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DR Byen - multimedia house for the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, Denmark 

The Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) is building a new multimedia house in Ørestad in Copenhagen. Since the inception of the landmark project in 1999, COWI has been retained as client adviser to DR.

A new beginning

DR's facilities for making television and radio was previously spread throughout Copenhagen and its suburbs. In an effort to streamline and prepare the organisation for future challenges in a highly competitive media market, DR decided to relocate to a new multimedia house in Ørestad, a new neighbourhood in Copenhagen.  

The project comprises 125,000 m2 in total with studios, workshops, administration and editorial offices, and storage facilities for more than 3000 employees. The project further includes a state-of-the-art concert hall designed by French architect Jean Nouvel.

Interdisciplinary consultancy

The initial planning of the project started i 1999. The new multimedia house for DR is expected to be completed by 2008.  

COWI's services comprise among other things:

  • Building programme
  • Planning and execution of international consultancy competitions
  • Environmental management
  • Supervision during design, construction and handing-over.
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