Schmidt, Hammer & Lassen Martin Gruppen A/S

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Martin Gruppen A/S
Århus, Denmark

Photo courtesy SHL

The building is an office complex with Administration, Product Development and Storage facilities for Martin Gruppen A/S, manufacturer of stage, show and discotheque lighting.

Photo courtesy SHL

The building consists of four three-storeyed wings covered with aluminium and glass, which surrounds an open area with a pool in which the facades are reflected.

Photo courtesy SHL

An elevated "box" containing the company's Show and Demonstration facilities is placed between the north and south wings and constitutes the heart of the building.
The glass facades around the open area and a three-storeyed room with catwalks and balconies define the box.

Photo courtesy SHL

The project is designed in close cooperation with Martin Gruppen A/S and incorporates a wide range of the company's special effects such as a luminous pavement of optical fibre cables and glass running from Olof Palme's Alle, though the foyer and into the open area inside the complex. Client: PFA Byg A/S
Year of construction: 1998-1999 (completed Feb.1999)
Area: 7,650 m2
Value: DKK 58 million
Architect: schmidt hammer lassen K/S
Engineer: Rambøll
Landscape architect: schmidt hammer lassen K/S
Contractor: C.G. Jensen (turnkey consultants)

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		schmidt hammer lassen Martin Gruppen A/S Århus, Denmark Photo courtesy SHL The building is an office complex with Administration, Product Development and Storage facilities for Martin Gruppen A/S, manufacturer of stage, show and discotheque lighting. Photo courtesy SHL The building consists of four three-storeyed wings covered with aluminium and glass, which surrounds an open area with a pool in which the facades are reflected. Photo courtesy SHL An elevated "box" containing the company's Show and Demonstration facilities is placed between the north and south wings and constitutes the heart of the building. The glass facades around the open area and a three-storeyed room with catwalks and balconies define the box. Photo courtesy SHL The project is designed in close cooperation with Martin Gruppen A/S and incorporates a wide range of the company's special effects such as a luminous pavement of optical fibre cables and glass running from Olof Palme's Alle, though the foyer and into the open area inside the complex. Client: PFA Byg A/S Year of construction: 1998-1999 (completed Feb.1999) Area: 7,650 m2 Value: DKK 58 million Architect: schmidt hammer lassen K/S Engineer: Rambøll Landscape architect: schmidt hammer lassen K/S Contractor: C.G. Jensen (turnkey consultants) schmidt hammer lassen K/S arcspace features