AD-D Does Western Denmark, Part II

Picking up where we left off, day two of the trip consisted of stops at Lærkehaven, Århus Rådhus, and the ARoS Art Museum.

Lærkehaven is a relatively recent housing development in Lystrup, and is one of the first attempts at sustainable housing in Denmark. Within the development there are several enclaves, each designed by different architects and affording varying degrees of sustainability. 

It might not be much to look at, but it's definitely organized.

 Funnily enough, all these houses, no matter who the architects were, were built by German contractors. Those Deutschers must know what they're doing when it comes to construction.

These are the most sustainable group of homes, known as the 'Passive Houses'.

 Århus Rådhus was designed by Arne Jacobsen, one of the most famous Danish architects and designers. From the outside it's not a very attractive building- in fact it looks kind of like a prison. But the inside is quite beautiful.

The Council Chamber. Notice that the carpet is actually a map of Århus.

The main hall. An absurdly imposing space, due to its being four stories high.

 From there we walked all the way across the street to ARoS, an almost brand new art museum. Sketching this building was almost impossible due to the wide variety of lines, as well as the distraction afforded by all that gosh-darn art.

The central space, as seen from the 8th Floor. My drawing looks nothing like this.

We stayed in a hostel in Århus that night, which was not nearly as nice as our first accommodation- full of mosquitoes. As it was Friday night in the second largest, my roommates and I naturally decided to go out and explore.

Three-quarters of our wonderful room, with orange juice. 

During our travels we discovered a great little Danish bar, in which we met an Icelander named Magnus, as well as a horde of youthful Danes who attempted to teach us some traditional songs. Unfortunately we failed miserably, both at pronouncing the words and remembering them.