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Two pyramidal forms modelled on baker's kilns animate Kornets Hus, a learning centre in Denmark designed by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter.

Words by Harriet Thorpe In the north Jutland region of Denmark, Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter (RRA) has designed a new educational building inspired by local agricultural architecture. The Kornets Hus, or House of Grain, joins the site of an existing farm and bakery, as a place to learn about farming culture and the importance of grain to Jutland and civilisation more generally. The building, with its dominant red brick-clad facade, corner shape and pleasing peaks, cuts a striking, almost radical form in the flat landscape of wheat fields. Its materials, however – burnt brick and timber – are...

Courtesy of Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter The architectural form is derived from research into the region’s rich landscape, folk culture, and agricultural heritage – the centre being defined by its two brick-clad light wells, which reinterpret baker’s kilns. The interior is planned to open up to the vast expanse of wheat fields to the west – framing views outward and opening to terrace. Courtesy of Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter The public spaces are centered around a large bread oven while teaching and exhibition spaces are demarked by the natural lighting and increased volume of the skylight...