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Dortheavej Apartments in Copenhagen
Contemporary Homes in Denmark for affordable housing association Lejerbo – design by BIG, Architects
9 Oct 2018
Dortheavej Apartments in Copenhagen
Design: BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group
Location: northwest Copenhagen, Denmark
Dortheavej Apartments in Copenhagen
BIG builds ?Homes for all? in Copenhagen

Photos: Rasmus Hjortshoj
BIG fulfills ?Homes for All? mission for non-profit affordable housing association Lejerbo with the recently completed 6,800m2 winding wall in Copenhagen?s multicultural northwest area. The building offers 66 new homes to low-income citizens featuring unprecedented 3.5m ceilings, generous floor to ceiling windows and outdoor terraces, realized on a strict budget. Named after its Dortheavej address in the northwestern part of Copenhagen, the 5-story building winds through the area characterized by car repair shops, storage and industrial buildings from the 1930s?50s. BIG was commissioned to design Dortheavej in 2013 by Danish non-profit affordable housing association Lejerbo, whose mission is drafted by Danish urban space designer Jan Gehl. BIG was asked to create much needed affordable housing and public space in the area, while keeping the pedestrian passageways open and the adjacent green yard untouched. Earlier this spring, BIG and Lejerbo were honored by the Danish Association of Architects with the ...