Consisting of a cafe and a cooking school, the Culture House’s program is guided by its placement along a popular commuting path, as well as one of the few green spaces in the multicultural neighborhood of Nørrebro.

The design revitalizes the park based on current uses, transforming a sunken concrete slab into a courtyard, and minimizing its footprint relative to the grass open space of the park, while still aiming to create inviting inviting interior gathering space which maintains a connection to the outdoors.

Satellite view and site plan of Hans Tavsens Park in Nørrebro, Copenhagen

Sunlight is key at the site–tall buildings to the south cast long shadows. Creating inviting interior spaces which maintain a connection to the outdoors is a

The gaps between roof sections allow natural light to reflect into every room, with mixed indoor-outdoor spaces for changing seasons.