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Porcelænshaven in the Frederiksberg district of
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, is the former premises of the Royal Porcelain Manufactury, an industrial complex dating from the 1880s which was converted into a mixed-use neighbourhood in the 2000s. Located on the corner of Søndre Fasanvej and
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, adjacent to Frederiksberg Gardens, it has an area of about five hectares and consists of a mixture of dwellings, commercial space and premises for
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, whose main campus is located nearby. Many of the historical buildings have been retained, including a landmark chimney and the listed director's residence from 1908.


History


The manufactories

The company E. Nobel constructed a tobacco factory at the site.in 1860 but
Aluminia Aluminia was a Danish factory of faience or earthenware pottery, established in Copenhagen in 1863. (1838-1922) was the founding owner of the Aluminia factory in Christianshavn. In 1882, the owners of Aluminia purchased the Royal Copenhagen ...
acquired the site in 1868 to build a new faience manufactury which opened in 1870. In 1882, Aluminia purchased the Royal Porcelain Factory which was based in Købmagergade but in 1884 joined its new owner at their site in Frederiksberg. The original factory was designed by Valdemar Ingemann. The director's house was designed by J. E. Gnudtzmann. In 1908.
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designed a second director's residence in 1908 when the two companies get separate managements. Aluminia closed in 1969 while Royal Copenhagen continued to have their production at the site until 2004 when they moved to more modern facilities in
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in the western suburbs of Copenhagen. Since then most of the production has moved to
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Redevelopment

Sjælsø Group purchased the Frederiksberg site in 2002 when Royal Copenhagen first made the decision to move. The transformation of the area was completed in 2007.


Greenspaces and landmarks

Porcelænshaven has an area of 72,000 square metres and contains several minor green spaces. The development also has its own entrance to Frederiksberg Gardens. Since its foundation in 1882, many trees have been gifted and planted by prominent foreign guests during their visits to the porcelain facility. The local plan for the area stresses that some of the trees are in the two highest categories of preservation value and required the developers to move them to another location in the area if they could not remain in their original place. As many of the old buildings as possible were preserved in connection with the redevelopment. Located next to the green space at the street corner, one of the old chimneys now serve as a very visible landmark in the area. Another chimney have been retained in the rear of the area. A former residence for the managing director of the Royal Porcelain Manufactury was listed in 2004. It was built to a Neo-Baroque design by
Anton Rosen Anton Rosen (13 September 1859 – 2 July 1928) was a Danish architect, furniture designer, decorative artist and professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. In his architecture, he combined a free Historicist style with inspiration ...
in 1905 when two manufacturies got separate managements.


Residents


Royal Copenhagen Factory Outlet

In some of the old buildings (Søndre Fasanvej 9), Royal Copenhagen maintains a factory outlet over two floors. It sells 2nd quality porcelain and discontinued products at special prices.


CBS campus

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occupies 19,000 square metres in the southern part of the area, overlooking Frederiksberg Gardens, as well as 8,000 square metres of underground parking A low, partly underground former oven hall on Søndre Fasanvej serves as a vestibule to a complex of former factory buildings. It is roofed by three
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s supported by pillars. The building to the south contains residences for international students and a canteen. The building to the north contains class rooms and IT facilities. Behind the complex is another building which home to Department of Intercultural Communication and Management and the Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy. Another building, further to the east, is a former raw material storage building which was adapted to its present use by Henning Larsen Architects after they won an architectural competition in 2006. It has retained its industrial character on three sides but has a glazed façade facing the park. It now contains flexible study environments. The former Director's House is also used by CBS.


Dwellings

Several architectural firms contributed to the area. Juul & Frost has designed Flora Danica House (44 housing society dwellings), Fasanhaven (83 owner-occupied apartments), Porcelain House (24 owner-occupied apartments), Magnolia Houses (10 three-storey townhouses), student housing (120 units of 25–49 sqm) and premises for Georg Jensen/Royal Copenhagen.
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has designed Fajance Haven (73 owner-occupied apartments). Image:Porcelænshaven 4.JPG, Old building Image:Porcelænshaven 5.JPG, Buildings Image:Porcelænshaven - Fasanhaven.JPG, ''Fasanhaven'' (right) Image:Magnolia Husene 2.JPG, Magnolia House


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