https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1325 en-us While satisfying the stringent requirements for a protected monument in Denmark, SeARCH architects has unabashedly reshaped a historic farm 25 miles north of Copenhagen.

]]> favrholm.asp Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7391-favrholm Small punched windows on the old building contrast with abundant glazing on the new north wing, which facilitates birdwatching. The property is on a migratory path and welcomes more than 160 species of birds. Small punched windows on the old building contrast with abundant glazing on the new north wing, which facilitates birdwatching. The property is on a migratory path and welcomes more than 160 species of birds. The farm in 2006. The lake, once a millpond, disappeared for a time and was reconstructed when Novo Nordisk acquired the property. Today it functions as a water catchment system. Photo courtesy SeARCH The new east wing, which replaces stables lost to fire, helps recreate the rectilinear courtyard and shares a friendly tension with the historic building. A camaru wood rainscreen and modern geometry distinguish the new from the old. Guest rooms occupy the restored west wing, which originally served as the farm’s living quarters. The rooms are all unique, and avoid the anonymity of a hotel by using residential furnishings and finishes. The client wanted to uniformly paint the columns in the main dining room, but the architects insisted on keeping the original upper portions “as is,” while leaving the new low portions (which replace rotted sections) raw. The pinewood replacements, embedded in a poured concrete floor, are slightly rounded, to mimic where livestock once gnawed them. A stairway brings guests from the lobby in the original central building down to the new meeting rooms below, many of which look out to the lake. One of three stairways connects to the farmhouse above. Cow-ear-shaped skylights mirror the form of the meeting rooms on the lower north extension and emphasize the presence of the old building. The “leaf ceiling,” made of laminated birch flaps, carries into a lively photoprint lounge. Vibrant hues distinguish the various meeting rooms. The north wing’s curves contrast with the orthogonal floor plans in the original building. Photo by Beth Broome The restored west wing contains guest rooms. Photo by Beth Broome The new east wing houses the kitchen and auditorium. Photo by Beth Broome Photo by Beth Broome Photo by Beth Broome The lobby occupies the old central building. Stairs lead down to the new meeting room wing. Photo by Beth Broome One of the three stairs that lead down from the lobby into the new lakeside wing of meeting rooms. Photo by Beth Broome Cow-ear shaped skylights dot the green roof above the new north wing. Lake Favrholm lies beyond. Photo by Beth Broome A meeting space looks out to the lake and the Novo Nordisk facility on the other side. Photo by Beth Broome A small, cow-ear shaped meeting room is clad with river stones. Photo by Beth Broome A lobby in the new east wing straddles the kitchen and auditorium. Photo by Beth Broome A guest room in the restored west wing. Photo by Beth Broome The main dining room. Photo by Beth Broome A model of the project. The as-yet-built south wing of guest rooms are visible at the back. Image courtesy SeARCH Image courtesy SeARCH Image courtesy SeARCH Image courtesy SeARCH Image courtesy SeARCH Image courtesy SeARCH Image courtesy SeARCH Image courtesy SeARCH It takes a certain amount of chutzpah to move in next door to a building recognized as one of the era’s Modern masterpieces.

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