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Location: Jutland, Denmark
Architects: Arkitektfirmaet C. F. Møller
Building images, Apr 2008:
C. F. Møller Architects' Head Offices
On Europaplads in central Aarhus, where the city meets the harbour, stands
the distinctive 12-storey Europahuset tower block. The tower was built
in 1957, but in 2006 C. F. Møller Architects installed its new
head offices in the top five floors of the building.
On the roof, a new penthouse storey has been constructed containing a
canteen, meeting facilities and a roof terrace. The superstructure is
constructed of glass with a pre-patinated copper cladding, which refers
to the public baths and, in particular, to the copper-clad spires of the
Cathedral nearby.

The superstructure has been raised up to provide visual contact with the
street, twelve storeys below. In this way, the terrace becomes a "presentation
tray" for the finest urban features in Aarhus: the Aarhus River,
the Cathedral and the old coastline.
The actual design studio occupies coherent open storeys, linked by a single
long, sculptural stairway that passes through all the storeys.

Europahuset - Information from Arkitektfirmaet C. F. Møller
Apr08
Danish Architecture
Client
Arkitektfirmaet C. F. Møller

Address
Århus
Year
2006
References
Byggeri nr. 5, side 66-70
Danske ark byg, nr.6, side 24-26
Århus harbour buildings
Aarhus Tower
World Architecture : e-architect
- a guide to key buildings across the globe
Europahuset architects : Arkitektfirmaet C. F. Møller
Aarhus Harbour
Comments / photos for the Europahuset Tower Architecture page welcome:
info@e-architect.co.uk
Europahuset Aarhus - page:
adrian welch / isabelle lomholt
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