transformations in ljubljana
17.05.2010
Vandkunsten has participated in a large international conference about `transformations´ in Ljubljana in Slovenia.
The conferece was hosted by Zavod BIG and the architecturemagazine HIRSE.
The conferece was hosted by Zavod BIG and the architecturemagazine HIRSE.
Architect and editor Jeff Bickert was mentor for the entire arrangement including 700 participants, the opening of an international architecture exibition and a ceremony for the HIRSE award.
vandkunsten and louisiana
24.04.2010
vandkunsten has been invited to join a competition for an extension of the childrens wing with a pavilion for dining.
the site is a steep slope facing the ´lake garden´ in the park surrounding the museum.
along with vandkunsten two other offices, lundgaard & tranberg and snøhetta, has been invited.
entries due to 21st of june 2010.
the site is a steep slope facing the ´lake garden´ in the park surrounding the museum.
along with vandkunsten two other offices, lundgaard & tranberg and snøhetta, has been invited.
entries due to 21st of june 2010.
vandkunsten and HSB in höganäs
22.04.2010
HSB in Helsingborg - one of the favorite clients of vandkunsten - has asked vandkunsten to sketch a plan for several urban dwellings on a new site in central höganäs.
the work will lead to an overall plan for the area and a gradually development of the site.
Since HSB and vandkunsten developed the pricewinning plan for norra hamnen in helsingborg the teamwork has led to more than 15 housingprojects.
the work will lead to an overall plan for the area and a gradually development of the site.
Since HSB and vandkunsten developed the pricewinning plan for norra hamnen in helsingborg the teamwork has led to more than 15 housingprojects.
rockwool center 2
15.04.2010
Rockwool has decided to use vandkunsten to renovate Rockwool Center 2.
The ambitious plan is to convert a 1970 officebuilding into a modern low energi officebuilding consuming as little as 35 kWh/m2/year.
The original building by architechts Eriksen & Thorsmark is apx. 3600 m2 and is the neighbor of two other officebuildings by vandkunsten also built by Rockwool.
The ambitious plan is to convert a 1970 officebuilding into a modern low energi officebuilding consuming as little as 35 kWh/m2/year.
The original building by architechts Eriksen & Thorsmark is apx. 3600 m2 and is the neighbor of two other officebuildings by vandkunsten also built by Rockwool.
vandkunsten selected to join second round in køge
16.04.2010
team vandkunsten is ready to join the second and final round in the masterplan project køge kyst.
further info here
further info here
vandkunsten selected in jönköbing
10.04.2010
vandkunsten, in collaboration with schønherr landscape and tyrens AB, has been selected to participate in a competition about 600 dwellings facing the wast lake vätteren in jönköbing in sweden.
michael sten johnsen honered
25.03.2010
Michael Sten Johnsen has recieved Kunstfondens lifetime grant for his lifetime work with art and architecture.
we have no doubt that without MSJ there would probably not be an office named Vandkunsten...
we have no doubt that without MSJ there would probably not be an office named Vandkunsten...
congratulations!
kvistård in DETAIL
15.03.2010
the vandkunsten project kvistgårdhusene is published in the current issue of the german magazine DETAIL about small-scale housing (kleine wohnbauten).
further info here in detail, where you also will find an overview of works by vandkunsten published earlier in DETAIL.
further info here in detail, where you also will find an overview of works by vandkunsten published earlier in DETAIL.
contract in hamar
26.03.2010
contract for the new culture center in hamar is being signed by jens thomas arnfred from vandkunsten along with arne arnesen, manager of property in hamar municipality.
the new culture center is expected to open in 2013.
the new culture center is expected to open in 2013.
jens thomas arnfred lectures in helsinki
09.02.2010
the 4th of february jens thomas arnfred gave a lecture at the school of architecture in helsinki, finland.
the topic was ´light and shadows in nordic architecture´ in combination with a touring exhibition.
the lecture was sponsered by the museum of architecture and the school of architecture.
the topic was ´light and shadows in nordic architecture´ in combination with a touring exhibition.
the lecture was sponsered by the museum of architecture and the school of architecture.
hamar kulturhus
09.02.2010
the municipality of hamar in norway have decided with the votes 10 to 1 to continue with the vandkunsten proposal for a new culturecentre at stortorget.
we are looking forward to launch further studies and fase two of the projecting.
we are looking forward to launch further studies and fase two of the projecting.
vandkunsten selected in lidköping
29.01.2010
vandkunsten has been selected to participate in a competion about the future use of the central harbourareas in lidköping, situated beautifully at the shoreline of väneren in sweden.
