THE ELEPHANT HOUSE WINS ‘STORE ARNE’ 2019
We are thrilled and proud to announce that THE ELEPHANT HOUSE wins The Danish Association of Architects' award 'STORE ARNE' 2019. The quality of the project is a direct result of an inclusive dialogue with the future users, staff and directors of the centre, based on trust, curiosity and strong commitment by all the involved […]
20.01.2019
Homeless Housing Copenhagen
In collaboration with our client Boligforeningen 3B and Copenhagen Municipality LETH & GORI have developed a concept for small housing units for homeless people. This model is an early prototype for the project which includes 34 housing units on three different sites in Copenhagen. The project will now be further developed and realised by turnkey […]
20.01.2019
Future Bjärred
LETH & GORI participated in the open international competition for a new part of the Swedish coastal city Bjärred with a proposal titled ’TRÄDGÅRDEN’. The project comprises 900 housing units, a kindergarten, retirement homes, gardens and landscape design. The proposal identifies and seeks to add to the existing qualities of the site with an ambition […]
02.01.2019
NOMINATION FOR THE ARCHITECTURE AWARD ‘STORE ARNE’ 2019
We are proud of the nomination for the architecture award 'Store Arne' (Great Arne) 2019 for the project 'The Elephant House'. The award is given by the Danish Association of Architects and named after the (great) danish architects, Arne Jacobsen. Winners are announced at the associations new year celebration party on 18th January 2019 at […]
19.12.2018
Spritten Housing project
{:en} Distillery- Photo, 1931 - Architect: Alfred Cock Clausen - Source: Arkitekten Magazine 1931. LETH & GORI are looking forward to working with local contractor A. Enggaard on two housing projects on the old distillery site in Aalborg called Spritten in 2019. The projects are part of a new urban development that will emerge on the site […]
16.11.2018
Funding from the Danish Arts Foundation for 2019 exhibition programme
LETH & GORI have received funding from the Danish Arts Foundation for exhibitions in 2019. The exhibition programme for 2019 is part of an new strategy for LETH & GORI's exhibition space where we increase our focus on architecture through exhibitions with significant danish and international architecture offices. The programme for 2019 includes individual exhibitions […]
12.11.2018
The Art of Building
The Art of Building - Elevation view - Photo: Hampus Berndtson LETH & GORI’s exhibition The Art of Building consists of a house and exhibition built inside the OMA designed building BLOX – the new home of The Danish Architecture Centre. LETH & GORI’s house and exhibition provides an insight into the architectural work and […]
09.10.2018
MUSEUM OF COPENHAGEN IN RUM INTERNATIONAL No. 5 / 2018
Museum of Copenhagen forms the beautiful setting and location for RUM International's photo shoot 'COLOURS OF COPENHAGEN' in the magazine's fifth edition of 2018. The interior colour program of the Museum of Copenhagen is based on a carefull study and research of the original colours of the historic building. Colours are designed in collaboration with conservator Anne Simonsen from […]
19.09.2018
THE ART OF BUILDING IS NOW OPEN AT THE DANISH ARCHITECTURE CENTRE
LETH & GORI's exhibition 'The Art of Building' is now open at the Danish Architecture Centre [DAC]. The exhibition has the shape of a small exhibition house built inside the OMA designed home of the DAC called BLOX locaded on the central harbour front of Copenhagen. LETH & GORI's house hosts an exhibition about work of […]
18.09.2018
LETH & GORI EXHIBITING AT DANISH ARCHITECTURE CENTRE
LETH & GORI have been selected to exhibit at the Danish Architecture Centre [DAC] as part of the exhibition series Dreyers Arkitektur Galleri 2018. The exhibition is organised by the foundation Dreyers Fond in collaboration with the Danish Architecture Centre. The Danish Architecture recently relocated to the OMA designed building BLOX on the central harbour […]
22.08.2018
Supportive housing Høng
LETH & GORI participated in the limited competition for a housing community for citizens with special needs. The project comprises 42 housing units and also includes common areas for the inhabitants, facilities for staff and a common house shared with the local community. The housing units are organised in four clusters of 10-12 inhabitants. Inspired by […]
21.08.2018
HOMES | ENSEMBLES | CITY
New book from architect and researcher Peder Duelund Mortensen, ‘Homes | Ensembles | City’ opens a window to the Copenhagen of the future from a housing perspective. LETH & GORI and BESSARDs’ STUDIO’s proposal for a new type of non-profit housing in Copenhagen - ‘Very Social Housing’, is put forward in the introduction to the […]
30.06.2018
ASYL
ASYL An exhibition by Marie Jagd The 23rd of Marts - the 27th of April 2018 Opening Friday the 23rd of March @ 16-20. The exhibition is open Monday to Friday 10 - 17 untill the 27th of April 2018. With an original window from the castle ‘Næsseslottet’ as a starting point, Marie Jagd investigates the window and […]
23.03.2018
SEMINAR ON HOUSING AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY
Join us for the upcoming seminar on housing at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Institute for Architecture and Technology. The seminar is part of the bachelor programme 'Architecture's Anatomy and Fabrication's year-long focus on housing. We look forward to take part in the discussions on housing and politics.
