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The Wave, Denmark : Vejle Architecture
The Wave Development – design by Henning Larsen Architects in Jutland, Denmark
21 Dec 2018
The Wave Vejle
Design: Henning Larsen Architects
Location: Jylland, Denmark
Award-winning while unfinished, Henning Larsen?s The Wave apartments reach final completion
Following an eleven-year construction period interrupted by the global financial crisis, Henning Larsen?s The Wave apartment building in Vejle, Denmark has finally reached completion.

Construction on the 14,000 sqm complex, consisting of 100 apartments, began in 2006, following an architectural vision of five consecutive wave-shaped towers lining the water along Vejle Fjord. However, the global recession of 2008 interrupted construction after the completion of only two towers. They stood unaccompanied along the waterfront, the first chapters in an unfinished story.
Even though only partially completed, the first stage of The Wave drew international attention. The two towers were named ?Residential Building of the Year? by Danish trade magazine Byggeri in 2009, followed by an ABB LEAF Award for innovative architecture in 2012, and the prestigious Civic Trust Award in 2013 ? The first time a Danish architect won the award in 51 years.

The Wave incorporates an open, public pier ? establishing it as a social and residential hub, and an enduring presence in the vitalization of the Vejle waterfront. After con...