The LEGO brand House in Billund, Denmark is as playful and inviting as the world’s famous LEGO toy itself. Applying the ratio of the famous LEGO brick throughout the architecture, LEGO Brand House embodies the culture and values at the heart of all LEGO experiences. Simultaneously, the colorful building cements Billund&#;s status as the home of the LEGO brick and the children’s capital of the world.

Copenhagen’s harbor has transformed from an industrial port and traffic junction to being the cultural and social heart of the city. The Copenhagen Harbor Bath has been instrumental in this evolution. It extends one of the city&#;s most popular parks over the water by incorporating the practical needs and demands for accessibility, safety, and programmatic flexibility. In , the Harbor Bath was recognized by the International Olympic Committee as one of the Best Sports Facilities in the world.

Located in Copenhagen’s Nordhavn neighborhood, BIG’s new HQ building recently topped out its -storey structure. The new HQ is architecturally anchored in Copenhagen harbor’s heritage of warehouses and factories. The small footprint at the end of the pier became the main design dilemma: how to organize a single work environment for all of us when we would have to be split between a minimum of four levels. In a counterintuitive decision, we split all the floors in half and doubled the amount of levels.

Buenos Aires is a lively city with a vibrant social life, but to our surprise it only has m of public green space per person compared to the nine square meters recommended by WHO. This was something BIG&#;s design could address. As a result, the two blocks are transformed into five towers. Each tower is given a different height to eliminate the sensation of a wall. The podium is reduced into semi-sunken pavilions, turning their roofs into green slopes. The bases of each tower are eroded diminishing the footprint and allowing a public park to expand.

With hard-sound reflecting surfaces and an open &#;ceiling,&#; the dry dock&#;s acoustics are perfect for dance performances and concerts, but also suitable for other outdoor activities, exhibitions, and events &#; turning the Maritime Museum into a center for cultural life in Helsingor. Through minimal means, BIG&#;s design created maximum functionality and architectural resonance.