CEBRA’s Green Ramps Spiral Through the Experimentarium Science Center in Copenhagen

Danish designers <a href="http://www.cebra.info/">CEBRA</a> won an international design competition to convert an old water bottling plant into an exciting new science center in Copenhagen. The design for the Experimentarium Science and Technology Center builds upon the original brick foundation with a series of staggered aluminum-clad blocks and includes large green ramps that spiral up the building's four-stories. A <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/photos-inhabitat-tours-brooklyn-botanic-gardens-new-green-roofed-visitor-center/">botanical garden</a> and rooftop exhibition crown the center, which is expected to be built by 2015.

The new science center builds upon an existing brick building

Stacked aluminum-clad blocks rest on the existing foundation

The perforated aluminum ensures plenty of daylight penetrates the interior

There are four stories

A botanical garden crowns the building, along with a rooftop exhibition space

The new design optimizes daylighting

The addition will give the building a total square footage of 320,000 feet

This space is comprised of administrative, research, exhibition and cafeteria space

The Experimentarium is expected to be completed in 2015 and will act as an exciting new cultural center for Copenhagen