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Postgaarden - transformation from royal post office into attractive shops and offices
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Copenhagen, Denmark
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Postgaarden - transformation from royal post office into attractive shops and offices
Copenhagen, Denmark
While respecting its history and architecture, Aarstiderne Arkitekter has redeveloped the former post office Postgaarden in central Copenhagen. Today, the iconic building has been re-established as a central and vibrant address – a business house offering attractive shops, leasehold offices and 800 workplaces.
Postgaarden is an example of how, through careful renovation and by employing simple yet bold measures, it is possible to transform a closed historic into a vibrant and welcoming building that now opens up onto the street and plays an active role in the life of the city breathing new life into the surrounding cityscape.
The former royal post office is an iconic building with a long, fascinating past and Postgaarden is a historic building that many Copenhageners and historians hold dear. Therefore it was imperative to renovate the building carefully and meticulously while continuously focusing on preserving its historical features in the best possible way. Consequently, it was essential to understand and identify the qualities of the existing building in order to preserve and emphasise the details that bear evidence to its special history. Through studying the old drawings, the building's qualities have been preserved, and while respecting the architecture and its history, it has been sensitively adapted to meet modern requirements.
The main architectural thrust has been to open up the introverted property towards the city with large, open shopfronts on the ground floor. On the other floors, spacious leasehold offices have been established with plenty of natural daylight, while the roof levels have been enlarged and turned into common recreational outdoor areas for the building's employees.
Today, Postgaarden is home to leading Danish furniture and design brands such as Fritz Hansen, ARKET and Fredericia Furniture as well as companies like Unity and Momondo.
Postgaarden is an example of how, through careful renovation and by employing simple yet bold measures, it is possible to transform a closed historic into a vibrant and welcoming building that now opens up onto the street and plays an active role in the life of the city breathing new life into the surrounding cityscape.
The former royal post office is an iconic building with a long, fascinating past and Postgaarden is a historic building that many Copenhageners and historians hold dear. Therefore it was imperative to renovate the building carefully and meticulously while continuously focusing on preserving its historical features in the best possible way. Consequently, it was essential to understand and identify the qualities of the existing building in order to preserve and emphasise the details that bear evidence to its special history. Through studying the old drawings, the building's qualities have been preserved, and while respecting the architecture and its history, it has been sensitively adapted to meet modern requirements.
The main architectural thrust has been to open up the introverted property towards the city with large, open shopfronts on the ground floor. On the other floors, spacious leasehold offices have been established with plenty of natural daylight, while the roof levels have been enlarged and turned into common recreational outdoor areas for the building's employees.
Today, Postgaarden is home to leading Danish furniture and design brands such as Fritz Hansen, ARKET and Fredericia Furniture as well as companies like Unity and Momondo.
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