Danfoss Universe

The new buildings rise up from the ground and provide spaces which articulate the fusion of outdoor landscape and indoor exhibition. This active ground modulates according to program and location in the park. The endpoints of the buildings blur the line between building and park by offering inside-out spaces as display areas and projection surfaces related to the temporary exhibitions inside. Silhouettes, as groups of land formations, define the unique newly programmed horizon line of Danfoss Universe.

Danfoss Universe is a science park in Denmark, embedded in the agricultural landscape of Nordborg next to the founder’s home and the Danfoss HQ. It opened in May 2005 and is already enlarging due to its considerable success. The masterplan for Danfoss Universe Phase 2 includes an exhibition building (Curiosity.Center) and a restaurant (Food.Factory) which extends the summer based outdoor park into the winter months by enclosing spaces for exhibitions and scientific experiments.

Project Team
Juergen Mayer H., Marcus Blum, Thorsten Blatter, Andre Santer, Alessandra Raponi

Client
Danfoss Universe, Nordborg, Denmark

Architect on Site
Hallen & Nordby

Technical consultants
Carl Bro

Function
Extension of Danfoss Universe Science Park,
Additional buildings: Curiosity Center and Cafeteria

Building area
Cafeteria. 500 sqm, Curiosity Center: 1200 sqm

Number of floors
Cafeteria 1, Curiosity Center: 2

Size of the buildings (Length/Heights/Width)
Cafeteria 46/10/11m, Curiosity Center 72/17,5/16m

Cost
3 Mio Euro

Photographer
J. MAYER H.