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A Danish team of architects Cobe, Arcgency and Drachmann, in collaboration with engineers from Sweco, has won the competition to design the future Danish Parliament in Copenhagen. The project includes a visitor center and an underground visitor entrance framed by arches in a courtyard, as well as a link between Christiansborg Palace (home of parliament, the Supreme Court and the Prime Minister’s Office) and the building vacated by the National Archives The underground passages were converted into modern parliamentary facilities and work spaces, restaurants and exhibition halls.
The aim of the renovation is to enhance the unique character of Danish democracy by making the premises more open and accessible to all, without sacrificing efficiency and safety. Given the historical significance of Christiansborg Palace and the former State Archives building, the operation required a careful restoration and renovation process. Inspired by the ancient Nordic parliament “Tingsted”, which was an outdoor debate space, the new visitor entrance is designed as an open circular meeting place with stairs rising in an amphitheatre-like manner. At the foot of the stairs stands the “People’s Tree,” a majestic yet lonely symbol of the roots of democracy.
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