Norm Architects hangar home
Norm Architects transformed a Copenhagen torpedo hangar into a serene house blending Scandinavian and Japanese minimalism — the project’s images by Jonas Bjerre‑Poulsen emphasize calm, muted materials and light. The conversion is a clear example of Scandi restraint meeting wabi‑sabi simplicity. (x.com)
The project is called Holmen Abode and is recorded as a 2024 residential conversion on the Holmen islands in Copenhagen. (archello.com)) Norm Architects retained and revealed the building’s industrial steel frame, leaving anthracite-coloured trusses and beams exposed above a double‑height kitchen and living space. (normcph.com)) The kitchen was custom‑made in oak with a stone worktop and upstand, while monolithic stone blocks recur as plinths, bedside tables and integrated bathroom basins. (normcph.com)) A traditional shoji screen of translucent washi paper is used in the bathroom to filter light, and floor‑to‑ceiling semi‑sheer curtains are specified to soften daylight from the canal. (normcph.com)) Selected furnishings include Frama’s Rivet side table and Brdr. Krüger’s Arv chairs—the Arv collection was created for Noma’s dining space and referenced here as a local design nod. (us.framacph.com)) Photographs of Holmen Abode are credited to Jonas Bjerre‑Poulsen, who is listed as an architect, art director and photographer and appears alongside Norm’s project imagery. (archello.com)) The apartment sits inside a former motor‑torpedo boat workshop on Holmen, a naval base until the 1990s that has been redeveloped into residential blocks—Vandkunsten documents the broader MTB‑hall transformation. (designanthologyuk.com))
