Pihlmann Architects Transforms 1960s Factory into Community Hub with Innovative Design Features
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Cajsa Carlson
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Summary
Pihlmann Architects has transformed a 1960s factory in Copenhagen into a community hub called Thoravej 29, featuring innovative architectural interventions such as furniture made from old doors and staircases created by "flipping" concrete floors. The project was part of the Copenhagen Architecture Biennial and won a competition organized by the Bikuben Foundation, showcasing creative reuse of existing industrial structures.
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Pihlmann's studio, Pihlmann Architects, won a competition held by commercial art organisation Bikuben Foundation to turn the old factory at Thoravej 29
Architect Søren Pihlmann has created in a 1960s factory and opened up as part of Copenhagen Architecture Biennial
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