Scandinavian Center

Scandinavian Center
Scandinavian Center Aarhus

Front facade and entrance of Scandinavian Center

Front facade and entrance of Scandinavian Center
General information
Type Congress Center
Architectural style Modern
Location Aarhus, Denmark
Address Margrethepladsen 2 , 8000 Aarhus C
Coordinates 56°09′10″N 10°11′48″E / 56.1527°N 10.1968°E / 56.1527; 10.1968Coordinates: 56°09′10″N 10°11′48″E / 56.1527°N 10.1968°E / 56.1527; 10.1968
Named for Scandinavia
Completed 1995
Technical details
Floor area 75.000 m²
Design and construction
Architect Friis & Moltke

Scandinavian Center is a congress center in Aarhus, Denmark situated in the Midtbyen neighborhood at the city square of Margrethepladsen. Scandinavian Center was finished in 1995 by designs of the architect practice Friis & Moltke in a modern style. Today the building is privately owned and used for various activities such a congresses, hotel and businesses. The building is a well-known landmark in central Aarhus, situated in Eckersbergsgade.[1][2]

Architecture

The congress center is situated on hilly terrain between the Aarhus Concert Hall and Sonnesgade at Godsbanen. The building is designed as a long glass covered promenade that covers the 11 meter height differential on the property. The central stairway runs obliquely through the building and includes walkways, elevators and greenery. The glass roof is supported by an arched pipe-construction. Materials for structure include yeallow brick, black marble, granite, aluminum and jatoba for the floors.[3]

The project was completed by entrepreneur Per Aarsleff A/S and the cooperative Jord & Beton Amba by designs of the architects T. Skovgaard and Friis & Moltke. The landscape architect Schønherr designed the outdoors areas.[3]

Background

In the late 1980s the Aarhus city council decided to place a new congress- and hotel center next to the Aarhus Concert Hall. The project was meant to revitalize the area around the concert hall, the river valley by Aarhus River and the old residential neighborhood Mølleengen but large parts of the project was never completed. Not until 15 years later, after construction the ARoS Aarhus Art Museum and the start of the redevelopment of Godsbanen into a culture center, did the area become more used. With the redevelopment of CeresByen north of the congress center the area will finally be in a more central location.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Scandinavian Congress Center" (in Danish). Aarhus City Archives. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Scandinavian Congress Center" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality through VisitAarhus. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Scandinavian Congress Center" (in Danish). arkark. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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