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HSHansen Cops Off in Copenhagen

In Autumn 2002, HSHansen was contacted by NCC, a Danish Contractor which was going to build a seventeen-storey (65 metres) copper building on a main square (Amerikaplads) in Copenhagen.

At the time, NCC thought it had no option but to use wooden or wood/brass windows in the building.

Wooden windows would not suit the image of the prestigious copper material, and the brass in the wooden/brass windows would gradually become brown and not look like the copper cladding.

When being contacted about the project, HSHansen was very interested and suggested to NCC that it could develop a new window which consisted of copper on the outside with a minimal brass profile around the vents. HSHansen’s solution fulfilled the expectations of uniformity which both the Architects and NCC had for their project.

HSHansen’s solution was also benefited by having essentially higher specifications than the wooden option. This fact was vital as the building’s location was close to the water front.

HSHansen started up the complicated development and had its focus on:
-Corrosion
-High performance
-Design

The development ended up with a product with aluminium profiles on the inside and copper profiles on the outside. Due to risk of corrosion, the two materials were 100% separated.

With this solution HSHansen was able to manufacture windows and large facades, which demand high strength.

As a complete and uniform façade was very important for the design of the building, HSHansen decided to make approximately 80% of all the elements ready at the factory. These elements were factory fitted with glass, clips, etc. HSHansen even had to insert 1.4 km ribbon windows from the inside at the factory. This job was done by a special designed electrical powered lifting truck.

All the other elements, because of their size, were delivered to the building site without any glass, but with everything else fitted from the factory.

HSHansen is now close to completing this project and is justifiably pleased to have supplied a unique quality product which the company has developed to satisfy the requirements of its customer.