DSV HQ Office Building | PLH Arkitekter

The office headquater is designed as a flexible 4-storey atrium building with 15m deep wings around a unifying atrium with a large central skylight. The benefits of an atrium building include a high degree of flexibility in the interior design, proximity and contact between employees, as well as optimized circulation roads and areas.

The arched shapes of the balconies around the atrium provide a varied spatial experience, and the natural light from the skylight and natural materials used, create a modern building with a Nordic expression.

All floors are tied together by a large staircase. The staircase functions as a natural meeting place for the employees – social features like cafes and breakspaces are situated close to the staircase.

The atrium building creates coherence and contact between the employees. Circulation routes are short and all areas are used efficiently. The distribution of workplaces is very flexible and all work areas are 'equally good', which is important for the flexibility and experience of DSV - One Company. 

The four floors of the building are disposed with the common, outward-facing activities on the ground floor, and the more sheltered / private working environments upstairs.

The offices are designed as open plans offices with work zones located near the facades, along the atrium balconies. In central zones adjacent to work areas are shared facilites, such as flex rooms, flexible meeting rooms, restrooms, wardrobes, etc.

The contact between inside and out is an important quality in the building. From work areas, there is a panoramic view of the surroundings. Each floor has four out door recessed terrace ares with informal meeting facilities and café areas that can be used for project work. The ground floor canteen also provides access to an out door green terrace dining and meeting area.

White cladding panels in front of the slabs create horizontal lines of the façade. The window mullions are in a dark grey tone, visually stepping back from the facade, emphasizing the horisontal lines of the exterior canopy blinds.

The building is equipped with exterior CTS-controlled sun shading blinds built into the façade glazing system.

The constructive principle is a pillar-plate house with non load bearing facades.
Inside all surfaces are light coloured with white balconies (acoustic surface) and concrete columns. Cores are covered with acoustic oak veneered cladding and most walls are glazed emphasizing the opennes of the building. The atrium flooring is laid with light marble tiles and the floor of the canteen is oak plank flooring. Flooring in the office areas and meeting rooms is carpet tiling.