Gehry Partners, LLP - Counceling Center - Danish Cancer Society

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Under construction
Gehry Partners, LLP
Counceling Center
Danish Cancer Society
Aarhus, Denmark

New and old, massive and transparent.....
Gehry’s first Scandinavian building.

Photo: arcspace

Visited the construction site in Århus where the massive Douglas Fir construction is now in place. The building is currently covered by canvas to shield it from the Nordic winter weather.

The completed Counceling Center (Hejmdal) arcspace feature

Read about the Counceling Center in our earlier arcspace feature.

Photo: arcspace

The finished wood, 45cm x 45cm smooth sawn Pacific Coastal Douglas fir, using Sustainable Forestry Initiative (® SFI) Standard (2005-2009 edition), was supplied by Beere Timber Company.
The material was cut oversized to allow for shrinkage and movement in the kiln, then Radio Frequency/ Vacuum dried to target of 15% moisture content. After drying, the timber was resawn to straighten, and then planed to clients net size requirements.

Gehry Partners, LLP arcspace features

February 16, 2009