Copenhagen-based architecture studio 3XN, in collaboration with Orbicon and SLA, has won a competition for a new Climatorium in the city of Lemvig in Denmark, which will reinterpret and tribute to the area’s nature, fishing culture and the local building codes that are all influenced by the local climate conditions.

Developed by Lemvig City Council and Lemvig Water and Wastewater, visitors for Lemvig Climatorium will first be greeted by a "climate landscape" that almost flows into the building before they enter the climatorium through a wooden entrance that is shaped like a wave with reference to a ship’s hull, the fjord and the waves of the sea.

Arranged on a u-shaped floor plan, the building is designed according to a coherent functional activities. The building will also consist of an exhibition area with an open auditorium and multifunctional room that can be included for activities and workshops.

"Lemvig Climatorium is part of the Coast to Coast Climate Challenge (C2C CC) which is a 6-year climate project that runs till the end of 2022," said 3XN. 

"The overall purpose of the collaboration within the C2C CC is to secure assets from the negative consequences of climate changes."

The main purpose of Lemvig Climatorium is to focus on salt water; to collect knowledge about water which is relevant to the trade and industry as well as to tourism and the local population. Lemvig Climatorium is scheduled to open in 2020.

3XN recently unveiled plans for a new arena in UNESCO heritage site of Bergen. The studio also completed the Royal Arena wrapped by soft wooden strips at the heart of Copenhagen in Denmark. 

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