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Skjern Å
Skjern Å
Skjern, Denmark
Finalist, 2017 A+Awards, Concepts - Architecture +Renovation
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Skjern Å
Skjern, Denmark
Finalist, 2017 A+Awards, Concepts - Architecture +Renovation
Project Featured on Feb 09, 2016
Project of the Day on Feb 09, 2016
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2015
SIZE
5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft
BUDGET
$500K - 1M
CONVERSION OF THREE PUMPSTATIONS ALONG THE SKJERN RIVER
Project text
As a result of the restoration of the Skjern River basin in 2002, a vast and rich natural area has arisen, becoming an attractive visitor destination. A framework for the new life of the area has been provided with the rebuilding and extension of three pumpstations, in the form of exhibition spaces, indoor and outdoor viewpoints to look out over the landscape, rooms for the organisation of events, and better accessibility.
The extensions and the new interior building elements are mainly simple wooden constructions and reiterate the dimensions and rhythm of the original pumpstations’ concrete relief. This creates a direct link between the old structure and the new, while adding a new material and another texture that is pleasing to the touch. With this detail, the cladding and the main structure become one, reducing the complexity of the building, which is reflected in the budget as well as the final expression.
Myhrwold and Rasmussen engineered the original pumpstations from 1966 to be unsentimental and raw in their materiality, and the vertical relief of the concrete façades reminds us of the surrounding ploughed furrows of the fields, and profiles of the soil that control the run of the river. By building on this design, the intention is to strengthen the anchoring of the building in the local history of controlling the lie of the land.
Project information
Addresses:
North Pumpstation: Langkærvej 11, 6900 Skjern
South-East Pumpstation: Bøelvej (no house number), 6880 Tarm
East Pumpstation: Vardevej (no house number), 6900 Skjern
Client: Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune
Project funded by: Realdania - Stedet Tæller, and LAG-Ringkøbing-Skjern
Year of construction: 2015
Gross floor area: 570 m2
Architects: Johansen Skovsted Arkitekter
Collaborators: Søren Johansen, Sebastian Skovsted, Phoebe Cowen
In collaboration with: Bertelsen & Scheving Arkitekter ApS
Engineer: Ingeniørgruppen Vestjylland ApS
Contractor: Hansen & Larsen A/S
Project text
As a result of the restoration of the Skjern River basin in 2002, a vast and rich natural area has arisen, becoming an attractive visitor destination. A framework for the new life of the area has been provided with the rebuilding and extension of three pumpstations, in the form of exhibition spaces, indoor and outdoor viewpoints to look out over the landscape, rooms for the organisation of events, and better accessibility.
The extensions and the new interior building elements are mainly simple wooden constructions and reiterate the dimensions and rhythm of the original pumpstations’ concrete relief. This creates a direct link between the old structure and the new, while adding a new material and another texture that is pleasing to the touch. With this detail, the cladding and the main structure become one, reducing the complexity of the building, which is reflected in the budget as well as the final expression.
Myhrwold and Rasmussen engineered the original pumpstations from 1966 to be unsentimental and raw in their materiality, and the vertical relief of the concrete façades reminds us of the surrounding ploughed furrows of the fields, and profiles of the soil that control the run of the river. By building on this design, the intention is to strengthen the anchoring of the building in the local history of controlling the lie of the land.
Project information
Addresses:
North Pumpstation: Langkærvej 11, 6900 Skjern
South-East Pumpstation: Bøelvej (no house number), 6880 Tarm
East Pumpstation: Vardevej (no house number), 6900 Skjern
Client: Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune
Project funded by: Realdania - Stedet Tæller, and LAG-Ringkøbing-Skjern
Year of construction: 2015
Gross floor area: 570 m2
Architects: Johansen Skovsted Arkitekter
Collaborators: Søren Johansen, Sebastian Skovsted, Phoebe Cowen
In collaboration with: Bertelsen & Scheving Arkitekter ApS
Engineer: Ingeniørgruppen Vestjylland ApS
Contractor: Hansen & Larsen A/S
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