1 room apartment on 32 m2

The former police station on Store Kongensgade is being converted into contemporary rental apartments right in København K. The project will create an architectural oasis in the centre of the city, featuring balconies and an atmospheric, level-divided courtyard that faces southeast. The homes are mainly 1-room studio apartments - some of which include a balcony - and there are a smaller number of 2-room apartments with a balcony on the top floor. The bright, modern apartments have been planned for practical living: large main rooms with white walls, white doors and white window frames, offering space for a study or office area as well as a combined sofa-and-sleeping zone. Each unit includes a well-appointed kitchen section suitable for both simple and more advanced cooking, plus a bathroom with a wall-hung toilet, a shower niche and underfloor heating. All details are carefully considered to allow for individual furnishing. The building is being renovated from the inside out and the existing facades will be clad in tombak - a beautiful golden-brown material that resembles copper - giving the exterior a lively and lasting signature. The facades will alternate between smooth and perforated surfaces and, together with large floor-to-ceiling windows, will admit abundant daylight. The 5 top apartments facing Store Kongensgade will have balconies that are screened from neighbours and have room for furniture. External window frames are executed in coloured aluminium, tone-in-tone with the tombak, creating a coherent architectural identity.

On the courtyard side the building's volume is extended with mounted "cassettes" that alternate between open and closed, so the house projects a lively expression towards the courtyard and lets light travel in and out of all apartments, supported by the façade's golden material, its colour play and the large window sections. Several apartments include cosy balconies overlooking the attractive courtyard. The building's high ground floor will be fitted out for a grocery store with access from Store Kongensgade, and the police station from the 1970s will thus appear as a proud and refined building with a sparkling yet considerate presence in the streetscape among the surrounding classicist architecture. The area around Store Kongensgade ranks among the city's most sought-after: old palaces and stately buildings sit alongside renovated shopfronts, yoga studios and a wide range of gastronomic offerings on the well-known street that dates from 1650 and stretches from Østerport Station to Kongens Nytorv, functioning as the westernmost traffic artery in Københavns oldest district, Frederiksstaden. City life is vibrant here in every form, close to some of the capital's prime attractions - a few metres from Marmorkirken and only a short walk from Nyhavn, Ofelia Beach and Toldboden. Running routes include Kastellet, Kongens Have and the harbourfront; there are shopping opportunities, cosy coffee bars, galleries, fitness centres and Sunday brunches with friends nearby. Lease period minimum 9 months + 3 months' notice. Please note that the images are from a show apartment.

• Balcony/terrasse
• Lift