Hans Peter Hagens, Architect MAA, Born 12 March 1963

Education
Graduation from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen in 1990 under Architect, Professor Boje Lundgaard, after 5 1/2 years of studies with architecture as my main specialty.


Positions of trust
Chairman of the Architecture Committee of the Danish Arts Foundation 2002-2004
Member of the Board of the Danish Arts Foundation 2002-2004
Member of the Board of Københavns Torvelaug (Copenhagen Market Hall Guild) 1998-2006
Member of the Board of the think tank Kesera 2002-2005
Member of the Board of Københavns Citycenter's Better City committee 2005-2014
Member of the Board of the Association for the Beautification of the Capital 2006-2008
Chairman of the Board of the Association for the Beautification of the Capital 2008
Member of The Green Council, City of Copenhagen 2006-2008
Member for The Royal Academy of Fine Arts 2009-2014, 2017-2023
Board member for The Royal Academy Council 2010-2011  
Chief responsible for the participation of the "Harbour Shop" in the 9th international Architecture Biennale in Venice 2004 under the auspices of the Danish Arts Foundation
January 1993: Appointed to the committee for Copenhagen's green areas and other urban spaces, which the Danish Minister of the Environment asked The Spatial Planning Division and FLS to establish.
Professional jury member for the Danish Architects’ Association and in an urban planning competition in Vietnam in 2012/13

Practical experience after graduation, employment
1990-91: Lars Asklund's architectural firm, Malmö, Sweden. Tasks: museum project in Malmö, housing construction in Stockholm, office buildings on Limhamn's harbour front.
1992: Dörken und Heise architecten, Berlin, Germany. Tasks: Two competitions concerning housing in Berlin and involved in planning a kindergarten.
1993: Zivkovic Associates Architects, New York, USA. Tasks: involved in planning the conversion/renovation of Valley High Farms in Connecticut and, to a lesser extent, in renovating existing building in New York.
1993: Boje Lundgaard and Lene Tranberg's architectural firm in Copenhagen. Task: "Das Gesunde Haus" (The healthy house) – competition concerning housing based on green/ecological construction principles in Aachen, Germany.
1996: 6-month employment with Architect, Professor Knud Peter Harboe. Task: planning a printing office and office building for the national newspaper Berlingske Tidende on Avedøre Holme in Copenhagen.


Independent architect 1990-2020
Established independent firm in 1993 with assignments ranging from traditional architectural and construction projects to landscape architecture. Activities also include writing about architecture for daily newspapers and trade journals :

Exhibition building/sculpture park. Project for exhibition building/sculpture park in Askeby on the island of Møn for the Berlin art dealer René Block in 1992. Entrance to the exhibition building, which is situated in an apple grove, takes place along a long wall with reliefs and murals. The interior of the building features slightly arched rooms with characteristic curved skylights. Also renovation of existing building. See Building Projects

Statens Museum for Kunst. Two entries for the competition concerning the expansion of Statens Museum for Kunst, the Danish national gallery. One entry in collaboration with Engineer, Professor Erik Reitzel: No place in the world features an exhibition hall that incorporates the urban space and production, with all that this entails in terms of interactions with traffic – this entry proposed the construction of a building that combines the exhibition hall with the commuter train platform. Selected S-train lines pass through the hall inside a glass tube, and passengers get on and off the train surrounded by exhibition objects. This 4,000 m2 exhibition hall would include moveable suspended floors – interconnected by delicate catwalks, stairs, and lifts – where visitors could explore the various exhibition worlds (described on several occasions in the national newspaper Politiken). Another entry was developed in collaboration with artist Nils Erik Gjerdevik. See Building Projects.

A Garden of Paradise in every town in Denmark. This project aims to create poetic gardens/oases in all major Danish towns and cities. To mention an example, the Copenhagen garden is designed as a Paradise Island in the harbour by Holmen. The Gardens of Paradise would act as "modern sensory classrooms". They are designed by highly qualified professionals based on aesthetic, ecological, climatic, and practical considerations and aim to stimulate the five senses: sight, smell, taste, hearing, and touch, as exquisitely as possible. Described in detail in articles in the national newspapers Politiken and Berlingske Tidende. See: Building Projects and Article Collection

Denmarks Mobile Exhibition Pavilion – a projected 1,000 m2 collapsible museum with five floors. Developed in 1994 together with Engineer, Professor Erik Reitzel for then Minister of Culture Jytte Hilden. Model 1:20 and drafts presented in various exhibitions in Copenhagen. Project described in articles in the national newspapers Berlingske Tidende, Politiken, and Information and in the trade journal Arkitekten. See Building Projects

