Peak and backup load center supplies Copenhagen Airport in the event of a district heating breakdown
Energy & Industry
Peak-Load Plant KLC2, Copenhagen Airport
Kastrup, Denmark
Gottlieb Paludan Architects have been the architects of a peak and reserve load center that supplies Tårnby Municipality and Copenhagen Airport in the event of a district heating breakdown or extreme cold. The “fifth facade”, the roof, is central to the project for a peak and reserve load center that is primarily experienced on a grand scale from the air.
The KLC2 boiler hall is designed with the awareness that an important public viewpoint of the building is the airplane passengers from above. The hall's distinctive feature is therefore the characteristic shape of the roof. During the day, the roof and chimneys appear as closed, geometric shapes, while in the dark the building appears as a high, open cave with an illuminated interior. Behind the boiler hall, a courtyard for three large tanks is dug into the terrain.
The building is located in an area where there are plans for more buildings connected to the airport in the future. The architectural priority was therefore to create a neutral and elegant structure that does not dictate a style for the future, but is adapted to the geometry of the area and the large noise barriers. The convex main shape of the roof is covered with a layer of vegetation that is so thin that it dries out completely from time to time. This means poor living conditions for weeds and larger plants, but does not affect the planted succulents and mosses.
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