The combined production and administration building for fibreglass manufacturer Fiberline rises as an identity-creating landmark by the motorway close to Middelfart. Like a 300 metre long hill, the building grows out of the landscape and shoots back towards the sky. At the same time, Fiberline was created with a clear focus on creating the optimal production flow and good lighting conditions throughout the building. The result is an award-winning building that combines aesthetics and function in an exemplary way.
Middelfart
Denmark
Fiberline Composite
25.000 ㎡
140 M
Glass fiber composite and wind turbine energy
Nominated for Mies van der Rohe award, 2006
The Plastics Prize, 2004
The European Steel Design Award, 2007
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The architecture supports an optimal production flow
The building is designed to support an optimal production flow. The height of the space is defined by a high bearing for changing use. The warehouse is integrated into the architecture of the space as a dynamic and central installation within the building. Production-related functions are located on the ground floor and all administrative, research and market-related functions are located in a gallery, which forms the east-facing facade of the building.
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"Fiberline is the result of a meeting between a committed client, us as architects and the landscape."
Jan Søndergaard, Architect
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Light is life-giving and in Fiberline light has almost become the architecture. Steel structures are minimised and windows are fitted in Fiberline fibreglass, which ensures maximum light penetration.
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Light slits stage the glass beams
The room's working light through the three large light slits creates a varied working space that also stages the many light-reflecting white glass strands that make up the majority of the production itself.
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