3XN: Winners of the Architectural Competition for Frederiksberg Courthouse
3XN wins architectural competition for Frederiksberg Courthouse in Denmark. The Courthouse is expected for completion during the first half of 2012.
The winning team is: 3XN, Lemming & Eriksson og Schønherr Landskab.
The other teams were: Arkitektfirmaet Kjær & Richter, Arkitema, Dissing & Weitling and Henning Larsen
The expansion of the Courthouse in Frederiksberg, Denmark, will be a sculptural and classic structure, which at once expresses a welcoming transparency while maintaining the justice system’s sobriety and seriousness. The new Courthouse will be a natural extension of the existing neo-classical building, yet still maintaining its own identity through a modern and contemporary expression.
The building design is therefore composed with clear references to the architectural style of the refined neighborhood of Frederiksberg. The form of the structure is both classic and dynamic – standing as a modern interpretation of the classical saddle style roof.
Address: Howitzvej, Frederiksberg, DK
Client: Slots- og Ejendomsstyrelsen
Award: 1. prize in invited competition 2009
Area: 5,000 m2
Budget: EUR 25 m
Architect: 3XN
Engineer: Lemming & Eriksson
Landscape Architect: Schønherr Landskab
The interior of the courthouse focuses on compliance with the law reform’s requirements on security and internal segregations in the building. Therefore, the building provides its employees, the defendants, witnesses and guests an open and friendly environment in which it is easy for the different user groups to navigate. A small atrium cuts through the middle of the building; drawing light deep into the interior creating an open and airy connection across departments. This creates the feeling of direct daylight in the rooms and gives a general lightness to the building’s inner core, meeting the visitors as they come up from the foyer.
About 3XN
3XN was established as a limited liability company in 1995. The firm comprises of two offices, each with a staff of 60 – one in Kystvejen in Aarhus, and one in Strandgade in Copenhagen. Although they work as one practice that continuously interchange ideas and staff between the two offices.
