The Lighthouse

Type
Residential (89 apartments)

Address
Pakhusvej 2-12, Copenhagen, Denmark

Area
10.500 m²

Client
The Carlyle Group
NCC

Engineer
Midtconsult A/S

Artistic consultant
Finn Reinbothe

Year
Construction 2005-2006

Awards and nominations
2008 The Municipality of Copenhagen

The Lighthouse is located by Amerikakaj in Copenhagen’s free port, a newly developed quarter with very high density where new buildings are added to the area dominated by historical warehouses. 

The development contains 89 residences and consists of an open block in 4-6 storeys and a 15 storey tower building, joined around an elevated courtyard plateau above the underground car park. 

The unique view of the free port, the citadel and the entire central Østerbro is utilized, and at the same time the residences are shielded from the railway facilities and the heavily trafficked Kalkbrænderihavnsgade. 

Distinctive attics and bay windows, in interaction with characteristic slanting roof surfaces, provide the building’s architectural coherence. The sculptural effect is enhanced by the natural slate facing, interacting with the weather and the changing of light.