16.03.2018
SKOGFINSK MUSEUM
LETH & GORI participated in the open international competition for Skogfinsk Museum in Svullrya, Norway with a proposal titled FIVE HOUSES. The proposal seeks to create a simple and characteristic building for Skogfinske Museum, with strong ties to the traditions of the skogfinske culture. The building consists of five individual houses; Røykstua, Ria, Fjøs, Badstue og […]
23.01.2018
THE ELEPHANT HOUSE ON DEZEEN
The Elephant House appears on Dezeen. Simple timber structures, terrazzo floors and chalkstone block walls, decorated wood ceilings, double steel glass doors and a large steel window painted in Copenhagen green, blue solid doors, black handles, dark red furniture elements in MDF, stainless steel kitchens and red lacquered radiators links the new spaces to history and […]
20.01.2018
THE ELEPHANT HOUSE
TRAINING HALL | PHOTO: STAMERS KONTORThe Elephant House is a project that transforms an existing Chapel building, from the 1880s, into an Activity Centre and Men’s Shed affiliated with Copenhagen Centre for Cancer and Health. The centre offers different rehabilitation programs that will make use of the new spaces for fitness and training, mindfulness, yoga, […]
06.01.2018
SPONTANEOUS FERMENTATION
Spontaneous Fermentation a Tale of Cherries and Wine An exhibition by Gudrun Krabbe 15th of December 2017 - 18th of January 2018 Spontaneous Fermentation is an exhibition on the interaction between man and nature, structure and experiments which is exactly what makes for an interesting architectural context: the creation of a framework in which culture can be […]
12.12.2017
7 SHADES OF WOOD EXHIBITION OPENING
We are happy to invite everyone for the opening of Helena Westerberg's exhibition 7 Shades of Wood on Friday the 3rd of November 2017 @17- 21.00. 7 Shades of Wood is an exhibition that displays the result of a study in the qualities of different types of wood. Architect Helena Westerberg has designed and built seven […]
27.10.2017
AGORA ANSHELM
AGORA ANSHELM is LETH & GORI's contribution to the project COMMONING KITS initiated by Form/Design Center, Malmø and Kjellander Sjöberg. The project was exhibited at Form/Design Center from 6th of September to 10th of October 2017. The Agora was a precondition for the Greek cities of antiquity. A city simply wasn’t a city if there was no Agora. The Agora was […]
18.10.2017
VESSELS
VESSELS An exhibition by Architect Jonathan Houser. Exhibition period 22th September - 22nd of October 2017. VESSELS is an exhibition that shows three architectural models of time and space. Three Vessels, some to be understood as concrete ships for travelling, and all, as metaphorical containers of ideas about architecture. A memorial for perished war sailors, a […]
23.09.2017
VESSELS EXHIBITION OPENING
Join us for the opening of Architect Jonathan Houser's exhibition VESSELS on Friday the 22nd of September @16.00. VESSELS is an exhibition that shows three architectural models of time and space. Three Vessels, some to be understood as concrete ships for travelling, and all, as metaphorical containers of ideas about architecture. A memorial for perished […]
18.09.2017
TOPPING OUT CEREMONY ON THE ELEPHANT HOUSE
Topping out ceremony on the Elephant House for the Copenhagen Centre for Cancer and Health (CKSK). We are happy to celebrate the craftmanship and preservation of the original qualities of the historic building as well as the fine and dedicated craftsmanship of main contractor JAKON who are in charge of the construction work. The project is the […]
03.09.2017
CONCRETE CONSPIRACIES
CONCRETE CONSPIRACIES An exhibition by Mia Fryk and Spacegirls Exhibition period: 11th of August - 15th September 2017 CONCRETE CONSPIRACIES brings together work by Mia Fryk and Spacegirls [Cisse Bolholt and Elisabeth Gellein] exploring how the spaces around us determine the ways that we relate to one another. The show is a collaborative effort that combines concrete […]
15.08.2017
CONCRETE CONSPIRACIES Exhibition opening
Join us for the opening of CONCRETE CONSPIRACIES by Mia Fryk and Spacegirls on Friday the 11th of August @17-22.00 CONCRETE CONSPIRACIES brings together work by Mia Fryk and Spacegirls [Cisse Bolholt and Elisabeth Gellein] exploring how the spaces around us determine the ways that we relate to one another. The show is a collaborative effort […]
02.08.2017
FUR DIATOMS EXHIBITED AT VRÅ-UDSTILLINGEN
By invitation from curator and architect Christina Capetillo, LETH & GORI and Reiluf Ramstad Architects presents a 1:50 scale model of the Diatoms Fur project at Vrå-Udstillingen 2017 (Vrå Exhibition) in North Jutland, Denmark. The model itself represents the creation of the Danish landscape by the slow stratification of 40 layers of tracing paper into a modulating landscape […]
