West Village Hotel and town development on the main shopping street in Copenhagen towards the Town Hall Square is a collaboration between French architect Manuelle Gautrand and Danish architectural firm Kieler Architects. West Village will display a facade of folded glass in Copenhagen’s shopping street, Stroget.
Manuelle Gautrand has found inspiration in Danish designer Le Klint’s renowned design.
The site, Frederiksberggade 38/Vestergade 33 currently holding the decaying Absalon Building, which today, the two lower floors can be used, as the upper floors have ceiling heights of merely 1.5 meter. For many years, the building was maintained as little as possible, which is why its layout today appears unplanned and winding.
The new building will interconnect Copenhangen’s historic Latin Quarter and the national romantic and modern-style houses surrounding the City Square. When completed, the new building will house a boutique hotel, gastronomy, shops & offices. The designers intended to bridge the old & new Copenhagen with this development. There will be a stimulating courtyard where visitors will be able to walk from Frederiksberggade to Vestergade.
Manuelle researched her design of the construction by pedaling around in Copenhagen to absorb inspiration. She submerged herself in the city to uncovered the very soul of Copenhagen.
Cost: 23 million Euro
Estimated handover: 2010
Manuelle Gautrand, born in 1961, has been working as an architect since 1985. In 1991 she set up her office in Paris, where she now lives and works. In less than two decades she has designed and project-managed everything from residential buildings and offices to buildings for art and culture as well as commercial premises and buildings for leisure use. Her list of clients has included private firms and public authorities, both in France and other countries.
At the end of 2007 Manuelle Gautrand achieved her breakthrough with the opening of C42, the new Citroën car showroom on the Champs-Elysées. In 2008 Manuelle Gautrand even managed to transform the Gaîté-Lyrique Theater into a contemporary exhibition platform for digital art and music.
Manuelle Gautrand has found inspiration in Danish designer Le Klint’s renowned design.
The site, Frederiksberggade 38/Vestergade 33 currently holding the decaying Absalon Building, which today, the two lower floors can be used, as the upper floors have ceiling heights of merely 1.5 meter. For many years, the building was maintained as little as possible, which is why its layout today appears unplanned and winding.
The new building will interconnect Copenhangen’s historic Latin Quarter and the national romantic and modern-style houses surrounding the City Square. When completed, the new building will house a boutique hotel, gastronomy, shops & offices. The designers intended to bridge the old & new Copenhagen with this development. There will be a stimulating courtyard where visitors will be able to walk from Frederiksberggade to Vestergade.
Manuelle researched her design of the construction by pedaling around in Copenhagen to absorb inspiration. She submerged herself in the city to uncovered the very soul of Copenhagen.
Cost: 23 million Euro
Estimated handover: 2010
Manuelle Gautrand, born in 1961, has been working as an architect since 1985. In 1991 she set up her office in Paris, where she now lives and works. In less than two decades she has designed and project-managed everything from residential buildings and offices to buildings for art and culture as well as commercial premises and buildings for leisure use. Her list of clients has included private firms and public authorities, both in France and other countries.
At the end of 2007 Manuelle Gautrand achieved her breakthrough with the opening of C42, the new Citroën car showroom on the Champs-Elysées. In 2008 Manuelle Gautrand even managed to transform the Gaîté-Lyrique Theater into a contemporary exhibition platform for digital art and music.
