The Kettle Hall
Architecture Commercial Aabenraa, Denmark
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Description
With respect for the buildings history, this building from the 1950ies, that used to house large kettles, providing district heating to the small town of Aabenraa in the southern part of Jutland, has been converted into a vibrant office space for a local architects studio.
Steel rafters, pipes and fixtures have been preserved, and integrated into the design of the interior. The new plywood cladding of the interior walls gives a nice and organic contrast to the industrial elements.
Questions and Answers
What were the key challenges?
The building didn't have any insulation, and in order to live up to the building code, both roof, walls and floor had to be extensively insulated, wich made it difficult to maintain the industrial look and the buildings history.
What was the brief?
To transform an abandoned building, that was formerly the home of four large kettles, that provided the city of Aabenraa with district heating, into an office space for a local architecture studio.
What were the solutions?
To be able to maintain the existing roof with its iconic, red steel rafters, the roof was additionally insulated on the outside.
Since the external brick walls were an essential part of the buildings expression, the external walls were insulated on the inside, and finished of with plywood panels. The plywood gives the room a nice warm and organic feeling. The majority of the wood panels are perforated with a grid of small, circular holes. Besides from giving caracter, this allows sound to be transmitted to, and absorbed by the wall insulation, thus creating a very pleasant, accoustic environment, wich is essential in an open office space.
Details
| Project size | 300 m2 |
| Site size | 275 m2 |
| Completion date | 2018 |
| Building levels | 2 |
Project team
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ZENI arkitekter a/s | Architect and client |