The Danish Centre of Art and Science. A 6,000 m2 cultural and scientific powerhouse on the Bryghus lot in Copenhagen, containing an immensely slender glass skyscraper with guest residences and a grand view of the city and the harbour. See Building Projects
The project was developed in a working group consisting of MA (econ) Nicolai Peitersen and myself after the ideas had been described in an article in Berlingske Tidende in the summer of 1998. In August 1999 the project was presented to the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, and following this, the think tank Kesera published the project proposal. The project was discussed with Biophysicist and Nobel Laureate Jens Christian Skou in October 1999 in relation to the establishment of a project committee. The project is currently still in the planning phase and is now to be incorporated into the plans for Københavns Vidensbørs (the Copenhagen Knowledge Exchange), which is being planned and developed by Nicolai Peitersen in connection with Kesera's activities. I have myself been a member of Kesera from its inception and a member of the board 2002-2005. For additional information, see www.kesera.dk and Article Collection.

Park project. Park project at Skovgård in Hørsholm for Sofus and Hilda Svane involving the conversion of some 10 hectares of farm land to a park area. In collaboration with Master of Forestry Jørgen Nimb Lassen.

Embassy complex in Berlin. Entry for the competition concerning a common Nordic embassy complex in Berlin. See Building Projects.

Bornholm's Art Museum. Entry for the competition on a new art museum by Helligdomsklipperne. In collaboration with Architect Anne Beim. See Building Projects

Country homes. Various projects for private homes as well as some expansions and conversions. Including a project for a summer home for Politiken's architecture critic Henrik Sten Møller on the island of Møn, and a 100 m2 annex for artist Lars Ravn.

Series of articles for Politiken in 1997 about Copenhagen's potentials and barriers.A series of visions for Copenhagen, described in detail through words and images. Including, for example, housing, the Hanging Gardens in Copenhagen by the harbour front, two new covered market halls on Israels Plads, and the exhibition hall described above, with S-trains in a glass tube and a train platform full of exhibition objects. See Building Projects and Article Collection

New Garden Village. 1997 saw the start of the New Garden Village project, which describes a proposal for new types of settlements in rural areas. The New Garden Village is a new, low-cost housing form with a new type of standard houses erected around large green areas with a variety of utilities. The project offers an alternative to traditional one-family homes and is part of a plan for putting closed-down farms to new use and establishing small businesses in rural areas. The project was developed in collaboration with Master of Forestry Jørgen Nimb Lassen, and Landscape Architect, Professor Jørn Palle Schmidt. Two articles in Politiken about Danish standard houses through the years: "Buildings are chameleons" in 1998, and "Live with a cow or two" in 2004. See Building Projects, www.havekulturbyen.dkand Article Collection

Copenhagen's harbour front. Own projects for Copenhagen's harbour front covered by Danish TV in a programme by Adrian Hughes. The programme addressed Copenhagen's "Hanging Gardens of Copenhagen" and the "Danish Centre of Art and Science".

Article for the national newspaper Information. Entitled Arkitekturens Kunst ("The art of the Architecture"). See Article Collection

The Danish Museum of Art & Design. Draft project on collapsible and multi-flex exhibition structure (some 800 m2) developed together with Engineer, Professor Erik Reitzel for The Danish Museum of Art & Design (Director Bodil Busk Laursen) and the Ørestad Development Corporation in connection with a projected exhibition about the Copenhagen Metro.

Home in Køng. Complete renovation of 140 m2 old farm house in Køng on southern Zealand, including, among other features, a double-volume studio. Project carried out in partnership with Svend Jacobsen of Eduard Troelsgård Engineers A/S. Renovation project for the same client of a 110 m2 flat in a listed building in Lille Strandstræde in central Copenhagen. See Building Projects

Music pavilion on the island of Farø. In 1998 the beginning of a project concerning a music pavilion on the island of Farø in partnership with composer and artist Henning Christiansen. Exhibited at Køge Art Museum of Sketches January-April 1999, and described in a book edited by Henning Christiansen and published by the Danish Arts Foundation. See Building Projects

Four articles for the regional newspaper Bornholms Tidende about architectural traditions in Danish rural areas and in the Danish summer towns. In 1998, another six articles about similar topics for the monthly magazine Ejendomsmægleren for The Danish Association of Chartered Estate Agents. See Article Collection

