More people can experience Arne Jacobsen’s extraordinary legacy if his National Bank Building were adaptively reused as the prestigious Danish National Museum.
It is proposed that the landmark 6-story National Bank office building and 400-hundred-year-old Holmens Kirke be weaved together as part of an intricate pedestrian-oriented civic plan.
In addition to occupying the entire taller 6-story office building, the design proposes replacing the low windowless 1-story section along Havnegade with a new museum entry, atrium, restaurants and galleries arranged around a re-creation of Holmens Kanal that existed on the site.
Most prestigious new museums in the world are the result of additions and successive remodeling.
This concept was published in Magasinet KBH on February 2, 2025.
National Museum
Year:
February 2025
Client:
Pro-Bono Project
For the people of Copenhagen
Team:
JRDV Urban International
National Museum at National Bank Site
Copenhagen, Denmark
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