Thatched Brick Pavilion
The Thatched Brick Pavilion is a pavilion built as part of the initiative ‘Housing Construction From 4 to 1 Planet – Next Generation Architecture’ by the two Danish foundations Realdania and Villum Fonden. The initiative sets out to explore and develop an architectural practice where we can build with a significantly reduced carbon footprint. The […]
18.06.2024
NEW Scout Cabins
LETH & GORI have won Den A.P. Møllerske Støttefonds architecture competition to design new scout cabins for the danish scout organisations. Our proposal for a new type of scout cabin re-thinks the classic cabins in both form and function. The cabin opens up ti the surroundings drawing nature in and inviting the users outside. […]
17.11.2023
SPORSLØJFEN YOUTH SHELTER
Youth Shelter Sporsløjfen is a shelter for young people in Østerbro, Copenhagen. The Youth Shelter is the home and base for a vulnerable user group of young homeless people aged 18 – 30 years. The new building for the Youth Shelter consists of an existing building from 1908 and a new extension. The project is […]
08.12.2022
Varde Theater and Music House
The new Theatre and Music HouseVarde Theatre and Music House is the new cultural centre for theatre and music in Varde, Denmark. The project is the result of an invited competition which LETH & GORI won as part of a strong interdisciplinary team in October 2022. From the Jury Report: ‘With a very clear and […]
30.10.2022
Supportive housing Stubberupgaard
In close collaboration with the municipality of Copenhagen, ByK (Byggeri København), The Social Services Administration, staff, residents and next of kin and family members, we are happy to be part of the project Stubberupgaard that involves the transformation, renovation work and new construction of a total of 44 supportive housing apartments for citizens with mental […]
07.04.2022
MUSEUM OF COPENHAGEN
The museum in the city / The city in the museum The Museum of Copenhagen opened in Febryary 2020 in architect Hans J. Holm's listed building from 1894 in Stormgade 18. The restoration and transformation of the building has been executed in a rich interdisiplinary collaboration where the architectural and historical values of the building are […]
26.01.2021
Stadshallen Lund
LETH & GORI participated in the open international competition for a development and renovation of Stadshallen in Lund in Sweden with a proposal that seeks to strengthen existing qualities and add new layers to architect Klas Anshelm's building from 1968. The project suggests a series of precise strategies as a frame for the architectural and […]
15.08.2019
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Public Housing Christiansfeld
How do we create new housing in a protected and sensitive cultural urban environment? This question we seek to answer with the project for new public housing in Christiansfeld, a Moravian settlement that was included on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2015. The project includes 2.500 m2 housing in three existing listed buildings in Lindegade […]
09.12.2016
Halmtovet V
HALMTORVET V is a local urban space project initiated and led by LETH & GORI. The project seeks to develop new communities in the public realm of Halmtorvet in Vesterbro, Copenhagen. The project is the result of a user driven process including a series of public events and workshops inviting the local citizens to participate […]
02.12.2016
Eskildsgade
Vi foreslår, at der i forsøgsperiode udpeges fire særlige ‘nedslagspunkter’, der samler ‘energien’ indenfor forsøgs periodens økonomiske ramme. Nedslagene placeres strategisk, ift. at regulere trafikken i gaden. Nedslagspunkterne udformes som mødesteder / supermøbler, der åbner op for etableringen af nye fællesskaber i gaden. Møblerne udformes og programmeres, sådan at de fungerer som en form for […]
28.11.2016
OLUF BAGERS PLADS
LETH & GORI participated in Realdania By & Byg's invited 2-phased competition for Oluf Bagers Plads - a new urpan plaza and two buildings in Odense. The project was selected as one of two winners of the first phase and was runner-up to the winning proposal by Praksis Architects in the second phase. The site […]
07.10.2016
BRICK HOUSE
What if a house can last at least five generations instead of two? LETH & GORI’s Brick House is a project that creates innovation by reinventing history. By revisiting materials and solutions from historic houses which have proven to be robust and have a long life span a new type of contemporary sustainable house is […]
15.09.2016
Diatoms Fur
Diatoms Fur is a small project placed in a unique landscape on the island of Fur, Denmark. The project consists of thee sculptural objects carefully placed to emphasize a special place relating to the history or nature of the site. The inspiration for and title of the project comes from the microscopic algae Diatoms that are […]
20.11.2015
ODDENSEHUS
OddenseHus is a project initiated by the local citizens of the small village of Oddense. The project transforms the existing sports hall and adds a new extension that includes a common public kitchen and dining area, a multipurpose hall, new dressing room facilities etc.. The result is a new multifunctional community centre with space for a variation of sports and […]
