LIFE Campus
LIFE Campus is a non-profit learning center for schoolchildren of all ages that brings entirely new dimensions to science education – literally. Here, children and young people of all grades get a unique insight into the research environments of companies and universities that they normally do not have access to.
In 2018, Stouenborg, along with COWI, Rambøll, VLA Arkitekter, NT Consult, and LIFE Campus's future users, was invited to join the creation of LIFE Campus, which emerged from the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Through workshops and user processes, the foundation for the learning center was laid, and user involvement has been important in creating a professional framework for different types of teaching courses that arouse curiosity and strengthen interest in science in children and young people.
By being involved in the process from an early stage, Stouenborg has had the opportunity to make a clear mark on AV systems, sound and acoustics, lighting in laboratories, meeting rooms, and the venue's multi-purpose hall. In addition to advising, Stouenborg has also been responsible for the installation and programming of the more than 2500 units in the overall project.
One of the project's larger installations is the multifunctional space, the Colossus, which is used to show children and young people natural science phenomena in entirely new ways through 360-degree projections and a surround sound system, where from all sides and the ceiling you can experience everything from extreme weather phenomena to voyages of discovery into atoms or a lunar landscape.
Some of the installations themselves serve as a means of communicating natural science, as parts of the technical infrastructure are visible behind glass panels and are explained via panels.
To enhance the presence of teaching in the laboratories, Stouenborg has developed a specialized wireless camera that streams directly to the projectors. The camera can, for example, film chemical reactions up close, as it can be placed inside fume hoods and bent in all directions. You can read more about the camera here.
In 2022, Stouenborg won the InAvation award 'Education Project of the Year' for the project.
Since this project, we have also been hired for their next project. LIFE Mobil Lab, which is a mobile laboratory and a mobile version of LIFE Campus. You can read more about the project here.