Research Trip to Copenhagen

17 – 21 March 2010

Ordrup Skole• School had a modern extension which staff could not adapt to, so Bosch & Fjord brought in to

dispel animosity and change how staff and pupils used the space.• B & F resided at Ordrup for several months where staff and pupils could drop and set tasks

for the users, e.g. post-its to signpost favourite places• 3 defined themes – Concentration & Reflection

Dialogue & ConcentrationCommunity & Safety

• Changed hallways – made them wider to change their focus, e.g. computer stations, games, social areas, alternative learning spaces for small groups

• Clearly Defined spaces, e.g. homely spaces. Different learning approaches in different spaces• No fences – school an active part of the community, undulated outdoor spaces• Rails to hang things from such as art• Lots of different chairs for different people’s needs• Mats to define social groups• Reading tubes, dry jacuzzis, • Use of colour

Ordrup Skole

Ordrup Skole

Designlab & Tryoutlabs• Labs based at the IT University, Copenhagen University• Flexible glass box which did not feel too exposing• Good use of lighting• Liked different levels to learn• Facilitates different types of learning• Subtle use of colour – red edging of shelving, yellow table• “Rooms affect the way we think and act”• “It’s good to create a culture of change and look at how we use the rooms as

society changes”• Library exploring new uses for library. Acknowledged the need for new role,

e.g. a place to discuss in small groups, a place to drink ‘good coffee’, a place to sleep, a place to watch films

• Different chairs• Intimate use of lighting

IT University, Copenhagen University and the Designlab

Tryoutlabs

3XN Architects

• Architecture designed by 3XN• Presentation by Kim Nielsen, 3XN, at DAC Mind your

Behaviour exhibition• “Building can shape behaviour” Kim Nielsen• 7 types of Behaviour – Cultural, Learning, Human,

Public, Social, Responsible, Building• “All buildings establish settings for social process by

bringing people together” Lars Quortrup, Head of Faculty DPU, Aarhus University

• Museum of Liverpool 2011

Ørestad Gymnasium• Designed by 3XN• Impressive and amazing stairs• Stairs were the central core to the whole building• Square building from outside, curvy interior structures• Light responsive coloured blinds on the exterior of the building• Good relationship with apple – good discount for staff and students• All students buy apple laptops at a subsidised rates through the Gynasium.• 4 different types of classrooms – traditional, enclosed circular with moveable

doors, circular raised areas, open-plan areas• All work based around laptops – problems with students continually on Facebook• Looking into becoming a ‘Virtual School’ for distance learning• Gynasium originally designed for 800 students. Now 1,000 plus students and it

feels like the space is struggling to retain its flexible teaching approaches. All teachers assigned a space to teach for the year

Ørestad Gymnasium

Ørestad Gymnasium

Statens Museum for Kunst• Met with Nana Bernhart• Ulk – visited the digital spaces aimed at young people• Offer sessions to schools - video, photography and sound• Currently under review as want to work more on the galleries and connect more with

the collections and exhibitions• Want to re-decorate the spaces working with 2 new art pilots and young people• Want a more diverse range of art pilots• Fatboys did not work• Visited the more traditional art studios for taught sessions• Taught by artists• Wants to set up an informal european/international network between gallery

educators who work with young people – Chiasma, Stedjelik, Whitworth,etc• 2 children’s exhibition spaces• 6 information plasma screens on arrival for all areas of the gallery – café, exhibitions,

collections, everything!

SMK

Unges Laboratorier for Kunst

SMK

Hellerup Skole• Loved the top floor staff room which was more like an appartment – different chairs,

loungers, exercise bikes, etc• Loved the kitchens in the 3 areas where students cooked their lunch in the afternoon

leisure session• Candles• Cubicles for focused listening• Flexible schedule – new one each week with different times• Each day starts with Individual Time when student look at their Individual Learning Plan

which is part of their Individual Action Plan (reviewed every 3 months)• Emphasis on creating a self-sufficient student• Younger children abseil down the building• Gorgeous materials, wood slats with grey felt behind• Take off outdoor shoes• Placed furniture to encourage people to move around calmly• First week no furniture in the space and then gradually added more furniture as they

required it• Teachers and pupils designed and decorated their own spaces• Cublicles for focused listening

Louisianna

Louisianna

Louisianna Children’s Workshops

Louisianna’s Sculptures

Top Ten Thoughts• ‘”Use space as a tool” Bosch & Fjord• How do you create a glass box which does not feel too exposing?• Use at least 3 different types of chairs• Use colour which can be reflected onto white walls• Use a range of lighting, e.g. pendant, angle-poise, subtle colours to

demarquate specific space• Don’t let the architecture dominate the presence of the users• Fatboys do not work!• Nurture gallery educators european/international network - set

up blog with links??• Take off outdoor shoes• Flexible spaces