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
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