INSP ROSKILDE

Over the past 10 years, INSP has been housed in historic buildings from 1894 and 1929 at the former slaughterhouse site in Roskilde. During this time, the INSP association has created a vibrant cultural and social hub in the old industrial buildings.

NEW FACILITIES WHILE PRESERVING HERITAGE

Now that INSP is taking permanent ownership of the buildings, the existing cultural activities and emerging entrepreneurial activities call for expanded spaces tailored to their evolving needs.

The INSP project is updating the existing buildings, and in the boiler house, the condenser, and the chimney, large flexible workshops will be created with a robust character, an office hotel, a professional production kitchen, and facilities for concerts, theater, exhibitions, and larger events.

To preserve the character and soul of the old buildings, as many of the original elements as possible will be retained during the transformation. Through materiality and architectural language, the buildings have a clear interrelationship, which will be further strengthened by new architectural layers.

ROOM TO CONNECT, CREATE, AND COLLABORATE

The original INSP, which currently welcomes more than 1,000 people a week, will be preserved in the canteen with the workshops. Here, the focus will be on the interaction between the users of the building: citizens, visitors, and local residents. The building will offer more open spaces that stimulate creativity, social connections, and entrepreneurship. The building will be opened up towards the square to bring more life to the area in front of it.

As a unifying element, a new platform will be established between the physically separated buildings, improving accessibility and ensuring free movement across the busy Køgevej. In the urban spaces between the buildings, new green pockets and flexible areas will be created for everyday activities and as an invitation to the neighborhood and city.

USER-CENTERED DESIGN APPROACH

The project is founded on a user-centered design approach that develops a new strategy for involving users in the design of these spaces. By introducing three elements of space, three different levels of flexibility, transformation and social integration are implemented.

Each of the existing buildings will be vertically expanded with new floors added. These extensions clearly differentiate from the original structures, serving as a landmark for each INSP building, and appear as luminous lanterns at night, visible to the surrounding neighborhood and passing trains.

The transformation project of the office building at INSP was completed in November 2023.

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