The Blue Planet Location : Kastrup Client : The Blue Planet Building foundation ( Realdonia , Knud H Φjgaards Fond , Tarnby Kommune ) Architect : 3XN Project Date : 2008 Status : Ongoing Completion Date : 2013 Project Floor space : 9000 Sq.M. Cost : 85,000,000 Euros. Function : Aquirium. The blue planet, the new aquarium designed by 3XN, will be a key attraction in Φ resund . Its shape is inspired by a 3D-whirlpool. Walls and roof form a continuum creating a wave-like profile. Its sinuous convexity follows the undulating landscape, tailing off to disappear underground. The design deliberately intends to build visitors expectations about whats inside. They will have the sensation of being swept up bya vortex and transported to an underwater world. The feeling of being in a different universe starts right from the entrance hall for the glazed roof is also the bottom of an enormous fish tank. The sky and sunrays filter through th...