4 offices in all were chosen.
4 offices in all were chosen.
vandkunsten selected in køge
28.01.2010
team vandkunsten has been selected as 1 of 7 teams to participate in the competition about the future development of køge kyst.
it is the central located harbourareas in køge south of copenhagen and are ment to host housing, culture and recreation and offices.
the team are: esbensen a/s, sloth møller a/s, tyrens AB, ICP a/s, claus bech-danielsen SBI, rené kural CIA, lise gamst and albæk byggerådgivning aps
it is the central located harbourareas in køge south of copenhagen and are ment to host housing, culture and recreation and offices.
the team are: esbensen a/s, sloth møller a/s, tyrens AB, ICP a/s, claus bech-danielsen SBI, rené kural CIA, lise gamst and albæk byggerådgivning aps
architecture 2.0
18.12.2009
vandkunsten participates in the exebition architecture 2.0 at the utzon centre in Aalborg
http://www.utzoncenter.dk/dk/nyheder/architecture_20.htm
http://www.utzoncenter.dk/dk/udstillinger/archicture_20/archicture_21.htm
http://www.utzoncenter.dk/dk/nyheder/architecture_20.htm
http://www.utzoncenter.dk/dk/udstillinger/archicture_20/archicture_21.htm
musicon
02.12.2009
Our proposal for housing to creative families has been awarded in the public competition at the musicon site in roskilde
the greenest parliament in the world
02.12.2009
vandkunsten wishes to optimize the national danish parliament in terms of energyconsumption and the state of democracy
vandkunsten wins æblehaven kindergarten in frederiksberg
29.10.2009
the vandkunsten entry to a new kindergarten in frederiksberg has been selected as the best proposal. the proposal was made in coorporation with JDL X-con a/s, HUJ a/s and esbensen and is based on use of prefabricated elements in wood.
vandkunsten selected in båstad
29.10.2009
vandkunsten has been selected to participate in the competition regarding ´nye hemmeslöv´ outside båstad in sweden.
the programme is housing in open landscape, a new trainstation and connections to existing areas in båstad.
4 out of 51 entries were selected.
the programme is housing in open landscape, a new trainstation and connections to existing areas in båstad.
4 out of 51 entries were selected.
cinark seminar : reworking architecture
18.12.2009
james timberlake
18.12.2009
vandkunsten wins bagsværd park competition
19.10.2009
team vandkunsten wins the competition regarding transformation of an industrial area in gladsaxe municipality into future sustainable citydevelopment.
the proposal was chosen as the most realistic in terms of dealing with future aspects as traffic, scale, funktion, sustainability.
the jury highlights the way the proposal deals with the future area as a place full of history, places and people and layers from previous use.
team: hausenberg, moe & brødsgaard, claus bech-danielsen; SBI
the proposal was chosen as the most realistic in terms of dealing with future aspects as traffic, scale, funktion, sustainability.
the jury highlights the way the proposal deals with the future area as a place full of history, places and people and layers from previous use.
team: hausenberg, moe & brødsgaard, claus bech-danielsen; SBI
vandkunsten wins greve planning competition
01.10.2009
vandkunsten was announced winner of the planning competition for central greve, a suburb of copenhagen.
the proposal, "a patchwork for central greve", included strategies for increasing density, for sustainable development, and for connecting the city with the nearby beach.
the competition entry was done in collaboration with metopos by- & landskabsdesign; moe & brødsgaard; eduard francois; claus bech-danielsen, statens byggeforskningsinstitut and ICP.
the proposal, "a patchwork for central greve", included strategies for increasing density, for sustainable development, and for connecting the city with the nearby beach.
the competition entry was done in collaboration with metopos by- & landskabsdesign; moe & brødsgaard; eduard francois; claus bech-danielsen, statens byggeforskningsinstitut and ICP.
vandkunsten wins ALMEN+ 2
10.09.2009
the vandkunsten proposal for ALMEN+ 2 has been selected as the best project among 5 competing teams.
apx. 250 dwellings are to be build by KAB from prefabricated boxelements to affordable prices for families and the elderly.
the proposals aim is to dicuss the architecture of prefabricated boxes by adding well known architectual elements with a significant inspiration from industrial production.
