The construction of the Hempel Kollegiet residence hall has begun. At the start of the academic year in autumn 2017, 200 accommodation units will be ready for Danish and foreign students.
When the new academic year begins in the autumn of 2017, 200 fortunate DTU students will be able to move into Hempel Kollegiet on the corner of Lundtoftevej and Anker Egelunds Vej. The first sod for the building was turned on 11 February by Richard Sand, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Hempel Foundation, Sofia Osmani, Mayor of Lyngby-Taarbæk, and Executive Vice President and University Director Claus Nielsen.
Surrounded by tall trees on all sides, excavators are already busy preparing for the building. So the representatives could not avoid getting muddy shoes, but this did in no way dampen their spirits.
“The founder of the Hempel Group, J. C. Hempel, would have been both happy and proud if he could have been here today. The three-digit million kroner grant —the largest in the history of the Hempel Foundation—is given on the occasion of the company’s 100th anniversary in July 2015. It will enable students from all over the world to meet in a Danish community,” said Richard Sand, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Hempel Foundation.
Sofia Osmani, Mayor of Lyngby-Taarbæk, was also pleased that the construction work can finally get underway.
“Since I was a student, student accommodation units have been in short supply, and even though much effort has been put into this project, we have lacked a solution for many years. That is why I’m pleased that we’re now so close,” she said, and congratulated DTU’s students on their your future residence hall.
Executive Vice President and University Director Claus Nielsen concluded the event by thanking the Hempel Foundation for the handsome grant which has laid the foundation for the residence hall.
“Without the Foundation’s extremely generous donation, we would not be standing here today. Danish and international students will have beautiful surroundings for their student life and social interaction,” said Claus Nielsen.
Hempel Kollegiet on Lyngby Campus will be able to offer 200 furnished student accommodation units for both Danish and international students. The architecture is based on the fact that the students should have a place to immerse themselves in their studies while being an active part of DTU’s student and campus community. Therefore, the building will feature a hierarchy of communities both inside and outside.
The new residential facilities will be organized in three clusters, with each cluster comprising two buildings with 12 and 13 units on two and three floors.
The oak trees surrounding the residence hall will be kept as closely to the buildings as possible in order to create a close relationship between inside and out. There will be free access from the other parts of the campus area to Hempel Kollegiet.