Norway and Denmark-based architects Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter have created the Kornets Hus (Grain House), a centre in the Jutland region of Denmark that informs visitors about the importance of grain locally and its significance for human civilisation. The region has a rich food and farming culture, and the new centre is situated on the grounds of an existing farm and bakery in Hjørring, a town with some of the country’s oldest settlement remains.
The Kornets Hus is designed as an L-shaped building, with brick-clad light wells at both ends inspired by baker’s kilns. Internally, public spaces are centred around a large bread oven, while teaching and exhibition spaces benefit from natural lighting and increased volumes created by the light wells. Continuous glazing in the courtyard-facing walls provides access to and views of the expansive wheat fields to the west of the building. Photo by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter. Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter
