Henning Larsen Architects
  Newsletter | June 2010  
03.06.2010
 
  Contents
Low-energy design for Energinet.dk
Project grants from the Danish Arts Foundation
Damascus Rose rising
Nairobi Vision wins third place in Kenya
 
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  Low-energy design for Energinet.dk  
  Henning Larsen Architects has won the competition for a new office building for Energinet.dk in Ballerup. The new 4,000 m2 office is located in a business area opposite the headquarters of the pharmaceutical company NeuroSearch – also designed by Henning Larsen Architects.

Sustainability is a key aspect of the building and together with Dahl Entreprise, HaCaFrø Engineers and Schul Landscape Architects, Henning Larsen Architects has designed a modern office building with a total annual energy consumption below 47,7 kWh/m2. “We have optimised the energy efficiency of the building with the simple philosophy of focusing on overall energy reduction”, explains architect Anders Sælan, Henning Larsen Architects.

The building meets the requirements for low-energy class 1 according to Danish building regulations and is an attractive and welcoming office building with an ample inflow of daylight and an attractive location. In the future, the approximately 100 employees of Energinet.dk will be able to share knowledge and inspiration in the open office spaces and large, bright atrium on the first floor.

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Project grants from the Danish Arts Foundation
The Sustainability Department of Henning Larsen Architects has been allocated DKK 200,000 by the Danish Arts Foundation. The objective of the project is to accumulate and disseminate the knowledge and research results achieved by the company in connection with the introduction of new sustainable working methods.

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Damascus Rose rising
In Damascus, the construction of the new Children’s Discovery Centre is progressing. The sustainable design of the circular building is inspired by the Syrian Damascus rose and will give Syrian children the opportunity to meet and explore the world through play. The unique building is located on a 170,000 m2 plot in the heart of Damascus.

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Nairobi Vision wins third place in Kenya
Henning Larsen Architects, Niras Consultants and local partner ETC have won third place in the competition for the ’Nairobi Greater Metropolitan Region’ whose number of citizens equals the entire population of Denmark. The objective of the extensive project was to strengthen the identity of the Kenyan region and create the basis for growth and development in the area.

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