The School of Culture and Music and student residences are located at Konservatoriegrunden- the Conservatory Grounds- in Frederiksberg, Denmark. The grounds are a culture-historical area defined by the former iconic Radiohuset – the Radio House building – a canonical example of Danish Modernism designed by Vilhelm Lauritzen and inaugurated in 1945.
Today, the Conservatory Grounds is a hidden gem with great urban potential, yet it lacks a sense of cohesion. Rather than designing one single building, the new School of Culture and Music is a campus of several smaller buildings connected by one common corridor, encouraging interactions between the artistic user groups. The design of school is inspired by the former House of Radio itself, balancing strict lines and organic curves, conceived of in a homogeneous materiality, adapting the sculptural roofscapes, towers and lush gardens.
The school will become a creative campus for film making, dance, art and music with a central green oasis in the dense city. A destination not only for students, teachers, and the residents of Frederiksberg, but also for the neighboring cultural institutions, the Royal Danish Academy of Music and media high school NEXT. With the project, Cobe composes a new cultural destination while liberating the full potential of the complex and historically significant site.
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Size: 2,700 m²
Location: Frederiksberg, Denmark, 1st prize competition 2022
Client: City of Frederiksberg
Program: School of Culture and Music, student housing, and an urban space
Year: 1st prize competition 2022
Collaborators: Norconsult, A.C. Gade, ViaTrafik
Team: Alberte Danvig, Alexander Ejsing, Axel Theman, Bertram Stubbergaard Mørk, Cara Hunter, Dan Stubbergaard, Emily Chriclow, Iselin Bjørnevik, Jacob Blak, Lauren Catterson, Max Neumeister, Mette Marie Stahl Pedersen, Niels Pedersen, Nikolaj Harving, Trine Emilie Sørensen.
