Four weeks ago I went on a study trip to Copenhagen.
It’s the second time I went to this beautiful city.
To be honest a lot has changed during the last two years.
There are lots of new builings spreading everywhere, new districts are build etc.
We walked all over Copenhagen to see all this newly-build hotels, offices, appartements, residence halls and urban spaces. Of course it was very tiring walking on and on; but it was worth the pain!
We actually had guided tours in “The Crystal” – an office from Nykredit, the SAS Royal Hotel and the Tietgencollegium.
I really was amazed by the Tietgencollegium! It looked very comfortable – they even have rooms for couples! Actually it’s just bigger than the normal rooms (about 48m² – it’s actually bigger than my appartement. And I have the kitchen included!). The ground floors are used for bikes, mailboxes, washing machines, music rooms, handcraft rooms etc. So nearly everything is available in this “little” complex of houses forming a circle with a yard in the middle.
It is really another way of organising and designing residence halls! I’m very impressed by this work!
The SAS Royal Hotel was designed by Arne Jacobsen. Build from 1956 to 1960 it needed to be renovated in the 1990s.
Arne Jacobsen did not only designed the building, but also the rooms, the restaurant and the furniture! After it’s renovation the kept one original room deigned by Jacobsen – No. 606 on the 6th floor. It looks very different from teh renovated ones and has its own charme from the 60s.
Even though the Hotel is renovated you can find Arne Jacobsen everywhere. His furniture – especially the chairs are giving you a warm welcome while entering the Lobby.
