LEO Pharma HQ
Henning Larsen Architects
Copenhagen, Denmark
ABOUT
From Aristotle's lectures in the gardens of Athens, which founded modern science, to learned monks in the Middle Ages who planted monastic gardens
with medicinal herbs, to the apothecaries' categorized apothecary gardens in the 1800s. There is a distinct connection between human development
and health and the wealth of nature. Humans have throughout history, and
across cultures, tried to tame nature and understand the world by planting gardens and cultivating healing plants.
In the garden, nature could be examined and studied in detail, knowledge could be created and developed. But the garden was also a meeting place for like-minded people. A place where knowledge could be shared, inspiration could arise and new communities could sprout.
Modern LEO Pharma took its current form in 1908, but LEO has even deeper historical roots. As a pharmacy, it dates all the way back to 1620. Our vision for LEO Pharma's new domicile is conceptually based in an apothecary garden and the unique connection between nature's plants, knowledge and health that the pharmacy profession has historically had.
ROLE
Lead Designer
CLIENT
LEO Pharma
PROGRAM
Commercial
LOCATION
Ballerup, Denmark
STATUS
Commission - In Progress
YEAR
2019 - Ongoing
Concept
Apotekerhaven's many healing plants and ability to be a meeting place that can create well-being and the healthy community will become a green backbone on LEO Pharma's campus.
Site Plan
It creates an ecosystem where the company's many functions and building components grow together organically, as one organism, and the new domicile becomes the gate and entrance that welcomes one to LEO Pharma's green and healthy workplace.
Concept Diagrams
The focus of the design process has been to create a global and sustainable icon that represents LEO Pharma's values. At the same time as caring for the special community that must be embraced locally on LEO Pharma's campus.
Lobby Render
The new LEO Pharma domicile must function as a living house for both employees and visitors. This means that the building must express an open, dynamic working environment that inspires and invites you inside. A house for everyone.
Landscape / First Floor Plan
The upgrade of the shared outdoor space for pedestrians and cyclists on Det Grønne Link is a strong ambition in the new master plan, and with the potential to become an identity-creator for the campus. Already upon arrival at the new domicile, visitors must be introduced to the green area. Therefore, the proposal builds on an upgrade and extension of the green space.
Interior Render
The domicile must be a well-functioning and flexible office building. At the same time, the building must also function as a dynamic hub, the daily meeting place for the entire campus. The openness also arises from the possibility of access and passage from all sides.
2nd Floor Plan
The meeting between the campus, the green link and the primary arrival to the domicile from the South-West corner meet in a diagonal on the plot. Thus, the areas for the public programs (arrival, lobby and meeting center) and the campus-oriented programs (canteen/cafe) are outlined.
Section
Cross Section 1
Cross Section 2
The primary volumes in the base are drawn up on each side by the public and campus-oriented programs, thereby defining the diagonal connection that both visually and programmatically defines the building's base.
Exterior Render
