Middelfart, a New Building by 3XN, Smells Better Than Its Name

A spiky new bank headquarters that bleeds green.

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3XN--which, along with Snøhetta and BIG is one of the three most buzzed-about architects currently working in Scandinavia--has just completed its latest project, a headquarters for the Middelfart Savings Bank on the sleepy Danish island of Fyn. You'd never guess by looking at it, but the building is deep green.

The most obvious feature, the spiky window awnings, are canted at a very specific angle to lend shade during summer months, when the...