arkitema architects: norre vosborg manor extension

view down the outdoor porch

as part of the restoration and conversion of the nørre vosborg manor, denmark, of which erik einar holm was responsible, arkitema architects was asked to design a new hotel wing for the building. the extension matches the largest of the complex’s buildings in terms of volume, and despite its location and size, does not compete for attention within the site’s historical courtyard.

in order to reduce the impact of the hotel wing and to avoid an imbalance in the historical structure, the architects decided to use alternative materials which would relate to the stud building’s dominant red brick and thatched roofs. wood was used alongside the frugal red-brick, pervading the entire building, including the roof, which is clad in planks of radial-sawn siberian larch, laid in a clapboard pattern. the hotel itself is characterized by a roof without dormer windows. the clapboard pattern has been lifted and opened, enabling the creation of a belt in the roof’s surface, integrating necessary openings for habitation. by locating the openings to the terraces in this half-open belt, they have reduced the visual impression of ‘holes’ in the otherwise homogenous roof surface.

the entire building including the roof is clad in siberian larch

exterior view

exterior view of the building clad in siberian larch

view of the manor’s courtyard

interior view