Dymak HQ | BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group

Located in Odense, Denmark, the 2800 m2 headquarters for Danish global supply chain company Dymak is designed by BIG LEAP - our in-house Architecture, Landscape, Engineering and Product Design teams - with high energy performance at heart while also creating a comfortable work environment that can be adapted to the company's future growth.
Set to achieve DGBN Gold and Heart Certification, the headquarters are characterized by a circular shape and a grid-like facade that references the Danish architectural tradition of half-timbering. The facade consists of a series of 44 radial cross-laminated timber frames, topped with an undulating roof covered in 880 PVCs, which are angled for harvesting solar energy throughout the year as well as reduce noise pollution for an inner open-
air green courtyard.
The headquarters include offices, showroom space and shared facilities for socializing. To secure a high energy performance, the building's facade opens towards the north, framing views of the manorial landscape of Funen.
Towards the south, the facade contains external lamellas for passive solar shading and vertical closed panels of stretched metals to gradually close off the glass facade to avoid overheating. The circular structure of Dymak HQ creates a connected office landscape that allows views across floors. The building's volume is distributed to create variation in space offerings, facilitating a dynamic work environment where employees can set up
workstations according to needs.
The headquarters' interior includes a palette of natural and tactile materials such as wood, clay, and cork, carefully selected to mirror Dymak's product portfolio. Recycled bricks are used throughout the ground floor as well as to mark outdoor pathways around the building and in the courtyard.
Acting as the green heart of the building, the courtyard drawvs in the surrounding landscape to its core and features an amphitheater to offer break-out areas or a gathering space for social events. Designed by BIG Landscape, the courtyard's design is repeated in the office's surrounding landscape, where green pockets for socializing are placed close to the entry area.

Partners in Charge: Bjarke Ingels, Ole Elkjaer-Larsen
Project Manager: Joos Jerne
Project Leader: Lisbet Fritze Trentemeller
Team: Celia de la Osa Muñoz, Celina Holck, Christian Rasmussen, Emil Westlin, Finn Narkjaer, Frederik Lyng, Giulia Orlando, loannis Mathioudakis, Jakub Kulisa, Kamilla Heskje, Laura Wätte, Marius Tromholt-Richter, Narisara Ladawal Schröder, Oliver Steen, Richard Howis, Snorre Nash, Sofia Papadopoulou, Seren Dam Mortensen
BIG Landscape: Giulia Frittoli, Brian Malig Collado, Ulla Hornsyld, Ahmed Badra, Alicia De Nobrega, Anders Fenss, Olivia Ann Egeberg, Sirui Qiu
BIG Engineering: Alexander Gale Heiede, Andrea Hektor, Andreas Bak, Jesús Fernández Fraile, Jonathan Russell, Kai-Brith Kalda, Kannan Selvaraj, Thomas Lejeune, Tim Christensen
BIG Ideas: Anders Holden Deleuran, Cosmin Paduraru, Harish Karthick Vijay, Karim Daw, Katrine Juul, Sille Foltinger, Tore Banke, Will Chuanrui Yu