NEW AARCH - New Aarhus School of Architecture

Aarhus School of Architecture is designed as a laboratory for
architecture. One of the visions behind the design is to integrate the
school in the local community, among other aspects to support and
encourage the spirit of entrepreneurship that is part of the identity
of the former Freight Rail area, where the school will be located.

The client asked for a flexible physical frame for workshops, studios,
architectural experimentation and interaction. The design of the
building has a raw edge to it, adapted to the activities and the wear
en tear of everyday life in the building.

The new building quite literally bridges between the large scale of
the city and the small scale activities in the green zone crossing
through the building complex. This is the reason why the building
is high and massive meeting the street but terraces downwards to
the more informal life at the Freight Rail area.

The building is organized as a city within a building, rich with diverse
programs within a simple industrial palette. The mixing areas are
where the school really comes alive - meeting and mingling with
the local community.

Aarhus School of Architecture is planned for completion in 2020.