In pictures: BIG’s new Copenhagen HQ

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Source: Laurian Ghinițoiu

The high-profile practice has prioritised sustainability and interconnected interiors for its new headquarters building

The Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has moved into its new seven-storey headquarters building in Copenhagen’s Nordhavn district.

The building seeks to embrace the area’s industrial history of warehouses and factories along the harbour, while accommodating a unified work environment across multiple levels within a confined site.

To address this challenge, a decision was made to split each floor in half, effectively doubling the number of levels and creating a connected environment.

The design approach resulted in a cascading arrangement of half-floor plates that have been arranged to create a series of interconnected spaces.

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