27.10.2015
Roof House
Roof House is a project that completely transforms an existing villa beautifully situated on a large site filled with trees in Fredensborg, Denmark. The existing house is occupied by a family with three children and the specific needs of the family formed the basis of the project. Planning restrictions on the site called for a […]
15.08.2015
Dalsland House
Through the last centuries human habitation and cultivation has transformed the original forests and open landscapes. New settlements in the landscape and along the coasts seem to suffer from amnesia. The basic understanding of the scale of the landscape, how landscape were created and what it consists of, seems to have been replaced by a […]
01.06.2015
Pulsen
PULSEN is the new sustainable community center in Balling. The project is the result of an open architecture competition in 2011 won by LETH & GORI in collaboration with Elkiær + Ebbeskov. The new centre combines programmes within healthcare, culture, sports, and education organized as a small city with buildings, plazas, streets, and alleys. In addition to the building the […]
18.01.2015
House of Hungarian Music
BUILDING AN(-D) INSTRUMENT The New House of Hungarian Music frames a richness of diverse spaces for experience, learning and relaxing that support the educational development and understanding of the nature of sound and the origin of music. A new museum building with a ‘soft’ curved interior that ‘surrounds’, ‘reverbs’, ‘mirrors’, ‘tunes’ and ‘curves’ sound and music […]
01.09.2014
Bodø City Hall
LETH & GORI participated in the competition for a new City Hall i Bodø with a proposal titled What is the city but the people [William Shakespeare, Coriolanus]. The starting point of the project was to create an open and transparent public building - a building belonging to the citizens of Bodø. The project adds […]
11.03.2014
langvang multifunctional sports building
Langvang Multifunctional Sports Building is a combined Sports hall and community centre consisting of a series of different multifunctional arenas for activities and events. The programme includes indoor athletics facilities with a 200m running track, 60m running track, and facilities for high jump, long jump, pole vault, javelin, discus, hammer throw and short put, along […]
28.02.2014
Prinsessegade Kindergarten
LETH & GORI and EMA's competition proposal for a new kindergarten in Prinsessegade was selected for the second round of the limited competion organised by Copenhagen Munincipality. The project organizes the programmes in individual buildings connected by pergolas and smaller buildings. Together the buildings create a protective wall towards the street leaving the rest of […]
18.09.2012
Forfatterhuset Kindergarten
Model The project for Forfatterhuset Kindergarten is the result of an invited competition. The starting point for the project is two large trees that inhabit the site. The building embraces these trees and integrates them in the design of the building. One tree creates a central courtyard in the building and the other tree creates a space that […]
25.05.2012
Music Gymnasium
LETH & GORI’s project for an extension to Music Gymnasium Salzburg received a 3. Price in the open international competition. The project creates a new extension to the school without stealing space or light from the existing densely built site. This is done by digging out the northern part of the site and inserting the […]
28.03.2012
Røldal Pilgrim Center
LETH & GORI’s competition entry for a Pilgrim Centre in Røldal creates a new building in close connection with the 13th century church. The Pilgrim Centre is a hub for experiencing Røldal’s unique history, nature and architecture. The Centre accommodates for pilgrims as well as spaces for the priest and church administration. The project encompasses […]
11.12.2011
Lidkoping
Lidkoping Police Building is LETH & GORI's proposal in the open competition for a new police headquarter and public parking facilities in Lidkoping, Sweden. The project site is an open square on the border of Lidkoping's historical urban plan from 1672. The site is an important entrance point to the historic city and one of […]
07.11.2011
Marthagården kindergarten
LETH & GORI and Dorte Mandrup's winning proposal for Marthagården Day Care Center consists of a new building and the refurbishment of two existing protected buildings. The project seeks to maintain the unique qualities of the existing buldings and add a new building that connects the individual buildings without compromising the contact between inside and […]
10.08.2011
Gulatinget
LETH & GORI's competition proposal for a new museum in the historic Viking thingstead Gulatinget is a site specific piece of architecture with strong references to Viking era buildings and design. The programme of the circular museum building includes exhibition areas, an auditorium, workshops, and a cafe. Arriving to the site visitors are led to […]
