1 room apartment on 32 m2

The old police station (DEN GAMLE POLITISTATION) on Store Kongensgade is being converted into contemporary rental apartments right in the heart of Copenhagen K. The project will create an architectural oasis centrally located in the city, featuring balconies and an atmospheric, level-divided courtyard oriented to the southeast. The dwellings in the Store Kongensgade building are chiefly 1-room studio apartments, some of which include a balcony, alongside a smaller number of 2-room apartments that have a balcony on the top floor.

These bright, modern homes are planned with a strong emphasis on functionality and a level of quality that provides comfortable living in the middle of the city. Large rooms have white walls, doors and window frames and enough space to accommodate both a study or office area and a combined sofa-and-sleeping arrangement. Each unit includes a well-arranged kitchen section suitable for both simple and more advanced cooking, and the bathrooms are fitted with a wall-hung toilet, a shower niche and underfloor heating. All details are carefully considered with the need for personal furnishing in mind.

The building is being renovated from the inside out to present a fresh, modern expression. Existing facades will be clad in tombak - a material whose golden-brown hue resembles copper and which gives a lively, enduring signature to the exterior. The facades will appear both smooth and perforated, creating an elegant interplay with light and aesthetics, while large floor-to-ceiling window sections bring abundant daylight into the apartments. The five uppermost apartments facing Store Kongensgade have balconies that are screened from neighbours and provide room for furniture. Exterior window frames are executed in coloured aluminium that tone-on-tone complements the tombak, giving the architecture a distinct, harmonious identity. Facing the courtyard, the building mass is augmented with attached 'kassetter' that alternate between open and closed, so the house "jumps" into a lively expression toward the courtyard and allows light to move in and out of all apartments, supported by the façade's golden materiality, colour variations and the large windows; several of the apartments are equipped with cosy balconies overlooking the attractive courtyard. The building's high ground floor will be arranged as a grocery shop with access from Store Kongensgade, and the police station from the 1970s will henceforth present itself as a proud and refined building with both a sparkling and considerate appearance in the streetscape among the surrounding classicist architecture.

The neighbourhood around the apartments on Store Kongensgade is among the city's most sought-after, where old townhouses and stately properties mix with renovated shop fronts, yoga studios and a wealth of gastronomic options along the well-known street that was created in 1650 and stretches from Østerport Station to Kongens Nytorv, as the westernmost traffic artery in Copenhagen's oldest district, Frederiksstaden. City life thrives here in every form, very close to some of the capital's foremost attractions - a few metres from Marmorkirken and only a short walk from Nyhavn, Ofelia Beach and Toldboden. There are running routes at Kastellet, in Kongens Have and along the harbourfront, as well as shopping, cosy coffee bars, galleries, fitness centres and Sunday brunches with friends nearby. Lease period minimum 9 months + 3 months' notice. BEMÆRK that the images are from a show apartment.

• Balcony/terrasse
• Lift