The Blue Planet

Inspired by the shape of water in endless motion, Denmark’s new National Aquarium designed by 3xn. The Blue Planet is shaped as a great whirlpool, and the building itself tells the story of what awaits inside. The Blue Planet is located on an elevated headland towards the sea. Located right next to the water, the whirlpool binds land and sea together. The building’s distinctive shape is clearly visible for travelers arriving by plane to the nearby Copenhagen Airport. The facade is covered with small diamond-shaped aluminum plates, known as shingles, which adapts to the building’s organic form. Just as water aluminum mirrors the colors and light of the sky and thus the building has a very varied expression like nature itself. As the flow of water, the building is flexible and dynamic. Incredibly fluid, complex and simplistic…. stunning.

The blue planet by 3xn

The blue planet by 3xn

The blue planet by 3xn

The blue planet by 3xn

The blue planet by 3xn

The blue planet by 3xn

The blue planet by 3xn

The blue planet by 3xn

The blue planet by 3xn

The blue planet by 3xn

The blue planet by 3xn

The blue planet by 3xn

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