A house with 66 apartments for low-income Danes has appeared on Dorteavey Street, in an area recently occupied by auto repair shops, warehouses and industrial buildings of the 1930s and 1950s. The customer was the non-profit housing association Lejerbo, whose statement of goals and objectives was written by Jan Gail. It was important for Lejerbo to maintain the public space in the center of the block, which became closed after the delivery of the BIG building, and its permeability to pedestrians.
The architects responded by giving their building a serpentine shape and complementing the green courtyard behind it with a small square from the street side. There is also a triple arch leading into the quarter.
The house itself, despite its limited budget, is distinguished by ceilings of 3.5 meters, panoramic windows, and on the southern, street facade - balconies-terraces. The modular system at the heart of the project helped to save money: the blocks were "stacked" on top of each other, and small shifts made it possible to make the mentioned terraces. Outside, the modules are sheathed with wood, in the interior there are many exposed concrete surfaces. The area of the apartments varies from 66 to 115 m2.
