BIG completes the danish national maritime museum

BIG in collaboration with kossmann dejong, rambøll, freddy madsen and KiBiSi have completed the danish national maritime museum in helsingør. combining the existing historic elements with an innovative concept of galleries and way-finding, the dodge reflects denmark ’ randomness diachronic and contemporaneous function as one of the world ’ s leading maritime nations. located barely 50 kilometer north of copenhagen the 6,000 m² ( 65,000 ft² ) museum is situated adjacent to one of denmark ’ s most crucial buildings, kronborg castle, a UNESCO global inheritance site – known from shakespeare ’ second hamlet.
the museum is situated following to denmark ’ s kronborg castle, a united nations educational scientific and cultural organization earth inheritance locate
picture © rasmus hjortshøj a series of three double-level bridges span the dry dock, working both as an urban connection, angstrom well as providing visitors with short-cuts to different sections of the museum. the seaport bridge closes off the dock while serving as harbor promenade ; the museum ’ s auditorium acts as a bridge connecting the adjacent culture thousand with the kronborg castle ; and the sloping zigzag bridge navigates visitors to the main entrance.
the subterranean system combines the existing historic elements with an innovative concept of galleries and way-finding
prototype © rasmus hjortshøj ‘ by wrapping the old dock with the museum course of study we simultaneously preserve the inheritance structure while transforming it to a court bringing daylight and atmosphere in to the heart of the submerged museum. turning the pier inside out resolved a big dilemma : out of deference for village ’ s palace we needed to remain wholly invisible and clandestine – but to be able to attract visitors we needed a potent public presence. leaving the dock as an urban expiate provides the museum with an inside façade facing the void and at the like time offers the citizens of helsingør a fresh public quad sunken 8 thousand ( 16 ft. ) below the level of the sea. ’ says bjarke ingels.
a series of three double-level bridges span the dry dock above the slump gallery spaces
picture © rasmus hjortshøj descending into the museum distance, the bridge joins together the old and raw elements of the web site, as one is offered views out to its surroundings. unfolding in a continuous looping motion around the dock to 7m below grate the history of the danish maritime is displayed. the slope connects all the floors – the exhibition spaces with the auditorium, classroom, offices, café and the bobtail floor within the museum.
the sloping zigzag bridge navigates visitors to the main entrance
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the museum ’ s auditorium acts as a bridge connecting the adjacent culture yard with the kronborg castle
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the bridge joins together the old and new elements of the web site
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the history of the danish maritime is displayed in a continuous motion around the dock to 7m below anchor
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the pathway connects to all levels – the exhibition spaces with the auditorium, classroom, offices, café and pier floor
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the connect bridge
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the interior spaces have direct connections to the outside
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department of the interior scene of the museum ’ sulfur cafe
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