Light House (Aarhus)
| Light House | |
|---|---|
 Light house construction, February 2012. | |
| General information | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Type | Residential, Commercial |
| Location | Aarhus |
| Coordinates | 56°09′56.26″N 10°13′52.88″E / 56.1656278°N 10.2313556°ECoordinates: 56°09′56.26″N 10°13′52.88″E / 56.1656278°N 10.2313556°E |
| Estimated completion | 2014 |
| Opening | 2012 |
| Cost | DKK 2.5 billion |
| Height | |
| Roof | 142 m (466 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 800,000 m2 (8,600,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | 3XN & UNStudio |
| Developer | Lighthouse*konsortiet |
| Structural engineer | Grontmij Carl Bro |
The Light House (or Lighthouse*), is a residential project under construction in Aarhus Docklands, the new harbour front district of Aarhus, Denmark.
Construction and change of plans
The project was originally divided in 2 phases, but due to financial problems, the first phase was sub-divided in 2 stages. Both stages are completed, with stage 2 finished in 2014.
The original phase 2 of the Light House project, included a 142 m tall tower. Located at the edge of the harbour front, overlooking the Aarhus Bay, it would have been the tallest building in Denmark and a landmark for the city of Aarhus. It was supposed to comprise more apartments, offices, a hotel and restaurant and underground parking lots. In addition to the original financial problems, it was discovered during the construction of phase 1 in 2008, that the construction ground was not stable enough to support a tower of that size. A countrywide geological survey showed that the building site was in fact one of the most unstable in Denmark.[1] In December 2013, the investment company of Havneinvest A/S decided not to use the buy- and construct-option for the tower site. The option prize was DKK 270 mill (originally DKK 417 million[2]), but after four years of thorough investigations for DKK 9 million, the investor concluded that the project could not be realized. The investigations revealed among several issues, that the wind conditions could not allow for balconies at the tower.[2] The Hilton Hotels & Resorts company has also abandoned the project, because they found the hotel capacity in Aarhus large enough for the market.[3]
The construction prize for the tower has been estimated at DKK 1.5 billion and now Aarhus Municipality is considering other investors and a rethinking of the original tower project altogether.[2]
References
- ↑ Jonas Hvid, Morten Elstrup and Jacob Haislund (14 September 2013). "Undergrunden driller stadig prestigeprojekt [The underground still haunts prestigeproject]". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 Morten Svith (26 August 2008). "Ustabilt lerlag under Lighthouse [Unstable claylayer beneath Lighthouse]". Århus Stiftstidende (in Danish). Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ↑ Dennis Wormark Larsen (15 September 2013). "Jorden vakler under byggeri" (in Danish). TV2 Østjylland. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
Sources
- De Bynære Havnearealer, Center for Byudvikling og Mobilitet (17 September 2014): Lighthouse*: Ikonbyggeri på kanten af Aarhus, Aarhus Kommune. (Danish)
External links
Media related to Lighthouse (Aarhus) at Wikimedia Commons- Official website