Roof of Godsbanen, The Freight Yard, Aarhus.

Construction of Godsbanen, The Freight Yard Project in 2011

The new building sits between the two renovated train sheds

The publicly accessible roof allows one to walk over the building

Roof under construction in 2011

The new building links the train sheds and gives a panoramic view of the city

The roof surface is perforated by distinctive sky lights

The sky lights glowing at night

Construction of Godsbanen, The Freight Yard Project in 2011

Black photovoltaic panels

Original rail tracks are a reminder of the past use

Ticket office and circular sky lights

Theatre entry

Inside the main theatre

Aarhus Folkekøkken Restaurant

Aarhus Folkekøkken Restaurant

Godsbanen at dusk

Godsbanen under construction, 2011

One of the three multi function project rooms

Artist studios in the original train shed

Studio/workshop in the original train shed

Radar, a music venue in the rail shed

Radar music venue interior

The amazing space inside the renovated timber train shed

Assignment for Søren Jensen Engineers to document the construction in 2011 and completion in 2012 of Godsbanen / The Freight Yard, Aarhus, Denmark by 3XN Architects & Søren Jensen. The building is a centre for cultural production in Aarhus containing workshops, studios, theatre stages, auditoriums and a restaurant. The buildings used to host one of Denmark’s largest train freight yards and the new roof is open access allowing the visitors to walk over the building and get a panoramic view of the city including Your Rainbow Panorama and the Hothouse at the botanical gardens. More photos from this shoot