Fredensborg Houses
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Fredensborg Houses is a renowned Danish residential complex celebrated for its human-scaled courtyard homes and harmonious integration with the landscape.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fredensborg Houses canonical | 1 |
| Kingo Houses, Helsingør | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
courtyard housing
ⓘ
housing development ⓘ residential complex ⓘ |
| architect |
Jan Utzon
ⓘ
Jørn Utzon ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Modernist architecture
ⓘ
Scandinavian modernism ⓘ |
| awarded | Eminent Architecture Award of the Association of Danish Architects ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Fredensborg Municipality
ⓘ
Housing estates in Denmark ⓘ Modernist architecture in Denmark ⓘ |
| client |
Kingdom of Denmark as a sovereign state
ⓘ
surface form:
Danish state
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| country | Denmark ⓘ |
| designedFor | Danish pensioners returning from abroad ⓘ |
| hasCourtyardType | private walled courtyards ⓘ |
| hasDesignConcept |
gradual transition from public to private space
ⓘ
integration of architecture and landscape ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
contemporary courtyard housing designs
ⓘ
later Scandinavian housing schemes ⓘ |
| hasLayout |
pedestrian-oriented pathways
ⓘ
sequence of semi-private and public spaces ⓘ |
| hasPart |
community facilities
ⓘ
courtyard houses ⓘ shared green spaces ⓘ terraced houses ⓘ |
| hasView | Fredensborg Palace gardens vicinity ⓘ |
| inception | 1962 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Mediterranean courtyard houses
ⓘ
traditional Danish rural settlements ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Capital Region of Denmark
ⓘ
Fredensborg Palace ⓘ
surface form:
Fredensborg
Zealand ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
tile
ⓘ
timber ⓘ white-painted brick ⓘ |
| nearby | Fredensborg Palace ⓘ |
| notableFor |
careful modulation of light and privacy
ⓘ
clustered village-like layout ⓘ harmonious integration with the landscape ⓘ human-scaled courtyard homes ⓘ |
| numberOfResidentialUnits | 47 ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
important example of Danish residential architecture
ⓘ
key work of Jørn Utzon ⓘ |
| roofType | pitched tiled roofs ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kingo Houses, Helsingør