News:

3XN nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2009:
Ørestad Gymnasium, København S, Danmark
2006

Photo: Adam Mørk
Orestad College

Major Projects:

Bella Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark
2008-

Bella Hotel

The Blue Planet, Copenhagen, Denmark
2008-

Blue Planet Copenhagen

CPH Arch, Copenhagen harbour, Denmark
2008-

CPH Arch

Deloitte Headquarters, Copenhagen, Denmark
2003-05

with artist Steven Scott
3XN : Deloitte Headquarters Copenhagen

Bryggen, Vejle, Denmark
2008
with Schmidt Hammer Lassen

Marmormolen Masterplan - proposal, Copenhagen harbour, Denmark
2008-
New United Nations headquarters + offices, hotels, apartments, retail
142m high tower + bridge [see CPH Arch further up page]

’Der Cube’ building, Washington Platz, Berlin, Germany
2008-
For Deutsche Bahn
Architecture competition winner

Molde Jazzhouse & Theatre, Norway
2007-

3XN Project : Theatre and Jazz-house, Molde
Shortlist incl. Keith Williams Architects; JKMM Architects; 3XNeilsen;
Studio Andrew Todd/ 3RW Arkitekter; HLM arkitektur & plan

Museum of Liverpool, Mann Island site, central Liverpool
3XN removed from this project Nov 2007
Northwest Regional Development Agency announced a grant in Apr 2006 of £32.7m to support the development of the Museum of Liverpool
Planning Permission granted Dec 2005
On site 2006 with completion due by 2008, exhibition fit-out by 2009/10
3 x Nielsen building

3XN Architects - Holland:
The Music Building - Muziekgebouw, Amsterdam
2005

Dutch building

Awarded Best Building in the Netherlands in 2006

3XN Architects - Denmark:
Aarhus Town Hall Annex, Århus, Jylland
2006-22
UNStudio & 3XN Architects
Architecture competition 1998, ref. Arne Jacobsen's Århus Radhuset 1941
Aarhus Harbour buildings

Middlefart Savings Bank, Middlefart, Fyn
2007-

3xNielsen Architects - Project:
Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen, Scotland – Architecture Competition:
Shortlist: 3 x Nielsen, Reiach and Hall Architects, Richard Murphy Architects,
Nicol Russell Studios - cancelled early 2006

Sampension Headquarters, Hellerup, Denmark
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RIBA Awards 2005

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Danish Architecture

3XN A/S
Strandgade 98 DK-1401 København K Denmark
+45 7026 2648 3xn@3xn.dk

English Architecture

Related Info re Museum of Liverpool:
Fourth Grace – Mann Island
2005-
Broadway Malyan Architects
The high profile site near Liverpool's cherished 'Three Graces' again witnesses contemporary architecture, controversial even after Will Alsop's exit

3XN : Alsion – Danish University South & Concert Hall - RIBA European Award 2007

3XN Architects : Danish designers

3XN - Practice Information (Oct 2008):
Architecture is creative futurology. That is why we always try to understand the context in which we build – the physical surroundings as well as the social, cultural and historical context in general. It is a process that is ultimately about the people who will live in the buildings for many years to come. This dialogue often continues long after construction is complete.
Architecture is story-telling. We listen to the story the site is telling us, and that story becomes part of the concept we develop. We investigate the site and we ask people questions in order to find the story the building should tell. This is the process we have summoned with the words ‘investigate, ask, tell, draw, build’.
Architecture shapes the world. We constantly seek to develop designs that encompass in a single expression the spatial needs, the spirit of the location, the constructive solution and the main theme of the project. This is a process equally divided between craftsmanship and deliberations. And it is driven by a love of good design.
Architecture creates behaviour. That is why we try to create places where people can interact and communicate and where synergy can grow. We believe that buildings, like people, are more than just the sum of their many parts. We believe that it is possible to achieve a synthesis of design, function and context. That is why a holistic approach is our guiding principle, and why we are forever exploring the possibilities
of building better, cleverer, more beautifully.
Right from the start, with just a few works completed, 3XN positioned itself as a professionally conscious and artistically ambitious practice. A first breakthrough came with the court house in Holstebro (1992), which was followed by a number of first prizes in architectural competitions, such as the Architects’ House in Copenhagen (1994) The Glass Museum in Ebeltoft (1995) the Oceanarium in Hirtshals (1996), the Danish Embassy in Berlin (1998).
A concert hall, the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam, completed 2005, together with Museum of Liverpool (2004-) and the Cube in Berlin (first prize 2007), marks the focus on culture buildings and prestigious international competitions, without, however, compromising on the continued development of original solutions in plans, facades and organisation of the interiors. This two-fold ambition shows in the Danish upper secondary school Ørestad Gymnasium (2004-2007), which has revolutionised school architecture and attracts interest from all over the world. Together with a number of original corporate headquarters designs such as FIH, Deloitte, Saxo Bank, Horten and KPMG, this became e new platform for the practice. Daring concepts and design also characterize master plans and housing projects like the Lighthouse in Aarhus and the new Denmark’s Aquarium, The Blue Planet, in Copenhagen. The latter being a spectacular design inspired by a whirlpool, which one critic in the Danish daily Politiken found so original as to warrant a comparison to Jørn Utzon’s opera house in Sidney.
The firm comprises of two offices each with a staff of 60 – one in Kystvejen in Aarhus, and one in Strandgade in Copenhagen. We work, however, as one practice continuously interchanging ideas and staff between the two offices. We operate in a project-oriented network structure, and at every stage we team up in workshops with partners, experts, users etc. At the workshop we discuss the results of our research, develop the concept and a framework for the design work. We work with cardboard models a lot, as they help us to share, discuss and evaluate different spatial solutions.
Our staff is a mix of experienced project architects and talented, young design architects. Each project team is headed by two partners, a contact partner and a backup partner, a head of project, a project manager, who might be a project architect, or a planning manager, as well as a design manager. The managerial functions are the responsibility of the experienced senior architects in the team. The project teams are composed of staff with a variety of expert competencies to ensure that every assignment is carried out optimally. At the end of each planning stage, we evaluate the process with regard to the dialogue with the client and partners, finances and time-frame.
3XN has six partners: The founder of 3XN, Kim Herforth Nielsen, MAA/RIBA, is the principal architect with overall creative responsibility. Kim Christiansen, MAA, is CEO and responsible for administration, finance, contracts and for 3XN Aarhus. Bo Boje Larsen, MAA, is Managing Director with main responsibility for strategy and organisation and for 3XN Copenhagen Jan Ammundsen, MAA, is head of the Competition Department at 3XN Copenhagen. Michael Kruse, MAA, and Tommy Bruun, MAA, head up the Competition Department at 3XN Aarhus.
The 3XN Board consists of the lawyer Torben Winnerskjold (chair), Managing Director Caroline Søeborg Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille, Managing Director Lars Frederiksen, MLL, Kim Herforth Nielsen, Bo Boje Larsen and Jan Ammundsen.
www.3XN.dk / 3XN@3XN.dk

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