Danish Crown Slaughterhouse, Horsens, Denmark. Architect: Unknown, 2004.

Danish Crown Slaughterhouse, Horsens, Denmark. Architect: Unknown, 2004.

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Danish Crown is the world’s largest exporter of pork, supplying pork to customers all over the world – 90% of the pork slaughtered in Denmark is exported, with the UK being the biggest market. Completed in 2004, the slaughterhouse at Horsens kills approximately 100,000 pigs per week, making it one of the largest in the world. 1,420 people are employed there, and the slaughterhouse receives around 150 visitors per day. The slaughterhouse has been designed with openness in mind – a viewing gallery follows every step of the production, from the pigs arriving, to the slaughter itself, to the butchering and packaging. I was genuinely surprised at the level of openness at the plant – Danish Crown wants to invite people in and say “look, this is how we do it”.

Image Details:
Image File: WIPR-0031-0002
Caption: Danish Crown Slaughterhouse, Horsens, Denmark. Architect: Unknown, 2004. Butcher on production line.
Property Release: No
Model Release: No
Dimensions in PX: 4580 x 3664 pixels
Date of Photograph: 08/02/2013
Restriction: Editorial Only
Credit: Alastair Philip Wiper/VIEW
Building Details:
View Project Number: 61305
Building Name: Danish Crown Slaughterhouse
Headline: Danish Crown Slaughterhouse, Horsens, Denmark. Architect: Unknown, 2004.
City: Horsens
Country: Denmark
Architect: Unknown
Architect Website:
Category: Industrial
Building Type: Factory
Year of Completion: 2004
Collection: VIEW Architecture
Public Notes: Danish Crown is the world’s largest exporter of pork, supplying pork to customers all over the world – 90% of the pork slaughtered in Denmark is exported, with the UK being the biggest market. Completed in 2004, the slaughterhouse at Horsens kills approximately 100,000 pigs per week, making it one of the largest in the world. 1,420 people are employed there, and the slaughterhouse receives around 150 visitors per day. The slaughterhouse has been designed with openness in mind – a viewing gallery follows every step of the production, from the pigs arriving, to the slaughter itself, to the butchering and packaging. I was genuinely surprised at the level of openness at the plant – Danish Crown wants to invite people in and say “look, this is how we do it”.
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Orientation: H
Type: Factory
B/W or Colour: Colour
Number of People: 1 person
Technique: Full Frame
People Incidental: Yes
Point of View: General view
Time of Day: Day
Interior or Exterior: Interior
Photographer: Alastair Philip Wiper
Source File Name: WIPR-0031-0002.jpg
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