Østerbro Apartment
A 1904 apartment for a family of four, rebuilt around oiled oak, Roman travertine and a lot of undyed linen.
Location
Østerbro, Copenhagen
Size
112 m²
Year
2025
Scope
Full service
Photography
Ida Lund
The brief
Two kids, one dog and a 1904 floor plan built for servants. The family wanted the rooms to work for them without stripping out what made them fall for the flat.
They asked for three things: a kitchen they could cook in together, a bedroom that stays dark in June, and nothing too precious to touch.
What we changed
We opened the old maid’s room into the kitchen, kept the original cornicing and laid wide oiled-oak boards through every room so the flat reads as one space.
Travertine came in where hands land: the island, the bathroom basin, the window sills. Linen does the rest, from curtains to the sofa.
Material palette
The few materials that carry the whole home. Ask us for the sample box.
Oiled oak
Dinesen, 300 mm boards
Used for: Floors, joinery
Roman travertine
Unfilled, honed
Used for: Island, basin, sills
Undyed linen
Heavy weave, 380 g
Used for: Curtains, sofa
Brushed brass
Unlacquered
Used for: Handles, taps
Floor plan
How the rooms sit together after the rebuild, drawn from our site survey.
7 rooms
·
112 m²
Østerbro, Copenhagen
Every plan is drawn to scale from our own survey. Clients get the full set, with elevations and joinery details.
