Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter clads Danish university extension in gold-toned metal
Copenhagen studio Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter has extended Skylab at the Danish Technological University with a cluster of gold blocks arranged around a skylit workshop.
Located on the university's Linburg campus, the centre provides an additional 3,000 square metres for Skylab ? a research and innovation hub for woodwork, metalwork, 3D printing and robotics.
Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter has extended a university in Denmark
Taking cues from the centre's existing warehouse-like form, Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter created a series of interconnecting, block-like forms, each clad in gold- and bronze-coloured panels of perforated metal.
These blocks are organised around the full-height, skylit workshop, or "developer hall", at the heart of the centre, with workspaces that overlook the tree-filled campus through large windows. The Skylab extension is clad in gold and bronze panels
"The new Skylab, with its elegant and playful composition of golden boxes harmoniously stacked, organises itself in a lively and flexible manner," explained the studio.
"It offers adaptable spaces for various activities and functions on the users' terms," it continued.
"As soon as one enters the 'developer hall', the vibrant community of researchers, students, and entrepreneurs is evident, all engaged in developing inventions from vegetable-harvesting robots to wind-to-energy kites."
The extension is organised around a skylit workshop
Organised around the ce...
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