Vendsyssel Theatre

This is the first new theater built in greater Copenhagen in over a century, and its sold-out premiere season marked an immediate success. The 4,200-square-meter theater is a dynamic, multi-functional complex including a concert hall, a black-box studio, a rehearsal hall and a 430-seat auditorium with a full-function theater, plus offices, a generous foyer, cafe, workshops and dressing rooms backstage. The new theater sits in the center of Hjorring and will become the source of cultural life for the whole region. The building is composed of cubic volumes clad in rust-colored weathering steel that responds to the surroundings, while an LED glass facade glows in various colors at night, creating a complete aesthetic dialogue among town, square and theater. The flexible auditorium can be reconfigured for symphony, rock, theater and conferences. The theater has been credited with revitalizing Hjorring's civic life and has won several Danish architecture awards for its bold, rusted volume.