CIS Nordhavn

CIS Nordhavn is a new school building for Copenhagen International School, which is located in Copenhagen's new Nordhavn district.

The school is designed to link the school premises with the public sphere in the urban environment, and give the school an open ambience.

The main school building is subdivided into four smaller towers, each specially adapted to meet the needs of children at different stages of development. All four school units are built on top of the ground-floor base, which contains common and more extrovert activities, including a foyer, sports facilities, a canteen, library and performance facilities.

The school building’s unique facade will be covered in 12,000 solar panels, each individually angled to create a sequin-like effect, which will supply more than half of the school's annual electricity consumption. The solar cells will cover a total area of 6,048 square meters making it one of the largest building-integrated solar power plants in Denmark.