Market halls on Israels Plads. In collaboration with a project committee. In November 1998, the committee (consisting of writer Iselin C. Hermann, lawyer Bonnie R. Mürsch, editor Jacob Ludvigsen, and myself) founded Københavns Torvelaug (Copenhagen Market Hall Guild). The project has received extensive coverage in the national newspapers Politiken, Børsen, Berlingske Tidende, Dagbladet Aktuelt, Weekendavisen, Jyllandsposten and on Danish radio and TV. The City of Copenhagen took an active interest in the project after a unanimous decision by the city's Committee for Construction and Technical Services in May 2000, and after the Guild had ensured the support of private investors. Economic support from grants made it possible to carry out detailed models of Israels Plads with the two projected market halls. In May 2002 the final proposal for a zoning plan including the new market halls was passed without objection by the City of Copenhagen, including the city's Committee for Construction and Technical Services, Committee for Economics, and the City Council. In 2005 the City of Copenhagen put the project plan, including detailed drawings, completed by the Architectural Workshop, up for an EU-wide bidding round. Client Jeudan A/S, Construction 2010-2011, opening 2.september 2011. See photos, drawings, list of stall keepers under Building Projects and www.torvehallernekbh.dk

Kaleidoskop Theatre. New facade and staircase for Kaleidoskop Theatre on Nørrebrogade in Copenhagen. New granite steps, windows and doors for the theatre with custom-made glass cabinets for displaying props, posters etc. with wooden frames and a combination of clear and sandblasted glass. See Building Projects

Rose garden. In 1999, a landscaping project for Danstrup, located some 2 km from Fredensborg, for Birgit Hundebøl. 2 hectares of land, out of a total of 10 hectares, are to be converted to a park that combines ornamental and utility purposes. The project also involves the establishment of paths, basins/mirror ponds, granite benches and a parking area. Future plans may involve resurfacing a stream that is currently running through pipes under ground, and expanding a small lake considerably.

Falling Water, Maison de Verre, Casa Gilardi, Can Lis.In spring 1999, a series of articles for Berlingske Tidende about world architecture with descriptions of dream houses around the world, including Falling Water, Maison de Verre, Casa Gilardi, and Can Lis. In autumn 1999, in extension of this: a series of articles with six stories about Danish architectural gems. Later, a number of exhibition reviews. See Article Collection

Guest architecture writer for the national newspaper InformationMarch-July 1999 during a leave of absence for the paper's then regular architecture writer. See  Article Collection (includes only selected articles, no reviews).

Foundation Kulturbro 2000. In 1999, the foundation Kulturbro 2000 at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, represented by Annesofie Becker and Martin Christiansen, expressed an interest in realising the Mobile Exhibition Pavilion described above. The project was re-designed for this purpose. New model and revised drafts were made. See Building Projects

Yard renovation project in Frederiksberg. From 1999-2001, yard renovation project in Frederiksberg, Mariendalsvej 29-37, involving completely new garden and a number of small buildings as pure wood constructions for common use as tool sheds, storage room for bicycles and prams, etc. In collaboration with Landscape Architect, Professor Jørn Palle Schmidt, and Svend Jacobsen of Eduard Troelsgård Engineers A/S. See Building Projects

Private home on Fjordvej in Southern Jutland. From 1999-2001, project concerning a house in Southern Jutland on Flensborg Fjord with a private beach. Complete renovation of existing house with large glass panels in the corners of the house and a viewing platform, as well as a new plan for the garden, plants, and entrance area. In collaboration with Architect Peter Zinck and Svend Jacobsen of Eduard Troelsgård Engineers A/S. See Building Projects

Rietveld Huis, Villa la Roche, Farnsworth House, Ray and Charles Eames' Case Study House. In spring 2000 new series of articles for Berlingske Tidende on world architecture. See Article Collection

The Isted Lion. New base in black and grey brick for the historical sculpture the Isted Lion, carried out in 2001. The sculpture is placed on Copenhagen's harbour front by Tøjhusmuseet (The Danish Defence Museum). Clients were the Carlsberg Foundation and the Danish Ministry of Culture. In collaboration with Architect Peter Zinck and Svend Jacobsen of Eduard Troelsgård Engineers A/S. See Building Projects

Industrial building project. New industrial building in black and grey brick with a reduction kiln for the brickwork Petersen Tegl in Southern Jutland as well as various expansions and renovations for the plant on the basis of a comprehensive plan for buildings and plants. In collaboration with Peter Zinck. See Building Projects

Series of articles for the national newspaper Berlingske Tidende.In spring 2001, six articles about Lushness with stories about architectural and horticultural traditions that place priority on enabling people to live and travel in beautiful surroundings – a celebration of botanical studies and plants. From Tycho Brahe's Hven to Rosenborg Park in Copenhagen – and others. See Article Collection

Market hall in Kolding. At the request of Kolding Business Council, a project proposal was drawn up that included a covered market hall in an old, listed building in the centre of town as well as a number of outdoor stalls in connection with a proposed conversion of the areas around Låsbybanke. See Building Projects

Exhibition at Hindsgavl Slot on the island of Funen about the New Garden Village. In 2001, the New Garden Village was presented in an exhibition for the first time, as an alternative form of settlement in rural areas, different from the 6,000-10,000 new traditional one-family houses erected every year in Denmark. For additional information about project status, see www.havekulturbyen.dk

Madsnedø Fort. Exhibition on the New Garden Village, 1 September 2001 - 28 October 2001.

