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Hejmdal Kræftpatienternes Hus

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Type
  
Healthcare

Completed
  
1908

Architecture firm
  
Cubo Architects

Named for
  
Heimdallr

Location
  
Aarhus, Denmark

Opened
  
1908

Renovated
  
May 2008

Architect
  
Frank Gehry

Hejmdal - Kræftpatienternes Hus

Address
  
Peter Sabroes Gade 1, 8000 Aarhus C

Similar
  
Tivoli Friheden, 8 Spruce Street, Gehry Residence, Gehry Tower, Hundige StorCenter

Hejmdal is a facility in Aarhus, Denmark owned by the The Danish Cancer Society and used to counsel and house cancer patients and their families. The building is situated in the Trøjborg neighborhood on Peter Sabroe's Gade 1. Hejmdal was originally a part of Aarhus Municipal Hospital but has since been renovated. The American architect Frank Gehry worked pro bono on the redesign with the architect company Cubo Architects from Aarhus.

History

The building was originally the home of the porter of Aarhus Municipal Hospital. In 2008 it was renovated the Danish Cancer Society established a facility for cancer counselling and housing cancer patients and their families during treatments. The American architect Frank Gehry and the Aarhus firm Cubo Architects worked on the redesign. Hejmdal is named for the Norse god Heimdallr, god of sunlight and guardian of Bifrost. The house is designed as an open space without boundaries.

References

Hejmdal - Kræftpatienternes Hus Wikipedia