Inside

Getting around in the BLOX building

There is no tactile guidance inside Danish Architecture Center. There are solid floors throughout without slopes, cobblestones or other loose surfaces. The BLOX building was designed by the Dutch architects, OMA, and it can be difficult for many to find their way around on the first visit. There are many stairways, but almost all areas can be accessed by elevator. Read more in the following. When you arrive, you will be given a map of the building at the ticket counter.

Elevators and lifting platforms

During your visit you can use the elevators to get around the building. The guest elevator inside DAC is located in DAC Design Shop, and it provides access to both exhibition rooms as well DAC Café and The Hall. There is clear signage in the elevator. Note that there is no Braille in the elevator. Our children and schools area, the Educatorium has wheelchair and baby-carriage access with a lifting platform. The size of the lift is 100 cm. x 77 cm.

If our lift does not accommodate a specific wheelchair, guests can borrow a wheelchair during their visit. It is also possible for guests with limited mobility to borrow a wheelchair. If you want to reserve the wheelchair, please write us at welcome@dac.dk no later than at 12 noon on the weekday before your visit. Otherwise the chair is available on a “first come, first served” basis.

Two experiences in the building have no access for people with walking difficulties or wheelchair users because they are on a landing without elevator access. The two experiences are our Photo booth for selfies, and the Rainbow Stairway, which can be seen from above but not from below.

Restrooms

DAC has restrooms for the disabled by the Design Shop on Level -2, by the Educatorium on Level 1, by The Hall on Level 2 and, by the DAC Café on Level 3. Only the restroom on Level -2 has an automatic door. The other restrooms for the disabled have large doors, and these are best operated by a companion or a DAC host. There is good space and the usual aids for the other facilities.

Baggage storage

There are restrooms and a wardrobe on Level -2, just behind the Design Shop and the Welcome ticket counter. The wardrobe has lockers at different heights. Some lockers have codes, others have a key. There is also a place in the wardrobe to hang your coat. The wardrobe is not supervised, and you leave your belongings at your own risk. If you have problems with the lockers, please ask for assistance from the hosts at the Welcome ticket counter.

DAC Café

Our café has wide aisles with plenty of space and no-step access to the outdoor terraces. The doors open automatically to the large terrace facing the harbor. You can take the elevator up to the café from all other levels.

The café has low tables, and chairs can be removed as necessary to accommodate wheelchairs. The café is child-friendly with toys and baby-changing facilities in the restroom. The menu can be accessed on your cellphone and it is displayed on the screen near the cash register. If you do not have a cellphone, ask the hosts in the café for a printed menu.

Order by the cash registers and the hosts will bring your food to your table. You have to take your own drinks to your table, but ask the staff if you need help. We offer a buffet for some periods during the year. The buffet is placed on a high table which cannot be lowered, but you can always ask the hosts about the buffet selection, and they will serve you at your table.

There is a restroom for the disabled by the café. However, the door is not automatic. Ask a companion to help, or one of the café hosts. Otherwise take the elevator down to Level -2, where the restroom has an automatic door opener.

Design Shop

You have to go through the Design Shop to go up to the exhibitions.

It can be very noisy in the Design Shop because our 40-meter-long DAC Slide ends in the shop. Remember to show consideration for your fellow visitors.

Many items in the Design Shop are on display stands. Some of the stands are a little high for wheelchair users. Hosts in the shop will help you take things down from the shelves or stands if you want to look more closely at any of the items.

Please keep children close by you in the Design Shop, because china and fragile design items are displayed on the stands.

Prices are printed on small labels on all products. Please ask if you find a label hard to read.