Due to Kronborg Castle’s UNESCO World Heritage status, the Danish Maritime Museum, formerly housed within the castle’s walls, was evicted in order to restore the castle’s original interiors. It was decided that the museum would be relocated in an adjacent dry dock next to the castle. Contrary to its name, the dry dock was full of water, so it needed to be redesigned to accommodate the new museum.

We proposed to place the museum wrapped around the existing dry dock like a doughnut, where...