26.07.2011
Jøssingfjord
LETH & GORI og G ARK har lavet et forslag til en ny bæredygtig bygning for Jøssingfjord Museum. Det nye museum er i centrum for gæster der kommer for at opleve det sublim landskab og kulturelle attraktioner ved Jøssingfjord. bygningen er fint rejst fra grunden så landskabet og den lille å løber fredeligt under bygningen. […]
11.03.2011
Devils Tower
{:en} Aerial ViewLETH & GORI has developed an exhibition project titled Devils Tower. Devils tower is monolithic volcanic mountain located in Wyoming. Devils Tower is known from the Steven Spielberg film Close encounters of the Third Kind where it facilitates the meeting between human kind and the strangers from outer space. LETH & GORI's re-enacts […]
09.03.2011
Falkonergården
Leth & Gori's proposal for a new extension to Falkonergården Gymnasium is both a respectful addition to the existing buildings and an attempt to turn the existing structure inside out. The key idea is to integrate the city into the school and to project the school into the city. This is done in a series […]
24.01.2011
Small Towers
SMALL TOWERS is LETH & GORI's proposal for new green towers for Oslo. The towers are small biotopes that can be configured with a variety of plants and vegetation. The towers are a new type of living urban furniture that creates new habitat in the city. Functionally the towers give access to underground systems like […]
22.10.2010
Skien Brygge
The project for a new urban community in Skien was awarded 1st prizein the international competition. The project transforms a former harbor area into a new compact urban community with housing, offices, retail, and urban space. The vision for Skien Brygge is to create a new sustainable urban community in close relation to the city, […]
19.09.2010
Stændertorvet
LETH & GORI's proposal for a new Stændertorvet in Roskilde is an urban space shaped by time, space, and landscape. The new plaza is divided into smaller plazas relating to the historic, spatial, and programmatic context. The plazas are connected by a continuous surface grid that is subdivided and densified to give identity to the […]
22.04.2010
Tåby
OPEN HOUSE is the title of LETH & GORI's proposal for a new sustainable City Hall in Tåby. The building contains city hall, administration, and citizen services. The program is distributed in a 5 story bulding with an open air atrium and a mezzanine containing the semi-public programs like wedding room, gallery, and meeting spaces. […]
16.04.2010
Three Crosses Square
MY SPACE - YOUR SPACE is the title of LETH & GORI's proposal for Three Crosses Square in Warsaw. The project includes a new simplified traffic layout for the square that maximizes urban space. The square is divided into two plazas that can accomodate different programs, events, and activities. A new House of Fashion building […]
05.01.2010
Vartov
Vartov is LETH & GORI's proposal for a new sustainable urban space in Copenahagen. The plaza is situated in central Copenhagen next to the City Hall. The plaza accomodates a variety of programmes and events like concerts, markets, and theater. The project features several sustainable initiatives including recycling of rain water, windmills, and solar energy. […]
14.09.2009
Rakvere
Fratres is the title of one of the most well known compositions by Arvo Pårt. The word FRATRES means brothers and is also the title of LETH & GORI's proposal for the new St Paul's church and Vabaduse Square. Fratres is a project that aims to add a new cultural layer to Rakvere. A complex […]
02.07.2009
Water Tower Ängelholm
Water Tower is LETH & GORI's proposal for a new water activity building in Ängelholm, Sweden. The project reciewed an honorable mention in the international competition. The competition had 190 participants from 13 countries. Water Tower is a vertical water world with stacked environments containing water, fun, relaxation, fitness and a spectacular roof terrace with […]
27.04.2009
FLØNG PARISH HOUSE
The project for a new Parish House in Fløng is based on two ideas - better visual connection to the existing church and an improved interaction between the church and the city. The project proposes three pavilion-like buildings connected by public spaces. The layout and programme of the buildings is organised to get good views […]
30.09.2008
Estonian Academy of Arts
The project Art Plaza was awarded 1st place in the international competition for a new Estonian Academy of Arts in Tallinn. The competition had 91 participants from 26 countries. The building contains institutions for art, architecture, design, and art history, with workshops, labs, classrooms, cafe, gallery, library, and auditoriums - a total of 25.000 square […]
26.06.2008
holmenkollen ski jump
LETH & GORI's project ’tind’ was awarded 3rd place in the international competition for a new Holmenkollen ski jump in Oslo. The project continues the unique profile of Holmenkollen in a contemporary formal language and brings the building structure as a whole back to a natural arena in close relation to the landscape. The […]
30.09.2007
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