Type Residential Town or city Vejle | Country Denmark Architecture firm Henning Larsen Architects | |
Awards and prizes 2010 LEAF Award, 2011 Civic Trust Award Similar Vejle Fjord Bridge, St Nicolai Church, Givskud Zoo, Enghøj Kirke, Legoland Billund Resort | ||
The Wave in Vejle is a modern residential building complex by the Skyttehus bay in Vejle, Denmark. It is inspired by the Sydney Opera House by Danish architect Jørn Utzon and the hilly landscape around Vejle Fjord.
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Map of The Wave in Vejle, 7100 Vejle, Denmark
The Wave in Vejle is designed by Henning Larsen Architects and contains 115 luxury apartments distributed on 14,000 square metres (150,000 sq ft).
It has been named as a ground-breaking architecture piece in modern times and a significant landmark of Vejle.
Awards
In 2010 The Wave in Vejle and [Henning Larsen Architects won the prestigious architectural prize LEAF Awards in the ’multiple occupancy’ category. The project also won the annual 'Vejle Award' as 2010 Building of the Year. In 2011 the project won at Civic Trust Awards, that was initiated in 1959 in England to honour the best in architecture, design and planning etc.