Vote: The Innovation House is an Architizer A+Awards finalist
The KIRKBI development has been selected as one of the world’s best commercial renovations. You can vote until 15 May.
The A+Award jury has selected the Innovation House as a finalist for the A+Popular Choice Award in the “Commercial Renovations and Additions” category – which now places you in the jury.
The polls are now open for the public vote. Cast your vote here by May 15.
KIRKBI commissioned CEBRA to rethink the architectural envelope of the office building, introducing a welcoming, high-performance double facade. The new 5,150 m2 double facade strengthens the building’s identity and significantly improves daylight conditions, indoor climate, and energy efficiency.
Softly articulated squares and rectangles are embedded in the architectural detailing, combining structural clarity with playfulness and high technical performance. Rather than asserting itself loudly, the facade conveys its identity through composure and precision, resonating with users and passersby alike, and sitting comfortably within its architectural context. Through careful use of reflectivity, the facade creates an organic dialogue with its surroundings.
The envelope seamlessly balances between openness and discretion. The exterior welcomes invited guests while different layers of privacy shield the activities inside the building. Externally mounted, motorised aluminium blinds ensure daylight, solar shading and discretion, providing protection from glare and visibility while supporting a healthy indoor climate. The blinds close automatically at night, giving the building a sense of rhythm and responsiveness.
The winners of the A+ Popular Choice Awards will be announced alongside the jury winners on 8 June.
About the Architizer A+Awards
The Architizer A+Awards is the world’s largest awards programme promoting and celebrating the year’s best architecture. In 2025, the Popular Choice finalists received over 300,000 public votes. Architizer has a global audience of 400+ million.
The jury
Popular Choice finalists and jury winners are judged by a professional jury consisting of Carlo Ratti (Carlo Ratti Associati), Nicole Hollis (Nicole Hollis), Ma Yansong (MAD Architects), Koichi Takada (Koichi Takada Architects), Andre Jacques (OFFPOLINN), Jerome Byron (Office of BC), Carson Chan (Museum of Modern Art), Lisa Demetrios (Eames Institute), and Miles Smith (Graphisoft).
Selected references
Innovation House on Architizer
Photo: Adam Mørk
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