NCC has announced an agreement with Bassin 7 Erhverv ApS to build a Scandic hotel on Aarhus Island.

The project is a turnkey contract and estimated to have an order value of €179 million. Construction will start in April of this year and is expected to be completed in September 2026. Once delivered, the Scandic hotel will cover an area of 37,000 m² and boast 342 keys.

The property will be designed by BIG and its facilities will include 16,000 m² of office space, a two-storey subterranean car park, a 2,000 m² wellness centre, a skybar, restaurants, shops, a café, a conference centre, and a rooftop terrace.

Our customer has worked together with the architect to develop a really exciting hotel project. It is big and demanding, but one of our strengths is that we have the expertise and size to manage a project like this. We’ve been involved in the process from an early stage, and that bodes well for the construction. We’re looking forward to getting started.

Catarina Molén-Runnäs, Head of Building Nordics at NCC

It’s not many times in your career that you have the chance to realise a hotel that is extraordinary in so many ways. Aarhus will now gain a very special hotel with life and atmosphere both inside and outside the building. I am pleased that we, the customer, the advisory team, NCC and Aarhus Municipality have come to an agreement on the project and, from Scandic’s perspective, we are looking forward to inviting the entire city to an extraordinary experience in 2026.

Søren Faerber, Head of Scandic Denmark