Østerbro Apartment in Copenhagen

For the renovation of an apartment in Østerbro, Copenhagen, architecture and design practice Antenna Works opened the existing floor plan to create a larger kitchen and living area. Two exposed steel columns remain as visible structural elements within the new space.

A deep red linseed oil floor runs through the interior and continues into a built-in cabinet combining kitchen, wardrobe and storage. The walls are painted in JO PA 13 Gypsum by John Pawson for Blēo, a warm mineral colour with subtle pink undertones that relates to the red floor and steel elements.

The renovation also draws on Gaston Bachelard's The Poetics of Space and its exploration of the relationship between architecture and experience. A concealed wardrobe creates a smaller interior space within the apartment and introduces a contrast to the more open living areas.

Antenna Works was founded in Copenhagen in 2024 by Frederik Lykkeberg Larsen and Mads Vagn Jacobsen. The architecture and design studio works across architecture, design and research, with a particular focus on fabrication, reuse and the physical qualities of materials.