The new Campus features Hempel office buildings and an innovative R&D facility.
The coatings company Hempel has inaugurated its new Campus in Denmark during an event held on 30th September with more than 200 guests. The newly built facility hosts office buildings and a new research and development centre. Hempel Campus is the international headquarter of the Hempel Group.
“We call it a campus because not only is this Hempel’s global headquarters, it is also a centre of learning and knowledge-sharing. This is where we will shape the future of coatings so Hempel’s solutions can continue to protect, beautify and improve the performance of its customers’ most valuable assets around the world,” commented Richard Sand, Chair of the Board of Directors of Hempel A/S. “Over the course of three years, we have added 18,000 square meters and the entire campus now houses almost 400 employees across 26,000 square metres.”
The design of the new buildings reminds of Hempel’s first headquarters in 2011, conveying a sense on strong union between the company’s identity, history and physical environment. It was inspired by the action of stirring a new colour into the centre of a can of paint, forming a pattern known as a spiral vertex. The spiral motion runs from the hallway, through the atrium, and reaches its fullest expression in the five-storey spiral staircase. It also reflects the shape and flow of the Hempel logo.
The facility dedicated to research and development is intended to be a hub for international scientists and researchers who will contribute to accelerate and strengthen Hempel’s solutions.
“It is a campus where we come in every day to learn and challenge each other to find new solutions to customer challenges to shape a brighter future together,” added Lars Petersson, Group President and CEO.
Moreover, the Campus has a strong focus on sustainability: solar panels have been installed on the roofs of the buildings and more will be implemented in the next future. They are expected to generate 85,000 kWh of electricity per year and will allow Hempel to receive the DGNB certificate (German environmental label for sustainable architecture).
“Hempel has been a part of our local community for many, many years and I still meet people living in Lundtoftepark, who have worked here for many decades. Of course, Hempel has changed a lot over the years - now it’s no longer production that takes place at Hempel HQ, but all the knowledge-based research and development. I think that’s a great thing and something that goes well with the setting we have here in Lyngby-Taarbæk, with the proximity to the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and other companies, really contributing to the “City of Knowledge” idea,” also stated Sofia Osmani, Mayor of Lyngby-Taarbæk.