Skagen Odde Nature Centre

The surrounding area known as Grenen, rich in bird life, offers interesting walks along its sandy beaches.

Utzon's idea was that the centre should grow out of nature as a response to the soul, reflecting silence, tranquillity and contemplation, so difficult to find in today's world.

A number of separate pavilions, each with a pyramidal roof and periscope-like skylight, document sand, water, wind and light.

The balcony on the café's upper floor provides views of the surrounding landscape, covered in ever growing amounts of sand.

[2] In Utzon's own words: "With its free-standing high walls with their powerful buttresses, the complex achieves the peace and simplicity that bring it into harmony with the grandeur of nature, the surf and the sky.