Construction of Godsbanen, The Freight Yard Project, Aarhus, Denmark. Architect: 3XN (51 images)

A dynamic new hub for Art and Culture will emerge out of a synergy between landscape and historical freight train warehouses in Denmark's second largest city, Aarhus. The Cultural Production Center in 'Godsbanen' or the former railyards, will be a landscaped spatiality which creates an overall fresh and new identity within an historical framework.

From a workplace connected with the railway, the 'Godsbane' development will become a living area of the city with activity and...
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A dynamic new hub for Art and Culture will emerge out of a synergy between landscape and historical freight train warehouses in Denmark's second largest city, Aarhus. The Cultural Production Center in 'Godsbanen' or the former railyards, will be a landscaped spatiality which creates an overall fresh and new identity within an historical framework.

From a workplace connected with the railway, the 'Godsbane' development will become a living area of the city with activity and traffic flow during most of the day. The new cultural center will create an inspiring environment, stimulating the artistic production of primarily scenography, visual arts and literature. At the same time, the center will create the framework for a multi-disciplinary interaction between the artistic métiers, business and education.

The transformation of the 'Godsbane' development places weight on the protection of character imbued by the area's industrial roots, while contributing a new raw quality that plays up to the historical framework. The workshops and Music Café are placed in the existing halls, while the new rooms and auditoria shall be gathered under a large roof surface.

It is precisely this roof surface that defines the meeting point between the existing freight train warehouses and the railyards - creating a common architectural expression. The roof extends a soft, green line that draws in nature and creates a green movement from the Å valley inwards - and out again. In that manner, the project opens many access points and creates new life across both the whole area and the whole city.

information from 3XN Architects
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