Viggo Haremst

Viggo is Design Director and Partner at Henning Larsen, market and design responsible for APAC with a particular focus on Australia.

Having established several projects in Australia, Viggo is instrumental in Henning Larsen’s success in Australia and in setting up the new office in Sydney. In his role, Viggo facilitates collaboration within the global Henning Larsen design community, and he works with Australian partners and clients to create innovative solutions that will shape the practice’s life-centric approach to the built environment.

With over 15 years of experience, Viggo has a broad global perspective, and he oversees projects of many typologies, including cultural institutions, office buildings, and higher education projects across Europe, Asia, and Australia. His ability to lead clear concepts and subsequent project processes with an understanding of the local context has been at the root of many significant contributions to Henning Larsen’s international portfolio.

Recently, Viggo led the winning proposal for the Canberra Theatre Centre, the new home for Australia’s capital of culture. He is also the partner in charge of Sydney’s city-shaping mixed-use waterfront development, now called Lighthouse at Darling Park, and a biophilic high-rise in the heart of Brisbane’s CBD.

Viggo’s contributions to the design of the award-winning SDU Campus Kolding, featuring a dynamic, climate-responsive façade, resulted in one of the world’s first low-energy universities. Campus Kolding serves as an inspiration for Henning Larsen’s work on educational buildings around the world.

Given his international profile, Viggo delivers insights into Henning Larsen’s design method and projects at conferences and events globally.