Danish Maritime Museum
Helsingør, Denmark
Client
Helsingør Municipality | Helsingør Maritime Museum
Typology
Culture
Size m2/ft2
7,600 / 81,806
Status
Completed
— Instead of placing the museum in the dock, BIG proposed to turn the dock inside out and add three bridges.
"When one designs next to one of Denmark’s most important architectural icons, the UNESCO World Heritage Kronborg Castle, it requires an equal dose of respect and sensitivity. At the same time, it is every Museum Director’s dream to have their institution be recognized as its own architectural icon. Our challenge was to do both at the same time."David Zahle - Partner, BIG
Partner in Charge
Bjarke Ingels
David Zahle
Project Team
Alina Tamosiunaite
Alysen Hiller
Ana Merino
Andreas Geisler Johansen
Andy Yu
Annette Jensen
Ariel Joy Norback Wallner
Armen Menendian
Baptiste Blot
Christian Alvarez
Christin Svensson
Claudia Hertrich
Claudio Moretti
Cory Mattheis
Dennis Rasmussen
Eskild Nordbud
Felicia Guldberg
Finn Nørkjær
Gaetan Brunet
Gül Ertekin
Henrik Kania
James Duggan Schrader
Jan Borgstrøm
Jan Magasanik
Jeppe Ecklon
Johan Cool
John Pries Jensen
Jonas Mønster
Karsten Hammer Hansen
Kirstine Ragnhild
Kristina Loskotova
Lone Fenger Albrechtsen
Lucas Torres Aguero
Malte Kloe
Marc Jay
Maria Mavriku
Masatoshi Oka
Michael Andersen
Michal Kristof
Oana Simionescu
Pablo Labra
Peter Rieff
Qianyi Lim
Rasmus Pedersen
Rasmus Rodam
Riccardo Mariano
Rune Hansen
Sara Sosio
Sebastian Latz
Stefan Plugaru
Tammy Teng
Tina Lund Højgaard Jensen
Tina Tröster
Todd Bennett
Xi Chen
Xing Xiong
Xu Li
Zoltan Kalászi
Awards
Dansk Stalpris (Danish Steel Award), 2016
Mies van der Rohe Award Finalist, 2015
RUM Magazine Award for Best Architecture of the Year, 2015
AIA Institute National Honor Award for Architecture, 2015
RIBA Awards European National Winner, 2014
World Architecture Festival Best Cultural Category Winner, 2014
European Prize of Architecture Philippe Rotthier, 2014
Danmarks Rederiforenings SØFARTSPRIS, 2014
Architizer A+ Awards Jury Winner, 2014
AIANY Design Awards Honor for Architecture, 2014
ArchDaily Cultural Building of the Year, 2014
DETAIL Prize, 2014
AL Light & Architecture Design Awards Commendable Achievement, 2014
Collaborators
Alectia
Rambøll
Freddy Madsen Ingeniører
Kossmann Dejong
KiBiSi