How does one breathe new life into an abandoned dry dock?

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2 How does one breathe new life into an abandoned dry dock? Due to Kronborg Castle s UNESCO World Heritage status, the Danish Maritime Museum, formerly housed within the castle s walls, was evicted in order to restore the castle s original interiors. It was decided that the museum would be relocated in an adjacent dry dock next to the castle. Contrary to its name, the dry dock was full of water, so it needed to be redesigned to accommodate the new museum. We proposed to place the museum wrapped around the existing dry dock like a doughnut, where the hole was the dry dock itself and the centerpiece of the museum s collection. A series of three two-level bridges span the dry dock, serving as short-cuts to different sections of the museum. A sloping zigzag bridge spanning the entire dry dock navigates visitors to the main entrance. This bridge creates a dynamic tension between old and new as visitors descend into the museum space overlooking the majestic surroundings above and below ground, while Denmark s maritime history unfolds in a continuous motion. All floors connecting exhibition spaces with the auditorium, classroom, offices, café and the dock floor within the museum slope gently, so that a visitor continually descends further below the water s edge to immerse themselves in Danish maritime lore. Project Description 2013 museum surrounds dry dock 3 4 DRY DOCK bridges connect galleries

It was decided that the museum would be relocated in an adjacent dry dock next to the castle.

3 ... while preserving views of the Kronborg Castle? DIAGRAM 5 6

4 The is a subterranean museum built around an abandoned dry dock next to Kronborg Castle, the backdrop of Shakespeare s Hamlet. aerial view 7 8

5 Daytime view 9 10

6 Nighttime view 11 12

7 unobstructed view of kronborg castle, an unesco world heritage site 13 14

8 view into the dry dock

9 Interior exhibition Bridge interior, view towards auditorium bridge

10 naval chains structurally support the bridge Within auditorium bridge

11 view into dry dock towards cafe view into dry dock from cafe

12 within cafe Interior stair / seating

13 exhibition exhibition

14 Adaptive Re-Use adaptive re-use This project takes the infrastructure of the centuries-old industry of ship building, which is no longer needed, and breathes new cultural and social life into Helsingør s harbor. The demonstrates that by proactively cross-breeding public infrastructure a dry dock with social programs, we can inject new urban life forms into the heart of our cities... any city that has lost its former industries and is looking for ways to look forward without forgetting its past. dry dock evening view dry dock Daytime view 27 28

The demonstrates that by proactively cross-breeding public infrastructure a dry dock with social programs, we can inject new urban life

15 Adaptive Re-Use Adaptive Re-Use O N H I g H S E a S : PROj ECT f OR a NE w MUSEUM 23 BEFORE AFTER 29 30

16 Adaptive Re-Use Adaptive Re-Use BEFORE AFTER 31 32

17 Adaptive Re-Use Adaptive Re-Use BEFORE AFTER 33 34

18 Adaptive Re-Use Adaptive Re-Use BEFORE AFTER 35 36

19 Adaptive Re-Use Adaptive Re-Use BEFORE AFTER 37 38

20 SITE site PLAN plan 39 40

21 PLAN GROUND LEVEL 41 42

22 Drawings Drawings PLAN BASEMENT

23 Drawings Drawings PLAN BASEMENT

24 Drawings Drawings LONGITUDINAL SECTION aa LONGITUDINAL SECTION bb 47 48

25 Drawings Drawings Latitudinal Section 49 50

26 Bridge Museum as bridge A series of three double-level bridges span the dry dock, serving both as an urban connection, as well as providing visitors with short-cuts to different sections of the museum. The harbor bridge closes off the dock while serving as harbor promenade; the museum s auditorium serves as a bridge connecting the adjacent Culture Yard with the Kronborg Castle; and the sloping zig-zag bridge navigates visitors to the main entrance. bridge construction Latitudinal Section through bridge 51 52

27 Bridge dry dock view of bridges bridge with programming above, below, and within 53 54

28 Brdige Bridge subterranean museum 55 56

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