LEGO Brand House
Billund, Denmark
Client
Kirkbi A/S | LEGO Foundation | LEGO Group
Typology
Culture
Size m2/ft2
11,960 / 128,737
Status
Completed
CHILDREN'S CAPITAL — Since LEGO House is at the center of the capital of children, we thought why not design it like a city center - or rather, a town square?
ENERGIZING THE GROUND LEVEL — Elements that have a public everyday-like urban character are consolidated around a central space: café, forum, store, ticketing, wardrobe, restrooms etc.
CHILDREN'S SQUARE — Individual building blocks frame a square, allowing for daylight and views between them while letting people enter from multiple directions and creating shortcuts through the building.
GALLERIES — Above the square, a cluster of galleries overlap to create a continuous sequence of exhibitions.
MASTERPIECE GALLERY — At the top of the pile of bricks the Masterpiece Gallery forms a bridge between all the corners of the exhibition, and serves as a sky-lit gallery for LEGO as an art form.
MELT — Two of the volumes appear like melted pixels, forming casual outdoor seating for people watching or public performances.
"LEGO house is a literal manifestation of the infinite possibilities of the LEGO brick. Through systematic creativity, children of all ages are empowered with the tools to create their own worlds and to inhabit them through play. At its finest, that is what architecture - and LEGO play - is all about: enabling people to imagine new worlds that are more exciting and expressive than the status quo, and to provide them with the skills to make them reality. This is what children do every day with LEGO bricks - and this is what we have done at LEGO House with actual bricks, taking Billund a step closer towards becoming the Capital for Children."Bjarke Ingels - Founder & Creative Director, BIG
"All activities in the house are related to our LEGO philosophy that learning through play promotes innovation and creativity. Play runs through the LEGO Group’s DNA, and it is really brought to life in LEGO House. Everything from experience zones and outdoor areas to our restaurant concepts is based on play and creativity, so no matter what you do in LEGO House, it will have something to do with playing."Jesper Vilstrup - CEO, Lego
Partner in Charge
Bjarke Ingels
Brian Yang
Finn Nørkjær
Project Architect
Ryohei Koike
Snorre Nash
Project Team
Agne Tamasauskaite
Andreas Klok Pedersen
Annette Jensen
Ariel Joy Norback Wallner
Ask Hvas
Birgitte Villadsen
Chris Falla
Christoffer Gotfredsen
Daruisz Duong Vu Hong
David Zahle
Esben Christoffersen
Franck Fdida
Høgni Laksafoss
Ioana Fartadi Scurtu
Jakob Andreassen
Jakob Lange
Jakob Ohm Laursen
Jakob Sand
Jakub Wlodarczyk
Jesper Bo Jensen
Jesper Boye Andersen
Julia Boromissza
Kamilla Heskje
Kasper Reimer Hansen
Katarzyna Krystyna Siedlecka
Katarzyna Stachura
Katerina Joannides
Kekoa Charlot
Leszek Czaja
Lone Fenger Albrechtsen
Lorenzo Boddi
Louise Bøgeskov Hou
Mads Engaard Stidsen
Magnus Algreen Suhr
Manon Otto
Marta Christensen
Mathias Bank Stigsen
Michael James Kepke
Ole Dau Mortensen
Sergiu Calacean
Søren Askehave
Stefan Plugaru
Stefan Wolf
Thomas Jakobsen Randbøll
Thomas Richard Hart
Tobias Hjortdal
Tommy Raffoul Bjørnstrup
Awards
EU Mies van der Rohe Award, Shortlist, 2019
Civic Trust Awards, Winner, 2019
IDEAT Future Awards Shortlist, Best Architecture in Commercial Design, 2018
INSIDE World Festival of Interiors, Civic, Culture & Transport Category Finalist, 2018
Danish Design Award Winner, Feel Good Category, 2018
Architizer A+ Award, Jury and Popular Choice Winner for Architecture + Branding, 2018
Collaborators
COWI
Dr. Lüchinger + Meyer Brauingenieure AG
Jesper Kongshaug
Gade & Mortensen Akustik
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