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8 House

Copenhagen, Denmark

Client

St. Frederikslund Invest

Typology

Residential

Size m2/ft2

62,000 / 667,362

Status

Completed

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“8 House is our second realized example of architectural alchemy - the idea that by mixing traditional ingredients, retail, rowhouses, and apartments in untraditional ways, you create added value - if not gold. The mix allows the individual activities to find their way to the most ideal location within the common framework - the retail facing the street, the offices towards the northern light, and the residences filled with sun and views to the open spaces. 8 House is a perimeter block that morphs into a knot, twisting and turning to maximize the life quality of its many inhabitants.”
Bjarke Ingels - Founder & Creative Director, BIG
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"The apartments are placed at the top while the commercial program unfolds at the base of the building. As a result, the different horizontal layers have achieved a quality of their own: the apartments benefit from the view, sunlight, and fresh air, while the office leases merge with life on the street. This is emphasized by the shape of 8 House which is literally hoisted up in the northeast corner and pushed down at the southwest corner, allowing light and air to enter the southern courtyard."
Thomas Christoffersen - Partner, BIG
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8 House image | Bjarke Ingels Group
8 House image | Bjarke Ingels Group
8 House image | Bjarke Ingels Group
8 House image | Bjarke Ingels Group
8 House image | Bjarke Ingels Group
8 House image | Bjarke Ingels Group
8 House image | Bjarke Ingels Group

Partner in Charge

Bjarke Ingels

Thomas Christoffersen

Project Leader

Ole Elkjær-Larsen

Henrick Poulsen

Project Manager

Henrik Lund

Project Team

Finn Nørkjær

Agustin Perez-Torres

Jakob Lange

Jesper Boye Andersen

Annette Jensen

Carolien Schippers

Jan Magasanik

Jens Majdal Kaarsholm

Maria Sole Bravo

Mikkel Marcker Stubgaard

Richard Howis

Anders Nissen

Christian Alvarez

Claus Tversted

Dennis Rasmussen

Fred Zhou

Hjalti Gestsson

James Duggan Schrader

Johan Cool

Karsten Hammer Hansen

Kirstine Ragnhild

Ole Schrøder

Philip Mikkelsen

Rune Hansen

Søren Peter Kristensen

SungMing Lee

Ole Nannberg

Soren Lambertsen

Ondrej Tichy

Kasper Brøndum Larsen

Peter Voigt Albertsen

Louise Hebøll

Hans Larsen

Joost Van Nes

Caroline Wiener

Christer Nesvik

David Duffus

Eduardo Perez

Jakob Monefeldt

Jeppe Kiib

Kasia Brzusnian

Pablo Labra

Pernille Jessen

Peter Rieff

Rasmus Bjerregaard

Sara Sosio

Awards

Scandinavian Green Roof Prize, 2020

architizer A+ Awards, 2019

Moriyama RAIC International Prize Shortlist, 2017

Architect Magazine P/A Awards 2015

AIA Institute National Honor Award for Architecture, 2012

MIPIM AR Future Project Awards 2012

World Architecture Festival Best Mixed-Use Housing Category Winner, 2011

Kobenhavns Kommune, 2011

Scandinavian Green Roof Award, 2010

Design Educates Award

European Steel Design Awards

Collaborators

Hoepfner Partners

Moe & Brødsgaard

KLAR

Veg Tech A/S