Overview

Located in central Nuuk, Nuuk Center houses a modern two-storey shopping centre and an eight-storey administration building for the Government of Greenland.

Facts
City
Nuuk
Country
Greenland
Client
MT Højgaard
Year
2012
Area
25 000 ㎡

Office tower for the Greenland Self-Government

The tower that houses the administration of the new autonomy serves as a landmark in the cityscape. The Business Building sloping glass facades add a great deal of urban intimacy to the design and the tower slopes down towards the rest of the centre to ensure harmony between the two parts of the building.

 

 

A natural part of Nuuk's city centre

The new Nuuk Centre's interior is designed as an extension of Nuuk's existing city centre and is used both as a traditional shopping centre and for events.
Facing the Imaneq pedestrian street, the building has large display windows that support the link between the urban life outside and inside the centre.

All the surfaces of the building are designed to be flat and in shades inspired by the varying skies of the surrounding landscape. The centre building will be experienced in the context of reflections from the sky as a visual extension of the landscape.

"The colour scheme of the centre is inspired by the landscape of Nuuk, which has inspired a special architectural treatment of the centre's facades."

Janina Zerbe, Architect and Partner, KHR Architecture
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Wayfinding at Nuuk school

At Nuuk School, wayfinding is an integral part of the architecture and user experience. Students, teachers and visitors must be able to easily find their way around the many buildings and functions - not through heavy signage systems, but through a visual and sensory strategy based on Greenland's rich nature, colour codes and playful symbolism. The result is a recognisable and logical environment that supports learning and well-being.

Wayfinding at hospital in Bergen

The wayfinding concept at Haukeland Children's Hospital is an example of how good architecture can make complex buildings easy to understand and move around in. Already in the early design phases, the focus has been on supporting intuitive orientation and efficient flows for children, relatives and staff. The combination of thoughtful architecture, target group-specific signage, individual colour concepts for each block and integrated art elements create recognisability and a sense of place in the 79,000 m² hospital.

Paul Hoffstadt

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The glass blocks make their TV debut

The Norwegian Children's Hospital Glasblokkene makes its TV debut in NRK's new documentary series Barnesykehuset, which premieres this week. The series follows eight employees in their daily work with young patients and their families. At KHR ARchitecture, we are eagerly waiting for DR to hopefully buy the rights so we can see 'our' hospital in action.

Mittelangeln School Centre

Schulzentrum Mittelangeln near the Danish-German border will have three new school buildings designed by KHR Architecture and bpplan. The project, which was won in a tender competition, comprises a total of 12,700 square metres across three buildings and phases. The client focuses on a short construction time and a high standard of sustainability, which is met by using prefabricated wooden modules.