Søren Robert Lund - Printing House

Søren Robert Lund
Printing House
Slagelse, Denmark

Photo: Kirsten Kiser

Søren Robert Lund used "paper" and it's transformation to "newspaper" as a metaphor for the design concept. The great Printing Press, that costs more than the building, sits like a "Queen Bee" on its own foundation in the 22 meter high Printing Hall.

Photo: Kirsten Kiser
Digging the whole for the "Queen Bee".

Lund uses honest industrial materials with superb detailing; with time, the zinc, raw concrete, and wood will gain its own patina and the building will take on a subtle but striking presence amidst small groups of birch trees in a field of wild flowers.

Photo: Kirsten Kiser
The raw aluminum and sandblasted glass reception desk.

Photo: Kirsten Kiser
The corridor in the administration building has artwork by Claus Carstensen.

The central architectural motif is the gutter that, like a ravine, represents the area in the Printing House where the newspapers are folded on the way from the printing press to the ventilation halls and assembly line to the loading docks. To further express the "folding" concept, the two large building volumes are clad in folded zinc panels. Two large, curved volumes at the entrance (the central gutter) give the impression of a giant folded newspaper.

Photo: Kirsten Kiser

The central volumes are flanked on both sides by lower buildings containing administration, paper storage, packing, and the cafeteria. The contrast between the large volumes and the low buildings is emphasized in the use of materials. The back of the building is constructed with flexible concrete modules that will allow for future expansion.

Photo: Kirsten Kiser

The curved facade and zinc cladding of the Printing Hall contrasts with the facades of the lower office buildings covered in wood and raw concrete panels. A concrete base and very few strongly accentuated openings tie the volumes together. The tarpaper roof is dotted with ordinary Plexiglas skylights. The back of the building is designed to allow expansion by adding concrete modules.

Photo: Kirsten Kiser

Photo: Kirsten Kiser
The few windows are strongly accentuated.

Architecturally, the building expresses the transformation of paper mass to printed newspapers. The paper is brought from the stock room in the low wood building, representing raw paper, into the curved clad form housing the printing press, then folded under the gutter and transported to the loading dock and on to the readers. This idea is carried further with plantings of several small stands of birch trees in the landscaping.

Sketch courtesy Søren Robert Lund

Plan courtesy Søren Robert Lund

Construction: 1998 1999
Area: 4,800 square meters
Client: Jydske Avistryk A/S
Architect: Søren Robert Lund arkitekter maa par Project Team:
Christian Lund (Project Manager)
Finn Bøgsted
Jonas Berglund
Hans Kragh
Jon Clausen
Lotte Elkjær
Landscape Architect: Professor Steen Høyer
Art Work: Professor Claus Carstensen
Consultant: Rambøll A/S
January 24, 2001

Søren Robert Lund arcspace features





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		Søren Robert Lund Printing House Slagelse, Denmark Photo: Kirsten Kiser Søren Robert Lund used "paper" and it's transformation to "newspaper" as a metaphor for the design concept. The great Printing Press, that costs more than the building, sits like a "Queen Bee" on its own foundation in the 22 meter high Printing Hall. Photo: Kirsten Kiser Digging the whole for the "Queen Bee". Lund uses honest industrial materials with superb detailing; with time, the zinc, raw concrete, and wood will gain its own patina and the building will take on a subtle but striking presence amidst small groups of birch trees in a field of wild flowers. Photo: Kirsten Kiser The raw aluminum and sandblasted glass reception desk. Photo: Kirsten Kiser The corridor in the administration building has artwork by Claus Carstensen. The central architectural motif is the gutter that, like a ravine, represents the area in the Printing House where the newspapers are folded on the way from the printing press to the ventilation halls and assembly line to the loading docks. To further express the "folding" concept, the two large building volumes are clad in folded zinc panels. Two large, curved volumes at the entrance (the central gutter) give the impression of a giant folded newspaper. Photo: Kirsten Kiser The central volumes are flanked on both sides by lower buildings containing administration, paper storage, packing, and the cafeteria. The contrast between the large volumes and the low buildings is emphasized in the use of materials. The back of the building is constructed with flexible concrete modules that will allow for future expansion. Photo: Kirsten Kiser The curved facade and zinc cladding of the Printing Hall contrasts with the facades of the lower office buildings covered in wood and raw concrete panels. A concrete base and very few strongly accentuated openings tie the volumes together. The tarpaper roof is dotted with ordinary Plexiglas skylights. The back of the building is designed to allow expansion by adding concrete modules. Photo: Kirsten Kiser Photo: Kirsten Kiser The few windows are strongly accentuated. Architecturally, the building expresses the transformation of paper mass to printed newspapers. The paper is brought from the stock room in the low wood building, representing raw paper, into the curved clad form housing the printing press, then folded under the gutter and transported to the loading dock and on to the readers. This idea is carried further with plantings of several small stands of birch trees in the landscaping. Sketch courtesy Søren Robert Lund Plan courtesy Søren Robert Lund Construction: 1998 1999 Area: 4,800 square meters Client: Jydske Avistryk A/S Architect: Søren Robert Lund arkitekter maa par Project Team: Christian Lund (Project Manager) Finn Bøgsted Jonas Berglund Hans Kragh Jon Clausen Lotte Elkjær Landscape Architect: Professor Steen Høyer Art Work: Professor Claus Carstensen Consultant: Rambøll A/S January 24, 2001 Søren Robert Lund arcspace features