Danish National Maritime Museum

Helsingør, Denmark
Photo © Rasmus Hjortsh
Photo © Rasmus Hjortsh
Photo © Rasmus Hjortsh
Photo © Rasmus Hjortsh
Photo © Rasmus Hjortsh
Photo © Rasmus Hjortsh
Photo © Rasmus Hjortsh
Photo © Rasmus Hjortsh
Photo © Rasmus Hjortsh
Photo © Rasmus Hjortsh
Architekci
BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group
Location
Helsingør, Denmark
Year
2013
Client

Helsingør Municipality
Helsingør Maritime Museum

Partner in charge
Bjarke Ingels, David Zahle

Project leader
David Zahle

Team members
John Pries Jensen, Henrik Kania, Ariel Joy Norback Wallner, Rasmus Pedersen, Annette Jensen, Dennis Rasmussen, Jan Magasanik, Jeppe Ecklon, Karsten Hammer Hansen, Rasmus Rodam, Rune Hansen, Alina Tamosiunaite, Alysen Hiller, Ana Merino, Armen Menendian, Andy Yu, Andreas Johansen, Baptiste Blot, Christian Alvarez, Christin Svensson, Claudia Hertrich, Claudio Moretti, Cory Mattheis, Eskild Nordbud, Felicia Guldberg, Finn Nørkjær, Gül Ertekin, Jan Borgstrøm, James Schrader, Johan Cool, Jonas Mønster, Kirstine Ragnhild, Malte Kloe, Michael Andersen, Michal Kristof, Marc Jay, Maria Mavriku, Masatoshi Oka, Oana Simionescu, Pablo Labra, Peter Rieff, Qianyi Lim, Sara Sosio, Sebastian Latz, Tina Lund Højgaard, Tina Troster, Todd Bennet, Xi Chen, Xing Xiong, Xu Li, Zoltan Kalaszi

Collaborators
Alectia, Kossmann.dejong, Rambøll, Freddy Madsen Ingeniører, Kibisi

Size
5.000 m2

Awards
2015 Rum Magazine Award Best Architecture Of The Year, 2015 Aia National Honor Award For
Architecture, 2014 World Architecture Festival Cultural Category Winner, 2014 Riba Awards European
National Winner, 2014 European Prize Of Architecture Philippe Rotthier, 2014 Danmarks
Rederiforenings Søfartspris, 2014 Architizer A+ Awards Jury Winner, 2014 Aiany Design Awards Honor Award, 2014 Archdaily Cultural Building Of The Year, 2014 Detail Prize, 2014 Al Light & Architecture Design Awards

BIG with Kossmann.dejong+Rambøll+Freddy Madsen+KiBiSi have completed the Danish National Maritime Museum in Helsingør. By marrying the crucial historic elements with an innovative concept of galleries and way-finding, BIG’s renovation scheme reflects Denmark's historical and contemporary role as one of the world's leading maritime nations.

The new Danish National Maritime Museum is located in Helsingør, just 50 km (30 mi.) north of Copenhagen and 10 km (6.5 mi.) from the world famous Louisiana Museum for Modern Art. The new 6,000 m² (65,000 ft²) museum finds itself in a unique historical context adjacent to one of Denmark’s most important buildings, Kronborg Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site - known from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. It is the last addition to Kulturhavn Kronborg, a joint effort involving the renovation of the Castle and two new buildings – offering a variety of culture experiences to residents and visitors to Helsingør.

Leaving the 60 year old dock walls untouched, the galleries are placed below ground and arranged in a continuous loop around the dry dock walls - making the dock the centerpiece of the exhibition - an open, outdoor area where visitors experience the scale of ship building.

A series of three double-level bridges span the dry dock, serving both as an urban connection, as well as providing visitors with short-cuts to different sections of the museum. The harbor bridge closes off the dock while serving as harbor promenade; the museum’s auditorium serves as a bridge connecting the adjacent Culture Yard with the Kronborg Castle; and the sloping zig-zag bridge navigates visitors to the main entrance. This bridge unites the old and new as the visitors descend into the museum space overlooking the majestic surroundings above and below ground. The long and noble history of the Danish Maritime unfolds in a continuous motion within and around the dock, 7 meters (23 ft.) below the ground. All floors - connecting exhibition spaces with the auditorium, classroom, offices, café and the dock floor within the museum - slope gently creating exciting and sculptural spaces.

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