a

physically or spiritually.

dialogue with their users.

Culture today is a challenge – a project for the modern person. Not just a space that arises between work and home life.

We find our identity in communities centred on ball games, art, dogs, horses or loud music.

At Arkitema, we work consciously with

Nørre Vosborg Type: Hotel & Restaurant Location: Vemb, Denmark Year: 2007 Status: Completed Size: 1.400 m² Engineer: OBH-Gruppen Client: Realea

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Akureyri Type: Cultural Centre Location: Akureyri, Iceland Year: 2007 Status: Under Construction Size: 3.500 m² Client: Iceland Ministry of Culture

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Grand Park Hotel Type: Extention, hotel Location: Korsør, Denmark Year: 2008 Status: Competetion Size: 4.500 m² Engineer: Grontmij - Carl Bro Client: Tårnborg Parkhotel SØ BEVÆGELSE NATUR

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Ship Type: Hotel & Wellness Location: Aarhus Harbour, Denmark Year: 2007 Status: 1. Prize Size: 21.000 m² Engineer: Rambøll Client: Byggeselskabet Olav de Linde

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Lyngbygaard Golf Type: Golf Club Location: Brabrand, Denmark Year: 2007 Status: 1. prize - under construction Size: 1.400 m² Engineer: Grontmij - Carl Bro Client: Lyngbygaard Golf Centre

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Favrskov Golf & wellness Type: Golf & Wellness Location: Hinnerup, Denmark Year: 2008 Status: Standby Size: 31.000m² Engineer: Orbicon Client: NPN Udvikling

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Spanien Type: Wellness Location: Aarhus, Denmark Year: 2004 Status: Standby Size: 300 m² Engineer: Søren Jensen Client: Municipality of Aarhus

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Globen Type: Sportsfacilities Location: Grindsted, Denmark Year: 2007 Status: Competition 1. prize Size: 27.000 m² Engineer: Niras Client: Fonden Globen

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Silkeborg Medborgerhus Type: Cultural Centre Location: Silkeborg, Denmark Year: 2008 Status: Competition Size: 1.800 m² Engineer: Grontmij - Carl Bro Client: Silkeborg Municipality

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WORKING

Arkitema Working

What is the perfect company domicile?

time designing a particular organisation

organisation. It is a medium with which

To sketch out a viable answer, we must

– a particular work culture.

to transform visions into practical action.

move among and empathise with the

An obvious example is the open-plan

In this way, the building can function as a

organisation that the building is intend-

office environment, which as we know

strategic management tool. And it is our

ed to house and assist. How does the

helps to create a flat and network-based

conviction that through a dynamic ap-

company work – and how does it wish

organisation. But large offices also

proach to the work, our buildings can at

to work? What are the company’s values

have their limitations, for example for a

one and the same time provide enhanced

and visions? What external and internal

changeable organisation with different

value for our clients, users and society,

relations does it wish to develop – both

professional skills and working process-

and function as a starting-point for new

now, and in the future?

es, and with different and varied space

architectural expressions.

Work culture

requirements. A concrete need might for

Arkitema has a long tradition of design-

Only by first analysing the needs of

example be for a meeting workshop that

ing company headquarters – a tradition

the company and its staff can we cre-

a project team can “occupy and own”

we intend to continue to develop and

ate meaningful buildings and architec-

for a period of time – a place where the

build upon.

ture - not merely on the basis of purely

innovative powers can obtain a special

aesthetic values, but also in the interplay

kind of nourishment.

between aesthetic, ethical, functional

We assess and evaluate the flexibility of

and social values.

the staff and their willingness to embrace

Space and the physical environment in-

change. We also do this in relation to our

fluence our behaviour, working practices,

buildings. The building is increasingly

creativity, health, performance, social

regarded as a dynamic and changeable

life, etc. When we build a company domi-

entity which helps staff to reach their

cile, we are consequently at the same

own goals and the common goals of the

Arkitema, Aarhus

Arkitema, Aarhus

Fertin Office Space Type: Domicil Location: Vejle, Denmark Year: 2007 Status: Standby Size: 5.000 m² Engineer:: Strunge & Hartvigsen Client: LE I ApS

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Postepu 22, Poland Type: Office Building Location: Warszawa, Poland Year: 2008-2009 Status: On-going Size: 18.000 m² Co-architect: FBT, Poland Client: Sjaelso Poland

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Hellerup Skole Type: Secondary School Location: Gentofte, Denmark Year: 2002 Status: Completed Size: 8.200 m² Engineer: Søren Jensen og Balslev Client: Gentofte Municipality

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Pakhus 13 Type: From storrage to office Location: Aarhus Harbour Year: 2007 Status: Completed Size: 1.300 m² Engineer: Tækker Rådgivende Ingeniør Client: Jørn Tækker

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Linak Type: Production & Office Location: Nordborg, Denmark Year: 2002 Status: Completed Size: 9.000 m² Engineer: Sloth Møller Client: Linak A/S

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Kobbertürnet Type: Shopping & Office Location: Copenhagen Year: 2004 Status: Completed Size: 15.000 m² Engineer: Cowi Client: Port of Copenhagen & TK Development

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Arkitema, Aarhus

Arkitema, Aarhus

Partner

TEAM NORTH

Jørgen Bach jba@arkitema.dk +45 4081 7011

People

Creative leader Niels Christoffersen nch@arkitema.dk +45 2023 1063

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Team Norden Jørgen Bach, Niels Christoffersen Grafisk tilrettelæggelse: Sofie Vilstrup Palm Foto Parkhus 13: Ib Sørensen Tr yk: Damgaard - Jensen A/S