Henning G. Kruses Plads

”With Henning G. Kruses Plads, BIG’s architects and landscape designers have created a beautiful and functional living space in front of Musikhuset Esbjerg, which in a fantastic way both invites you to stay and enjoy the square, and also invites you inside our dynamic music house. We could not be happier with the result."

“The design is inspired by three elements: the existing architecture in Musikhuset, the music in Musikhuset, and the sea. Combining these considerations in a simple move that creates a gathering place for the city's residents and the visitors of Musikhuset. The cymatic pool is a surprising element - a poetic place for calm and reflection, a place that conveys and represents music like waves, so even kids can understand it.”

”The new forecourt for Musikhuset Esbjerg and Esbjerg Kunstmuseum is composed of a number of architectural details designed specifically for the site. The curved steel lines, the circular gratings around the trees, the light posts, the bicycle racks, and the vibrating basin are all designed in 5 mm stainless steel, which stands in subtle contrast to the concrete's hand-brushed surface and the birch trees' white trunks and green crowns. Henning G. Kruses Plads represents a holistic urban 'work of art' on a smaller scale."