Skagen Rådhus
Sct. Laurentiivej 87, 9990 Skagen
Arkitekt: Ejnar Borg, København
Bygget: 15. januar 1966-15. december 1968
Størrelse: 2.458 m2 etageareal + kælder under hele bygningen
Pris
Håndværkerudgifter kr. 3.670.000
Omkostninger kr. 776.000
Møblering kr. 600.000
Forplads og terrasse kr. 516.000
ialt kr. 5.562.000
Relation til
Sankt Laurentius
Ejnar Borg
Historie
Skagen Rådhus er en både robust og yndefuld dejlighed. Ren og klar i linjerne, klædt i gule sten og rå beton, med rødt tegl og de for skagenhuse karakteristiske hvidkalkede forskællinger på tagene.
Professor Ejnar Borg, døde i 1978. Han er opvokset i Skagen, har passet sit værk ind i miljøet, så man forbløffes over hans smukke intentioner og hensyn.
Ejnar Borg var håndværker i ordets bedste betydning. Han tog sig af den mindste detalje og gjorde den til en oplevelse. Han havde tillige en egen kunstnerisk dristighed i valget af farver, så rådhuset, foruden sin funktionelle præcision, er et stærkt og varmt billede i symfonier af rødt, grønt, blåt, gult og orange.
Han gør folk glade over at færdes i et kendt og alligevel utraditionelt miljø. Der er intimitet over selv det største rum, og det har sit eget værd og charme i en by, hvor man siger du over skranken og kommer hinanden ved.
Rådhusets skønhed er kendt også udenfor Danmark og arkitekter fra mange lande har besøgt Skagen for at lade sig inspirere. Selv fra Italien, som har en af Europas mest beundrede arkitektoniske traditioner, kommer man for at gøre studier.
Der er nok at se på. Alene gulvene kan opmintre til efterligninger. Nogle steder har Borg brugt sin fantasi i de smukke Ølandsfliser. Ander steder er der kraftige fyrreplanker kalfatret som et skibsdæk. Overalt lyser PH-lamper og forhøjer nydelsen af ineriøret. Men det mest forbløffende ved rådhuset er sikkert byrådssalen. Op over kommunalpolitikernes store firefløjede bord hæver tilhørerpladserne sig stejlt på et galleri, der slutter i en balkon med en pragtfuld udsigt over havnen.
Byrådets fire vinduer eller snarere billeder, komponeret i glas, har sin egen historie.
Ejnar Borg havde specielle planer for at skabe særlige lysforhold i det store rum, og Statens Kunstfond var tilsyneladende indstillet på at medvirke økonomisk. Men pludselig bakkede man ud og stillede både byggesagen og arkitekten i stor forlegenhed.
Sagen fik dog en lykkelig udgang, fordi en skagbo anonymt skænkede beløbet, så arkitekten kunne aflevere BYENS HUS helt i overensstemmelse med sine egne tanker og ideer.
Indvielsen fandt sted i 1968 efter næsten tre års byggeri, og i dag kan man fastslå, at byrådet så rigtigt, da det overdrog Ejnar Borg, som i 1939 vandt en arkitekt-konkurrence om et rådhus i Skagen, opgaven at skabe et funktionelt og alligevel utraditionelt rådhus, som naturligt falder ind i Skagens gamle miljø.
Med kommunesammenlægningen er Rådhuset nu nedlagt, men dog stadig arbejdsplads for Borgerservice.
History
Skagen Town Hall is both robust and graceful. Clean and clear in its lines, clad in yellow stone and rough concrete, with red tiles and the whitewashed projections on the roofs that are characteristic of Skagen houses.
Professor Ejnar Borg, died in 1978. He grew up in Skagen, fitting his work into the environment so that one is amazed by his beautiful intentions and consideration.
Ejnar Borg was a craftsman in the best sense of the word. He took care of the smallest detail and made it an experience. He also had his own artistic boldness in the choice of colours, so that the town hall, in addition to its functional precision, is a strong and warm image in symphonies of red, green, blue, yellow and orange.
He makes people happy to move in a familiar yet unconventional environment. There is intimacy about even the largest space, and it has its own value and charm in a city where people say you across the counter and get to know each other.
The beauty of the town hall is known outside Denmark and architects from many countries have visited Skagen for inspiration. Even from Italy, which has one of Europe's most admired architectural traditions, people come to study.
There is plenty to see. The floors alone are worth imitating. In some places, Borg has used his imagination in the beautiful island tiles. Elsewhere there are heavy pine planks caulked like a ship's deck. Everywhere, PH lamps shine, heightening the pleasure of the interior. But the most amazing thing about the town hall is probably the council chamber. Above the large four-winged table of municipal politicians, the gallery seats rise steeply, ending in a balcony with a magnificent view of the harbour.
The four windows, or rather pictures, of the city council, composed in glass, have their own history.
Ejnar Borg had special plans to create special lighting conditions in the large space, and the Danish Arts Foundation was apparently prepared to contribute financially. Suddenly, however, it backed down, leaving both the building firm and the architect in a quandary.
The case had a happy ending, however, because a resident of Skag anonymously donated the money so that the architect could hand over THE CITY HOUSE in accordance with his own thoughts and ideas.
The inauguration took place in 1968 after almost three years of construction, and today it can be said that the town council was right to entrust Ejnar Borg, who in 1939 won a competition for an architect to design a town hall in Skagen, with the task of creating a functional yet unconventional town hall that would fit naturally into Skagen's old environment.
With the merger of the municipalities, the Town Hall has now been closed, but it still employs a few people.