1 room apartment on 32 m2

The former police station on Store Kongensgade is being transformed into contemporary rental homes right in the heart of Copenhagen K. The project creates an architectural oasis centrally located in the city, featuring balconies and an atmospheric, split-level courtyard facing southeast. The apartments in the Store Kongensgade building are mainly studio one-room units, some of which include a balcony, alongside a smaller selection of two-room apartments with balconies located on the top floor.

These bright, modern homes are planned with a strong focus on practical living and high-quality comfort that makes city life easy to enjoy. In the main living spaces you will find white walls, doors and window frames, with room enough for a study or office area as well as a combined sofa-and-sleeping arrangement. Each unit has a well-considered kitchen section suitable for both simple and more elaborate cooking, and bathrooms are equipped with a wall-hung toilet, a shower niche and underfloor heating. Every detail is carefully designed to allow for personal furnishing choices.

The building on Store Kongensgade will be renovated from inside out to present a fresh, modern appearance. Existing façades will be renewed with cladding in tombak, a golden-brown metal similar to copper that gives the exterior a lively and enduring signature. The façades will alternate between smooth and perforated surfaces to play elegantly with light and aesthetics, while large floor-to-ceiling window sections invite abundant daylight indoors. The five upper apartments facing Store Kongensgade have balconies that are screened from neighbours and are sized to accommodate outdoor furniture. Exterior window frames will be executed in coloured aluminium, tone-on-tone with the tombak, so the architecture expresses a distinctive, harmonious identity.

Towards the courtyard the building mass is augmented with attached "cassettes" that alternate between open and closed, so the house appears to step forward in a lively manner and allows light to travel in and out of the dwellings in changing patterns, enhanced by the façade's golden materiality, colour play and large windows. Several apartments also feature pleasant balconies overlooking the lovely courtyard. The building's high ground floor is set up for a grocery store with access from Store Kongensgade, and the former 1970s police station will henceforth present itself as a proud, refined structure with a both sparkling and considerate presence in the streetscape among the surrounding classicist architecture.

The neighbourhood around Store Kongensgade is one of the city's most sought-after areas. Old townhouses and grand residences sit alongside newly renovated shop fronts, yoga studios and a wealth of dining options on the well-known street, which was established in the year 1650 and runs from Østerport Station to Kongens Nytorv, serving as the westernmost thoroughfare in Copenhagen's oldest district, Frederiksstaden. City life thrives here in every form, close to some of the capital's finest attractions - a few meters from Marmorkirken and only a short walk from Nyhavn, Ofelia Beach and Toldboden. Enjoy runs on Kastellet, in Kongens Have or along the waterfront, plus shopping, cosy cafés, galleries, fitness centres and Sunday brunches with friends.

Minimum rental period is 9 months with a 3-month notice period. NOTE that the images are from a show apartment.

• Balcony/terrasse
• Lift