Scan Magazine | Special Theme | Nordic Architecture & Design – Sweden
Nobis Copenhagen. Photo: André Phil, Wingårdhs
Natural grandeur and social inclusion When Nobis Hotels opened a new hotel in the centre of Copenhagen last year, its first hotel outside of Sweden, Wingårdhs carefully redesigned the interior whilst preserving the neoclassicism of the original building. By Malin Norman
The structure was built in 1903 by architect Martin Borch and is located next to Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Tivoli and the Central Station. Originally intended for an insurance company, it later became home to the Danish Academy of Music. “This is a fantastic building with high ceilings, plenty of space and beautiful details,” says Joakim Lyth, archi74 | Issue 117 | October 2018
tect and office manager at Wingårdhs in Malmö. The new hotel features 70 rooms, a spa and fitness centre, meeting rooms and a restaurant. Much of it has been custom-designed to realise the mission of providing a warm and relaxed hotel environment. “Danish classicism, which
the Nobis Hotel Copenhagen building is a fine example of, is something special,” says architect Gert Wingårdh. “In the main building, we’ve been delicate and respectful, emphasising every detail of the original architecture and decor, adding superior-quality natural materials such as various marbles, stone, wood and glass, with a subtle colour scale, accentuated with beautiful deep greens.”
Trio in southern Sweden Wingårdhs has recently won a number of high-profile competitions, with three of the projects based in southern Sweden.