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Royal Arena Copenhagen Building
Danish Sports & Concert Hall Development – design by 3XN Architects, Denmark
12 Oct 2016 + 26 Nov 2015
Royal Arena in Copenhagen
Royal Arena Copenhagen Building
Design: 3XN, Architects with HKS Architects
Copenhagen’s New Wood Clad, Human Scale Royal Arena Opens Early 2017

3XN Architects aspires to refine the typology with its new Royal Arena in Copenhagen. The 35,000m2 multi-use building, owned by Realdania and the Municipality of Copenhagen and operated by Live Nation, will host up to 16,000 people for sporting events and concerts. Beyond supporting these commercial activities, 3XN designed the arena to be a good neighbor to the largely residential community in the Ørestad neighborhood. Currently under construction, the Royal Arena will open in early 2017 with inaugural concerts by Metallica.
Good Design, Good Neighbor

?Our greatest design challenge was balancing opposing forces and demands,? said Jan Ammundsen, Senior Partner, 3XN. ?The project looks both inward and out; embraces the monumental and human scales; is hard and soft; playful and efficient. It accommodates large sports and entertainment events, yet also meets the neighborhood at a human scale and makes the visitor experience intimate and welcoming.?
 
To achieve this balance, 3XN designed the Royal Arena with two primary elements: a plinth and a ?bowl.? The plinth absorbs the movement ...