Holmenkollen Ski Jump in Norway by JDS Architects, photo by Steven Walters

The Copenhagen based practice JDS Architects recently unveiled the new construction of the famous ski jump at the Norwegian village of Holmenkollen – one of the world’s most recognizable sports facilities. The giant cantilevered structure is clad in aluminum and glass and rises 58 meters in the air.

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New Holmenkollen Fyr by JDS Architects

Even though the new ski-jumping hill ‘New Holmenkollen Fyr’ in Oslo designed by the Danish JDS Architects is not fully completed, some jumps will be held on 13th and 14th of March. It is a trial test before the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships next year in Oslo, 24th of February – 6th March 2011.


“On the 3rd of March, Annette Sagen became the first official ski jumper to jump 106.5 meters during the opening ceremony of the Skijump, which set a new Holmenkollen jump record. From the 20 ski jumpers taking part of the opening ceremony, Rune Vetla, a local ski jumper had the longest jump at 141 meters, breaking and currently holding the record at Holmenkollen hill!”

New Holmenkollen Fyr by JDS Architects

After this weekend’s event, JDS Architects will continue the remaining work on the completion plans until 2011.


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Psychiatric Hospital by JDS Architects

The Copenhagen based practice JDS Architects realised this Hospital in Helsingor / Denmark. The footprint demonstrates the decentralised structure of the building, which combines the necessary control and protection with a open and light spaces.

Psychiatric Hospital by JDS Architects, photo by Felix Luong

“As a starting point for work on the Helsingør Psychiatric Hospital, we interviewed the users, patients, and staff members. This helped to provide a clearer understanding of the basic needs on which to base our design approach, while at the same time clarifying an important paradox to be solved. How does one combine the efficiency of a central organization with the freedom and autonomy of a decentralized complex? The hospital needs to allow control and protection while maintaining a free and open atmosphere. In terms of function it should be a logistically optimized hospital, but in terms of experience it is anything but a hospital.”

Psychiatric hospital by JDS Architects, photo by Felix Luong

“The success of this project both in terms of design and operation has led JDS Architects into a collaboration with some of the leading researchers and lecturers in hospital care. The hospital is utilized as a best practices example for modern hospital design. The result has been an in-depth review of the project, which evaluated both the successes and failures. The material was then assembled presented by hospital specialists Knut Bergland and Pernille Weiss Terkildsen throughout Scandinavia and the UK.”

Psychiatric hospital by JDS Architects, photo by Vegar Moen

Psychiatric hospital by JDS Architects, photo by Vegar Moen

Psychiatric hospital by JDS Architects, photo by Felix Luong

Psychiatric hospital by JDS Architects, photo by Vegar Moen

Design team: Julien De Smedt

Anders Drescher, Anna Manosa, Annette Jensen, Ask Hvas, Bjarke Ingels, Christian Finderup, David Zahle, Finn Norkjaer, Hanne Halvorsen, Henrik Juul Nielsen, Ida Marie Nissen, Jakob Eggen, Jakob Moller, Jamie Meunier, Jennifer Dahm Petersen, Jesper Wichmann, Jesper Bo Jensen, Jorn Jensen, Kasper Larsen, Leif Andersen, Lene Nørgaard, Louise Steffensen, Nanna Gydholm Moller, Simon Irgens-Moller, Xavier Pavia Pages

Client: Frederiksborg County, Helsingor Hospital

Size: 6’000 m2

Budget: 80’000’000 DK

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