Henning Larsen Architects to take part in World Future Energy Summit, Abu Dhabi

Notes and media contacts

Henning Larsen Architects is part of the Danish pavilion in the exhibition at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi 19-21 January 2009.

WORLD FUTURE ENERGY SUMMIT:

Top government officials, heads of global organisations, leading environmentalists and the largest international investors are meeting at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi to discuss, debate and plan for the Future of Energy.

HENNING LARSEN ARCHITECTS:

Henning Larsen Architects is an international architecture company with strong Scandinavian roots. Our goal is to create vibrant sustainable buildings that reach beyond themselves and become of durable value to the user, the society and the culture they are built into.

We shape, challenge and change the physical surroundings - from urban spaces and buildings to interior design, components and strategic planning. With 50 years of experience, the company has developed a thorough knowledge of the many aspects of building, and our competences are constantly being developed through new projects and the meeting with our global collaborators.

The main office is located in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Henning Larsen Middle East in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Selected international projects:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Saudi Arabia)
Uppsala Concert and Congress Hall (Sweden)
University of Plymouth, Faculty of Arts (United Kingdom)
Kunsthalle Würth (Germany)

Selected projects in progress:

King Abdullah Financial District (Saudi Arabia)
Massar Children's Discovery Centre (Syria)
Spiegel Headquarters (Germany)
Reykjavik Concert and Congress Centre (Iceland)

Selected projects in Denmark:

The Opera (Copenhagen)
IT University (Copenhagen)
Danish Design Centre (Copenhagen)
Nordea Bank Headquarters (Copenhagen)

INTEGRATED ENERGY DESIGN:

Integrated Energy Design is a significant technical-scientific development in progress, whereby research has led to accurate simulations of a building's energy consumption.

By implementing an integrated design process, in which the energy consumption is dynamically simulated in relation to the development of the design, it is possible to achieve high energy efficiency and comfort at the lowest price. Integrated Energy Design is an interplay between volumes, materials, room heights, light and shadow, noise, wind and the use of interior and exterior spaces.

KING ABDULLAH FINANCIAL DISTRICT:

Henning Larsen Architects won the international competition to design the masterplan for King Abdullah Financial District in 2006 and has devised a set of guidelines for sustainability. During the building phase Henning Larsen Architects acts as consultants ensuring that the proposed scheme achieves a standard that will be seen as a world-class example of sustainable development.

Henning Larsen Architects masterplan unites the Arabian urban traditions with the modern metropolis giving the Saudi capital Riyadh a public open space and a characteristic skyline with a new outstanding landmark.

The heart of the district is a transformation of the Arabian wadi Hanifa transversing the area. The district will become an active and attractive urban space comprising financial institutions, residential and recreational areas, shops, restaurants, hotels, conference and sports facilities.

The district will feature something as unique as a Saudi Arabian monorail connecting the various areas of the district. All buildings and monorail stations are linked together by air-conditioned footbridges above street level enabling walking distance to all meetings in the Financial District - quite extraordinary for Riyadh.

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Client: Capital Market Authority / Public Pensions Agency
Gross floor area: 3.3 mill. m2
Site: 1.6 mill. m2

HENNING LARSEN MIDDLE EAST:

Al Tawfiq Towers, office 403
Tahlia Street
PO Box 295744
Riyadh 11351
Saudi Arabia
Principal Jacob Kurek
Mobile: +966 50 272 6106

HENNING LARSEN ARCHITECTS:

Vesterbrogade 76
1620 Copenhagen V
Denmark
Tel: +45 8233 3000

Communication Manager Farid Fellah
Tel (direct): +45 8231 3160

For further information please contact:

Farid Fellah
Communication Manager
Henning Larsen Architects
T. +45 6035 2160