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 in Copenhagen car parks

How do you find your car in a grey concrete world? In collaboration with By & Havn, KHR has developed a wayfinding concept that makes it easier to find your way in a number of Copenhagen's car parks where it was previously difficult to find your way. The concept creates clarity and recognisability across the facilities - while adapting to the architecture and usage patterns of each car park. With simple tools such as colours, pictograms and mega-graphics, both function and aesthetics are supported in everyday life for thousands of users.

Wayfinding in the car park of 'Bjerget'

KHR Architecture has developed a wayfinding strategy for a number of By & Havn's car parks in Copenhagen with a focus on recognisability and user-friendliness. The concept makes it easy to find your way - no matter which car park you arrive at. In the Bjerget car park, however, a special version has been developed that respects the building's distinctive architecture and visual identity. The existing colour palette and typography have been retained and refreshed, while the wayfinding has been updated with new pictograms, floor markings and clear landmarks. The result is a system that is both site-specific and recognisable across the city.

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.

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