the winning team: pihl & søn, JDL/X-Con, esbensen, slothmøller og vandkunsten.
halssmycket awarded
09.09.2009
the vandkunsten project halssmycket outside gothenburg in lerum municipality has been awarded svensk fabriksbetongsförenings award 2009.
the 80 dwellings are build by HSB göteborg and förbo.
projects by gerd wingårdh, SHL and henning larsen have been honored earlier.
projects by gerd wingårdh, SHL and henning larsen have been honored earlier.
exhibition on tour
09.09.2009
the exhibition ´un souffle sur la ville´ from the danish house in paris opens to day in berlin at the embassy for the nordic countries.
vandkunsten and 9 other danish offices exhibits different projects on sustainability. vandkunsten participates with the MTB (torpedo shipyard) housing project - read about the project here and about the background and ambitions for the project here
vandkunsten and 9 other danish offices exhibits different projects on sustainability. vandkunsten participates with the MTB (torpedo shipyard) housing project - read about the project here and about the background and ambitions for the project here
next stop on the tour is new york and copenhagen.
a fine visit at ´from here to eternity´
03.09.2009
Senior cohousing ´From here to Eternity´ were on the 2. of september visited by a delegation from the british ministery Homes and Communities Agency.
The delegations role is to make guidelines to promote innovation of housing for the elderly in UK under the initiative: HAPPI Housing our Aging Population Panel for Innovation.
In front af the delegationen is Lord Richard Best and sir Richard McCormick, accompanied by a tv crew.
watch a short film about the project and the visit here:
watch a short film about the project and the visit here:
architecture to go - out of office
03.09.2009
this week vandkunsten participates in the CPH ADD at DAC, danish architecture centre.
further info at this site:
vandkunsten wins varvsstaden
18.06.2009
vandkunstens proposal for the future use of the former kochums industries in malmö central harbour has been appointed as the best way to develop the area ´varvsstaden´.
click here for further images and information
Vers de nouveaux logement sociaux
15.06.2009
Vandkunsten participates for the 3rd time this year in an exibition in Paris. Our project Sømærk is part of the exibition `Vers de nouveaux logement sociaux' at the Cité de l'architecture & du patrimoine – Palais de Chaillot from june 15 until november 15.
jens thomas arnfred lectures at RIBA
17.05.2009
DAL and the danish embassy in London have invited Vandkunsten, 3xN, Cobe and Cebra to give lectures about: designing for climate change. Jens Thomas Arnfred lectures at RIBA wednesday the 19th of may, at 6:30 pm.
see more at www.architecture.com
vandkunsten exhibits in paris
17.05.2009
the exhibition 'Habiter Ecologique – quelles architectures pour une ville durable?' opened on tuesday the 12th of mayat the Palais du Chaillot in Paris. Vandkunsten participates with three housingprojects: Teglværkshavnen / Sømærk, Viken and Tinggården 1. See more about the exhibition at www.citechaillot.fr
bernadotteskolen inaugurated
04.05.2009
vandkunstens new building at the bernadotte school is now in use.
the assignment includes
- three new classrooms
- a rebuild and expanded woodworkshop
- new theater and gym facilities
- a new schoollibrary
- two large roofterraces
- firesecurity improvement
- a rebuild and expanded woodworkshop
- new theater and gym facilities
- a new schoollibrary
- two large roofterraces
- firesecurity improvement
NAL
17.04.2009
NALs seminar in copenhagen - several of vandkunstens works are among the highlights of the program 
exhibition on tour
30.03.2009
the exhibition ´un souffle sur la ville´ from the danish house in paris opens in prague on april 3rd.
vandkunsten and 9 other danish offices exhibits different projects on sustainability.
next stop on the tour is moskva, berlin, new york and copenhagen.
vandkunsten and 9 other danish offices exhibits different projects on sustainability.
next stop on the tour is moskva, berlin, new york and copenhagen.
vandkunsten selected in greve
26.03.2009
the municipality of greve and realdania have chosen vandkunsten in coorporation with metopos, moe & brødsgaard, edouard francois, claus bech-danielsen/sbi and icp to participate in the competition about suburban greve citycenter.
3 teams in all have been selected to participate.
