Pitch perfect

Every new project is different because context, client and users, are different. Our project at Radiomarken, an institution dedicated to children with special needs, was designed with the client as co-creator - designed with care, from the original analysis of users needs, to managing the construction.

The task involved replacing an existing building situated between two traditional villas with a new structure three times its size, while maintaining the original footprint.

Our central concept was to unify the existing villas beneath a new, large pitched roof in traditional danish red clay tiles. Although the existing villas were considered unspectacular, the new infill echoes the original architecture, which creates visual harmony and cohesion on the site.

To prevent the student from getting distracted, our client specified an introvert design featuring a sequence of smaller, blind rooms. This requirement posed a potential challenge, as such a design could easily result in a rigid, sterile environment and contribute to the typical institutional feeling of a new build school.

The solution was a large pitched roof with all its skewed angles and loft spaces, which allowed us to manage the construction efficiently and at the same time create a feeling of intimacy and engaging the senses. Ultimately, turning every single space into something special.

By repeating the building materials already present in the site but shaping them in new ways, new unique were created, such as a 'Rhombus-dormer', which elegantly funnels rainwater from the gutter-less roof to the flower beds below while doubling as an intimate tiered seating inside.