A civic landmark empowering community and sustainability

A civic landmark empowering community and sustainability

Høje-Taastrup City Hall

Client

Høje Taastrup Municipality

Location

Høje-Taastrup, Denmark

Area

8,700 m²

Workstations

500

The new Høje-Taastrup City Hall is a striking architectural landmark that blends innovation and community focus. Located in the new city park, it connects the City2 shopping center with the emerging Høje-Taastrup C urban development. Featuring flexible workspaces for employees and a welcoming environment for citizens, the City Hall strengthens collaboration and local connections. The "Citizens' House" stands as a forward-thinking design, creating lasting value for the entire community.

Status

Completed

Certification

DGNB Gold

Collaborators

ALL COWI Nordstern

Summary

Envisioning a welcoming community

Høje-Taastrup Municipality envisioned a modern and sustainable city hall that would serve as a vibrant civic hub. The goal was to create a welcoming space for citizens and a flexible, future-proof workplace for municipal employees.

City hall with a dual purpose

PLH’s design approach centered on fostering transparency, accessibility, and community engagement. By integrating sustainable practices and dynamic spaces, we aimed to create a civic building that serves both as a workplace and a community cornerstone.

Setting new standards for civic architecture

The nine-story city hall stands as a visually striking landmark, featuring a champagne-coloured, angled façade and a transparent atrium. Its inviting public spaces, including a rooftop terrace open to the public and landscaped surroundings, connect seamlessly with the nearby park and urban area. Flexible interiors optimise daylight and air quality, ensuring a healthy and adaptable work environment. To future-proof the office areas, the design is flexible, so it can be easily adapted and reconfigured for new needs and work methods. Sustainable features like recycled concrete foundations, intelligent energy systems, and biodiversity-focused landscaping have earned the building a DGNB Gold certification, setting a new standard for civic architecture.

Atrium

In their words

This city hall is a prominent landmark in our new district Høje-Taastrup C and at the same time a truly exciting building with lots of new possibilities for both employees and citizens. It is a citizens' house, where associations have opportunities like borrowing the council chamber or meeting rooms for events. It is a modern, flexible workplace where we can serve citizens and work in many different ways. And sustainability is at the forefront as seen in the reuse in the construction, solar cells on the roof and a sound operating economy going forward.

Kurt Scheelsbeck, Acting Mayor of Høje-Taastrup Municipality

Landscaping

Quote

This innovative project embodies the ambition of an entire city. Together, we’ve created a striking and functional building that strengthens democratic processes, community ties, and local identity.

Søren Mølbak, Partner & CEO, PLH

Competition sketch