3 teams in all have been selected to participate.
vandkunsten selected for nørreport competition
11.03.2009
vandkunsten has been selected by the municipality of copenhagen to participate in a projectcompetition about how to form the future ´nørreport´ in central copenhagen.
our team consists of: adept architechts, algren & bruun landskabsarkitekter, niras a/s, viatrafik aps og åf - hansen og henneberg.
10 teams in all will compete.
our team consists of: adept architechts, algren & bruun landskabsarkitekter, niras a/s, viatrafik aps og åf - hansen og henneberg.
10 teams in all will compete.
NAL seminar - vandkunsten through 40 years
11.03.2009
NAL (the norvegian association of architechts) have decided on a three days springtrip to copenhagen on the 23rd - 25th of april. a topic will be the works of vandkunsten through 40 years - ... we are honored! a improtant question at the seminar will be how to navigate given the new agendas from financial and environmental challenges ... we hope that we are able to answer correct - we are looking forward to try!
vandkunsten selected for competition in holbæk
06.03.2009
vandkunsten has been selected in coorporatin with Bagger-Hansen Engineering a/s to participate in a competition about renovating lejerbo´s sec.166-0 Agervang – Engvang social housing in Holbæk.
opening of un souffle sur la ville - instants d´architecture
19.02.2009
images from the opening of the exibition in the maison du danemark about sustainability in architecture where vandkunsten participates with the projekt mtb hallen - reuse of a former industrial building for dwellings in the central area of the copenhagen harbour.
the exhibition are open until the 8th of match 2009.
vandkunsten invited for competition in norway
19.02.2009
vandkunsten has been invited to participate in a competition for a plan with 50 dwellings for young families in the kuventræ district in the municipality of os in hordaland, norway
vandkunsten selected for bagsværd competition
13.02.2009
vandkunsten has been selected by the gladsaxe municipality as one out of three offices for a planning competition in bagsværd.
large article about vandkunsten in todays edition of the danish newspaper weekendavisen
06.02.2009
pernille steensgaard from weekendavisen interviews jens thomas arnfred - one of our partners - in the occasion of the Alvar Aalto medal, which vandkunsten received on the 3.feb.2009 
vandkunsten invited to competition in korsholm, finland
05.02.2009
vandkunsten has been invited to participate in the competition for the centre of korsholm municipality, smedsby.
vandkunsten awarded the alvar aalto medal 2009
04.02.2009
on the 3rd of february, the birthday of the great man, vandkunsten received the alvar aalto medal in helsinki.
un souffle sur la ville - instants d´architecture
23.01.2009
Exhibition at Maison du Danemark, 142 avenue des Champs-Élysées i Paris from 6.2.09 - 8.3.09
Un souffle sur la ville - douze architectes et deux mille cagettes. . .
our press material 2009
19.01.2009
torpedohallen in international magazine of design, moebel interior design 1 2009
09.01.2009
this month torpedohallen is in the international magazine of design, moebel interior design 'md' under the headline ' light and relaxed' / 'leicht
und locker'
und locker'
vandkunsten is invited to participate in competition in sweden
06.01.2009
Ljungbybostäder AB has invited Vandkunsten to participate in a competition on 40 homes and sheltered flats in the district Bandybanan in Ljungby Municipality
a masterpiece in Copenhagen - teglværkshavnen receives a new diploma
15.12.2008
The Association for beautifying Copenhagen has given Teglværkshavnen the diploma 2008 for what they call ' a masterpiece of Sydhavnen '
a weekly dose of architecture
05.12.2008
Teglværkshavnen housing in south harbour of Copenhagen is ' a weekly dose of architecture' on the american site:
http://www.archidose.org/Nov08/24/dose.htmlnomination for the mies van der rohe prize 2009
13.11.2008
teglværkhavnen has been nominated for the Mies van der Rohe prize 2009
karlsruhe baufeld2
13.11.2008
our proposal for a new housing project in Karlsruhe baufeld 2, Germany, is appointed 2.prize of an invited competition
teglværkshavnen has been awarded
13.11.2008
the city of copenhagen has awarded our dense-highrise housing in teglværkshavnen, south harbour, as ' particularly beautiful '
new culture house in hammar, norway
13.11.2008
the municipality of Hammar, Norway has decided to begin the planning of the building project of their new culture house designed by vandkunsten
the architect office wins invited competition in göteborg, sweden
06.11.2008
our proposal for a new housing project at Stora Torp, Göteborg, Sweden is appointed winner of an invited competition
our project in lerum, sweden
23.10.2008
the first stage of our project in Lerum, Sweden is beginning to rice in the forrest, among rocks and trees.
