PLH: Transforming workplace culture through thoughtful design
AP Pension sought a new headquarters designed to foster greater transparency and connectivity among employees while enhancing the work environment to support their daily activities. PLH designed both the architecture and interior of the new headquarters, creating inspiring workspaces for employees while also opening up and sharing facilities with the neighbouring bank headquarters for Nykredit and the surrounding community.
Designing a new standard for corporate transparency
AP Huset embodies a design philosophy deeply rooted in community and collaboration. Drawing inspiration from the area’s industrial heritage and the cooperative principles of AP Pension, the architecture balances elegance and functionality. The interior layout promotes seamless interaction across departments while providing diverse workspaces tailored for focused tasks or dynamic exchanges. Integrated artwork and sustainable features create a visually and functionally enriching environment, connecting the people of AP Pension with both the building’s identity and the surrounding transformation of Nordhavn.
An inclusive and sustainable design solution
The building’s form and materials reflect its industrial surroundings and the harbour basin, featuring a light concrete frame grid filled with glazed brick in shades of blue and green. Open office areas along the facade invite natural light and stunning views, while organic-shaped atrium-facing walkways foster informal collaboration. Carefully selected furnishings, colours, and materials enhance flexibility, while bespoke art pieces integrate functionality, such as acoustic enhancements. Expected to achieve DGNB Gold and Diamond certification, AP Huset ensures a sustainable footprint, offering a modern, adaptable, and inspiring workspace for years to come.
We are proud to have designed an immersive experience. AP Huset is a prime example of gesamtkunstwerk connecting architecture, interior design and art to create an inspiring and inclusive and generous headquarters for years to come.
About PLH
PLH is architects, designers, strategists, construction architects, visualisation experts, communicators, and model builders, dedicated to bringing out the best in people through the transformative power of architecture and design. PLH transforms complex problems into creative solutions. One size does not fit all. Each building or room is carefully created as an answer to a difficult question their clients have. PLH works primarily within corporate HQ’s, life science, homes, workplace strategy & design, infrastructure and retail.