Industry
In 2024, Nordstern built more than 376,000 sq m of commercial buildings. The projects are built as individual commercial buildings or as part of larger urban space projects
PHARMA
Laboratories, Clinical Production and Cleanrooms
Constructing laboratories requires specialist expertise. Nordstern has constructed several types of laboratories for the healthcare sector, gaining experience in cleanroom production and the associated requirements for surfaces, ventilation and safety, among other areas.
Our projects include Forum, a 14-storey building that forms part of Aarhus University Hospital in Skejby.
The building houses both traditional and experimental research units with laboratories. The construction and building services solutions, fixed fittings and materials were selected to ensure compliance with the requirements for GMO Class 1 classification.
As the departments are used for the clinical production of cells for patient treatment, the laboratories and associated areas were constructed in accordance with the relevant Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guidelines. The project therefore involved extensive requirements for both construction and quality control.
Healthcare projects are subject to stringent cleanliness requirements, particularly in laboratories. We can construct laboratories to several cleanliness classes, including DS/EN ISO 14644-1. Part 1 specifies the required level of air cleanliness in the room. At the hospital in Gødstrup, Nordstern constructed a research and education centre that includes a radiochemistry unit for producing radiopharmaceuticals for PET scans.
INDUSTRY AND KOMPLEKS PROJECTS
Buildings with high technical requirements
In addition to our many years of experience in constructing healthcare facilities, production facilities and cold storage facilities such as Havi and Baronessens Kvarter, our specialist expertise in indoor climate control and building airtightness is based on complex projects such as Østerbro Ice Rink and the Danish National Archives in Viborg. In projects such as these, the choice of structures and building services is crucial to the project’s success.
Focus on Security
Buildings used for research and by the pharmaceutical industry are subject to stringent security requirements. In addition to constructing laboratories, Nordstern has experience in implementing security measures in buildings such as Jyllands-Posten’s headquarters in Aarhus and the police station in Herning.
Our projects also take account of the safety of employees and other potential users. One example is AUH Psychiatry in Skejby, which we constructed and are currently extending.
Retail at Urban Space Projects
Nordstern has constructed several major urban development projects in which commercial and residential buildings form part of a larger whole. In addition to homes and office facilities, these projects often include car parks, cafés and shops.
Shops and shopping centres have long formed a natural part of urban development projects. Examples include Herning+, where residents will have access to a new urban space combining communal areas with convenient access to a supermarket and a retail unit. At Lygten II, the student housing is complemented by retail premises occupying part of the ground floor and the entire first floor.
Through the construction of these projects, we have developed processes that balance our clients’ requirements for functionality, operation and maintenance, budget and architecture with challenges relating to infrastructure and logistics.
Our processes also accommodate buildings that remain operational during construction, such as Herlev Town Centre. They also cover projects such as Mjølnerparken, where residents remain in the area while former ground-floor flats are converted into a new shopping street with supermarkets, other retail outlets and cafés.
Parking Facilities
Nordstern has built several parking facilities above and below ground for both private and public clients. Many of the projects are a natural part of an urban space or housing project, such as C.F. Møllers Have, where the housing project is supplemented with a public parking basement on two levels.
The parking facilities can be built as independent projects, such as Mælketorvet's car park in the center of Horsens and PAFR, which is a circular underground parking garage in Frederiksberg.
In addition, we have completed the construction of several parking facilities in a Public-Private Partnership (PPP). Examples include the car park at Østerbro Ice Skating Rink and the car park at NAU.
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