02.08.2017
A+U June 2017, MELANCHOLY & DWELLING
A+U celebrates contemporary houses in Denmark in the June 2017 edition where guest editor and architect Lise Juel has selected a number of Danish architects that represent aspects of a melancholic architectural approach. We are proud to be represented with two projects; BRICK HOUSE in Nyborg, and ROOF HOUSE in Fredensborg, Denmark. Lise Juel describes […]
01.08.2017
NEW MUNICIPIAL SCHOOL AND SPORTS HALL IN COPENHAGEN’S MEAT PACKING DISTRICT
In collaboration with Kuben Management, Mangor & Nagel and NIRAS, we have been selected as client consultants for The City of Copenhagen, Byggeri København (ByK) on an exciting project for a new municipal school ('folkeskole') and sports hall in the White Meat Packing District in our neighborhood of Vesterbro in Copenhagen. The new primary and […]
01.08.2017
LIVSRUM HERLEV
LETH & GORI's proposal in the invited competition for Livsrum Herlev titled 'The House between the Trees' is driven by care for the local context and environment. By love to nature and responsibility to our surroundings and a strong engagement in the goals and visions for the Livsrum cancer counselling centres. The trees first. It is […]
22.06.2017
LETH & GORI recieves Nykredit’s Sustainability Award 2017
LETH & GORI are the proud recipients of Nykredit's Sustainability Award 2017. The Nykredit Architecture Prize Committee motivates the award with the following description: LETH & GORI places sustainability centrally in their work through dialogue, social understanding and engagement - where art, the city and people are involved in an active learning process. What distinguishes […]
31.05.2017
HOUSING WORKSHOP AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY
LETH & GORI has been invited by the Institute of Architecture and Technology at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, to run a student workshop on housing, The workshop is titled 'The Developed Surface' - and focuses on an interest in the architecture of the (main) stairwell in relation to dwelling and […]
15.05.2017
THE FX BEAUTIES – LAUNCH AND EXHIBITION
CPH LAUNCH OF THEFXBEAUTIES.CLUB FRIDAY MAY 19TH @16.00–21.00 By Architect Christine Bjerke. ‘(On the Floating World of) the FX Beauties’ serves as the Copenhagen launch of the digital platform of the multifaceted website and publication project about the FX Beauties edited by Christine Bjerke. The launch will also include an exhibition of prints and objects […]
11.05.2017
Flexible public housing concept Egedal
LETH & GORI and the public housing association Boligforeningen 3B' s winning proposal in the open competition for public housing Egedal is flexibile housing concept with focus on healthy robust houses. The project comprises 80 housing units which are initially intended for refugees. The houses will be build on four different sites in Ølstykke, Smørumnedre og Stenløse. […]
04.05.2017
LETH & GORI wins public housing competition in Egedal
LETH & GORI in collaboration with the public housing association Boligforeningen 3B have won the open idea competition for public housing in Egedal Kommune. The project comprises 80 housing units which are originally intended for refugees. The project's starting point is a flexible housing concept where the individual housing units can adapt to changing residents and […]
04.05.2017
We love wood
The nature center The Ants Hill' in Randers, Denmark is slowly growing day by day. Built almost entirely in wood, in an almost organic proces where wood is added to wood, the center celebrates nature and help us remember who we are and where we come from. See more her: The Ants Hill
24.04.2017
EXHIBITION OPENING JIM DE BLOCK ‘NEITHER HERE NOR THERE’
JIM DE BLOCK NEITHER HERE NOR THERE 28th of April - 7th of May 2017 Opening Friday 28th of April @ 16 - 21 Human bodies reinterpret their surroundings in this photography exhibition by dancer, choreographer, and photographer Jim De Block A bicycle path is for biking and a pavement is for walking. But what […]
21.04.2017
The Elephant House is coming back to life
The workmen are back in The Elephant House after a 120 years break. Demolition work has started and slowly the original beautiful double high spaces are revealed, illuminated from high clerestory windows. LETH & GORI are total consultants on the transformation work of the historic building for the Copenhagen Centre for Cancer and Health. The beautiful former chapel is […]
09.04.2017
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