The 3,200m2 Ku.Be House of Culture and Movement was designed for the municipality of Frederiksberg as a focal point for both the immediate community and the greater Copenhagen; one that the community could take ownership of and that would adapt based to the specific wants and needs of its users. The project is a novel typology, developed out of the response to a brief that asked only for a building that would bring people together and improve their quality of life. In response MVRDV and ADEPT’s proposal combines theater, sport and learning into a space where body and mind are activated and bonds are forged regardless of age, ability or interest.

The six primary volumes that comprise Ku.Be, distinctive in colour and materiality, each accommodate a unique programme. From the outside these diverse programmes are hinted at by a fragmented tile façade.

The urban gardens outside form the connection between Ku.Be and its surroundings, playing an important role in expressing the eight volumes and the activities happening inside. The diverse landscape - a system of microclimates with changing sounds, lights, and scents which blend seamlessly into a hill with integrated slides - reaches out into the gardens and terminates in an outdoor amphitheater. As an extension of the urban landscape of Frederiksberg and integral part of the community, the House of Culture and Movement looks to become an incubator for further development within the neighborhood.