CITY OF COPENHAGEN ARCHITECTURE AWARD 2020
Since 1903 the City of Copenhagen has awarded beautiful buildings, urban planning and landscape architecture. This year the ELEPHANT HOUSE wins City of Copenhagen’s Architecture Award 2020. In the motivation the jury states: The building seems respectful to history, the use of ressources and most importantly; in the care it shows for the users. It […]
30.04.2020
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
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
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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