the expected time for moving into the 80 flats is spring / summer 2009
filmcrew at vandkunsten today
23.10.2008
the crew from the documentary ' days in copenhagen' is shooting parts of the working proces of our project at the Carlsberg area in Copenhagen
new competition
23.10.2008
the architect office has been invited to participate in a competition about 90 assisted living facilities, 45 senior housings and a servicecenter at Kokkedal north of Copenhagen
the architect office wins invited competition on a hotel - and conferencecenter near stockholm, sweden
15.10.2008
our proposal for a new hotel- and conference center at the estate Siggesta near Stockholm is appointed winner of an invited competition. The conference part will be in a partly land covered base, while the 150 hotelrooms will be placed in six towers with reference to the local architecture. The total area is 9500 m2.
exhibition at 'Institut français d'architecture' (IFA) ,Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine, Paris
10.10.2008
we have been invitet to participate in the exhibition ´for a sustainable living' at 'Institut français d'architecture' (IFA) ,Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine, Palais de Chaillot, Paris - spring 2009
our study-trip to the ruhr area in germany
08.10.2008
3 days of intensive study via Düsselsdorf, Köln, Zollverein, Insel Holmbroich
'koglerne' co-housing project will receive an award
29.09.2008
'koglerne' co-housing for seriously handicapped young people will receive an award, -because of the amazing and suitable architecture
tomorrow 1.oct jens thomas arnfred gives a lecture at Odense castle
30.09.2008
at the architecture day - tomorrow wednesday 1.october - jens thomas arnfred gives a lecture on sustainability in aesthetics, at Odense castle
professor emeritus, architect maa michael sten johnsen turned 70 years yesterday
30.09.2008
the architect office spends the weekend 3.-5.-october at the Ruhr district in Germany
29.09.2008
topping-out ceremony at community housing for seniors 'from here to eternity'
25.09.2008
the special edition of arkitektur.dk is published
24.09.2008
topping-out ceremony at aeblelunden
22.09.2008
aeblelunden, - a study in low-cost housing in pre-fab concrete, is an important project for our continuous work for good quality housing at decent prizes. Topping-out ceremony was 18.sep.
new special edition on vandkunsten in danish architecture magazine: Arkitektur DK coming up 25.sep.2008
15.09.2008
the end of a beautiful day 5.sep 2008
09.09.2008
' from here to eternity´has a topping-out ceremony on 23.sep.2008
09.09.2008
the ' from here to eternity' community housing for seniors, in Roskilde, has a topping-out ceremoni on tuesday 23.september at 13:30 o'clock
on friday 5. september we go for a one day trip
26.08.2008
we take the day off to see and study some our own projects:
Tårbæk School and Harbour, BBB Kvistgård, Egebakken, Allerød Cityhall, Æblelunden,
Ørestad Sejlhuset, Ørestad Cityhuset and Teglværkshavnen housing in the south harbour
housing in the south harbour
23.07.2008
the housing project - Sømærk / Somark in Teglværkshavnen, the south harbour of Copenhagen - consisting of 118 flats and a communal house - is ready for people to move in
carlsberg workshop
22.07.2008
the architect office vandkunsten a/s designs one of the first projects at the new Carlsberg City area.
We participate in a workshop discussing the development of the area with Henning Larsen Architects, Aarstiderne, Entasis and Ladner & Meyer .
in 2008 the architect office vandkunsten a/s has changed residence
22.07.2008
in january 2008 the architect office vandkunsten a/s changed residence from Christianshavn in Copenhagen,
-: to Norrebrogade 66D 2200 Copenhagen N
the architect office vandkunsten a/s wins competition on ´new ellebjerg station´
22.07.2008
the architect office vandkunsten a/s wins competition on ' new ellebjerg station'.
raus vaang, helsingborg sweden
22.07.2008
the architect office vandkunsten a/s has received the Swedish Association of Architects ´Bostadpriset 2007´- award for the housing Raus Vång in Helsingborg, Sweden.
The swedish magazine Arkitektur no 2 / 2008 writes an article about the reason for the award.
the architect office vandkunsten a/s wins kløvermaken competition
25.06.2008
the architect office vandkunsten a/s and Klar architects has been awarded 1. prize in the
international competition for ´the kløvermarken area´ in copenhagen.
