World Heritage Day is observed annually on April 18th to raise awareness about the significance of World Heritage sites and the importance of safeguarding them for future generations.
Kvorning Design have developed and realized visitor centres and exhibition concepts for UNESCO World Heritage sites in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Italy, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and China since 1992.
3XN (lead), GXN, Kvorning Design, WSP, and Swedish MARELD landskapsarkitekter AB as consortium is prequalified to design a Maritime Centre for Frederikssund in Denmark. With our expertise in developing, designing and interpreting maritime cultural destinations, our goal is to contribute to the ongoing development of Frederikssund by uniting the city with the fjord and to meet the expectations of what a modern maritime centre should offer its citizens.
Eighty years to the day after Norwegian soldiers from Linge Company sabotaged heavy water production at Vemork, Rjukan, Norway, the Norwegian Industrial Workers’ Museum (NIA) opens an extensive exhibition designed and realized by a creative team led by Kvorning Design on the site where the dangerous Operation Gunnerside was executed in February 1943.
“The exhibition and its mode of presentation have been established it the original historic setting. It is unique. All combined with a fetching architectonic solution, a new building that houses remains of the cellar as well as a total solution offering the public a broad spectrum of informative possibilities. The Heavy Water Cellar has been transformed into a dramatic staging of events for the visiting public, on the site where it happened. The operation and its main characters are brought to life with light, sound, animation, film and physical scenography. It also offers an opportunity for contemplation as well as educating generations to come. What’s more, we have created new attractive facilities for conferences, meetings and social events in the future. It has been an exciting, devoted and creative collaboration with NIA, Gagarin and our other partners,” says Arne Kvorning of Kvorning Design.
Memorial Ceremony and Exhibition Opening took place at Vemork, Rjukan, Norway on 28 February 2023.
What is an electricity network company? What challenges do its employees solve?
2This is what N1, Jutland’s largest electricity network firm and a part of Norlys, has set out to tell in unique, surprising, and involving ways.
Together with Kvorning Design, N1 has transformed its high-ceilinged foyer in Esbjerg, Denmark, into a discourse and experience zone for guests and employees. In this interstitial area, you can learn more about N1’s history, field of business, values, career opportunities, and more.
Norlys Workplace Design Specialist Pernille Søndergaard, says,
“We are particularly happy with a result that emphasizes the architecture; for example, banners that accent the ceiling height in a light and elegant way, and the organic shapes of the sofas that speak to the round design of the building.”
Kvorning Design has completed the assignment as a turnkey contractor.
We are happy to share we are part of the winning team to develop a feasibility study and pre-concept for the 40,000 m2 AKANTUS project in Larvik, Norway – the city’s centerpiece project to highlight and strengthen Larvik’s history as a national attraction, as a force in urban development, and as an arena for co-creation.
We look forward to developing ideas for ‘Herregården’, the historic gardens ‘Herregårdshagen, and the new museum facility – all tied together in a strong landscape concept based on Larviks’ historical roots, its unique experiences, and its potential as a driver for urban development.
Last week, we started up the project on-site together with our clients Larvik kommune and Larvik Museum, and together with our team SLA (consortium lead), LPO arkitekter, and a selected group of experts.
The Grand Unveiling of Salmon Eye on September 2, 2022 – an initiative with ambitions to revolutionize sustainable aquaculture.
Thanks a lot Sondre Eide, family and entire team at Eide Fjordbruk AS for you courage, trust and cooperation around the realisation of the experience design and architectural vision for Salmon Eye – floating near Rosendal, Norway. An iconic project and a spectacular summer day in the Hardangerfjord!
Congratulations and our best wishes for the future from Kvorning Design
Shelters from Kvorning Design – in the series Kvorning Outdoor Solutions.
These design shelters offer an innovative approach and unique spaces for outdoor learning, events, and around-the-fire sleepovers. Cutting-edge in design: smart, unique, sustainable, and modular. Low-impact design and aesthetic appeal that will change people’s perception forever about staying outdoors and providing great spaces for learning and sleepovers.
They come in several sizes and can be combined in various ways: from the 2-3 person sized shelters to the larger 8-person sized shelters. If placed around a campfire four larger shelters could host up to 30-32 persons!
Indeed, while being surrounded by nature’s amazing views and starry skies, everyone will be able to enjoy these amazing designer shelters.
The year 2022 marks 30 years of Kvorning Design on the international exhibitions stage.
Save the date: Friday, 19 August 2022 from 3pm to 8pm. Join us for a party that promises to kick off with a BANG in the courtyard next to our studio at Njalsgade 21E, Copenhagen S, Denmark.
All afternoon, no less than 3 live acts will thrill you with a wide range of exciting and exotic rhythms — from samba to rock’n’roll. And YOU are invited to join our mini festival. We’re looking forward to celebrating with you!
Participation requires registration, so mark your interest ASAP and RSVP no later than 15 August here.
Kvorning Design and partners, Icelandic Gagarin, and Creative Technology, Norway, have won two commissions from the Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum, NIA, to develop and realise the conceptual narrative for Tungtvannskjelleren, the heavy water room and research site where the world-changing Norwegian sabotage mission “Operation Gunnerside” took place.
Tungtvannskjelleren, located at the Vemork hydroelectric plant near Rjukan, Norway, is a historic national heritage site of Norwegian and international significance. When the “heavy water room” reopens, visitors will experience the story of the famous sabotage action that took place there in February 1943.
As the scene of perhaps the most important event in Norway’s war history, Tungtvannskjelleren is a key destination for history education and a monument to the Second World War. It is a place for learning and reflection, where innovative design must engage and captivate the audience to deliver a compelling history.
Opening: 18 June 2022 and 28 February 2023
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Kvorning Design is contracting with Classic Car House to create turnkey exhibitions for the upcoming Classic Car House – a classic new universe for the senses, for which work is now underway in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark. Taking the former Agricultural Museum and Virumgård as a focal point, and while still maintaining respect for the spirit of the site, Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects and landscape architect Julie Kierkegaard are currently in full swing renovating, expanding and building new square meters of exhibition space.
Classic Car House will have a total area of around 25,000 square meters for experiences, exhibitions, a showroom, a car hotel, restaurant/bistro as well as concert and conference facilities. Based on the master plan for all exhibitions – both temporary and more permanent installations – our task now is to bring together the buildings and exhibition concepts to create immersive, spectacular experiences at a world-class level.
Classic Car House will be the destination of choice for anyone passionate about beautiful vintage cars, historic buildings and parks. Something to look forward to it!
Opening: May 2023 / Photo: Classic Car House