The Rothenborg House (), Klampenborgvej 37, is a private home in

Klampenborg Klampenborg is a northern suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located in Gentofte Municipality, Gentofte municipality, directly on Øresund, between Taarbæk and Skovshoved. Like other neighbourhoods along the Øresund coast, Klampenborg is an ...

, just north of

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

, designed by the Danish architect

Arne Jacobsen Arne Emil Jacobsen, Honorary Fellowship of the American Institute of Architects, Hon. FAIA (; 11 February 1902 – 24 March 1971) was a Danish architect and furniture designer. He is remembered for his contribution to functionalism (architec ...

in 1930. The house was built for the lawyer Max Rothenborg. His wife was thrilled with the building and participated enthusiastically in its furnishings. Like many of Jacobsen's works, it was planned as a complete work of art, attention being given not just to the building itself but to its interior, including furniture and fittings. The press considered it a breakthrough for Jacobsen, comparing him with

Le Corbusier Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (6 October 188727 August 1965), known as Le Corbusier ( , ; ), was a Swiss-French architectural designer, painter, urban planner and writer, who was one of the pioneers of what is now regarded as modern architecture ...

. Some, however, were not ready to accept it as a genuinely modernistic house as it was made of brick rather than reinforced concrete and was based on a traditionally English approach. Nevertheless, the house still has a modern look with its white facade, its iron-framed windows and its cubic forms including the white walls of its sun terrace. The residence has undergone a number of conversions over the years, significantly detracting from its original design.Cherie Fehrman and Dr. Kenneth R. Fehrman: ''Interior Design Innovators 1910-1960'', 2009, Fehrman Books, p. 80.

References

Literature

*Thau, Carsten; Vindum, Kjeld: ''Arne Jacobsen'', 2008, Copenhagen, Arkitektens forlag, 560 p.

External links

Arne Jacobsen i Gentofte
Danish-language account of Jacobsen's works in Gentofte Municipality with many photographs {{coord, 55, 46, 11, N, 12, 34, 26, E, type:landmark, display=title Arne Jacobsen buildings Houses in Gentofte Municipality Houses completed in 1930 1930s architecture in Denmark 1930 establishments in Denmark