Exhibitions about the Markets Halls on Israels Plads. First in Politikens Hus on City Hall Square in Copenhagen, 31 July 2001 - 26 August 2001, then in the exhibition Children in the kitchen staged by Måltidets Hus (centre for culinology and food research) in Øksnehallen together with some 80 suppliers of quality food products, 5 October 2001 - 7 October 2001, then at Copenhagen's Environmental Festival by Sortedams Dosseringen, 30 May 2002 - 3 June 2002 as well as summer 2003, September 2003 during the Culinary Market Day, and in 2005 at Ledreborg Castle's summer exhibition. For additional information, see Exhibitions

Industrial building project. Renovation of Petersen Tegl brickwork in Southern Jutland after extensive fire damage. Planning began in autumn 2001, and construction was completed in September 2003. In collaboration with Peter Zinck. See Building Projects

Sandwich shop. Former retail shop in Vanløse was converted to a sandwich shop occupying the ground floor and basement with a new entrance and facade in delicate wooden constructions with clear glass and logos. Project was realised in spring 2002. See Building Projects

Penthouse flat. Conversion of Strandgade 50 – the small rental units and storage rooms in the loft covering two separate floors were removed, and the space was converted to a double-volume penthouse flat with visible wooden beams. A total of 158 m2 with a magnificent view of Copenhagen Harbour and the Church of Our Saviour through a balcony. In collaboration with Peter Zinck and Svend Jacobsen of Eduard Troelsgård Engineers A/S. See Building Projects

Vicarage. Proposal for new garden plan and conversion of former vicarage in Skævinge in northern Zealand by the lake Arresø.

Series of articles for the national newspaper Berlingske Tidende. In spring 2002, new series of articles about world architecture with a focus on unusual homes: Clay houses in Morocco in M'gouna's desert-like landscapes, the Rorbu cabins which are built on pillars in the sea on Lofoten in northern Norway, Cuba's capital's classic street houses with colonnades and balconies, and an original French stone house where the interior has been completely remodelled by the Danish designer couple Erik and Jonna Magnussen. See Article Collection

Sheltered dwellings. Project for 150 m2 home in Southern Jutland for four individuals with disabilities who require the presence of full-time assistance. The proposed house in grey-black bricks appears somewhat reserved and closed by the entrance and opens up with large glass panels toward a proposed orchard and a large pond where one might go boating or fishing.

Article for the national newspaper Politiken. "Jordbær til taghavern" (Strawberries for the roof-top gardens) printed in August 2002 with proposals for garden towns in connection with the plans of the City of Copenhagen for 4-5,000 new homes in coming years. See Article Collection

Kunstnersamfundet (the Artists' Society) and the Academy Council. In autumn 2002, became a member of the Artists' Society under the Academy Council. In 2005 elected as first substitute for the Academy Council.

Restaurant on Gråbrødre Torv (Grey Friars’ Square) in Copenhagen. Draft proposal for three-storey restaurant on Gråbrødre Torv for Peter Tholstrup in autumn 2002. Proposal included oil-paintings on the ceiling, floor and walls in each room – by high-profile Nordic artists in close interplay with the minimalist architecture – as well as indirect lighting in the ceiling, floor, walls, staircases and bathrooms.

Country homes. Renovation project for new home, including measuring and tracking original constructions, in Vipperød in 2003. Proposal to renovate existing building in accordance with the principles that apply to buildings designated as worthy of preservation.

Renovation by Vetterslev outside Ringsted. Conversion project, which included the conversion of a large, unused loft space to living space spanning two building wings as well as the establishment of a double-volume living room.

Bornholm Museum in Rønne. Competition proposal for expansion of Bornholm Museum in Rønne with an emphasis on garden sections with plants that are particular to the island of Bornholm. In collaboration with Architect Peter Zinck. See Building Projects

"The Harbour Shop". Chief responsible for the "Harbour Shop" under the auspices of the Danish Arts Foundation, a travelling exhibition with 39 young Danish architects' architectural visions of the future for Denmark's port cities, and for the exhibition tour to nine Danish port cities and its participation in the 9th international architecture Biennale in Venice 2004. Detailed exhibition catalogues were developed in Danish and English, describing the individual architects' projects and their projected costs, enabling the individual port cities to choose on the basis of their needs and financial means. From 2002 to 2004, I chaired the Architecture Committee of the Danish Arts Foundation. See www.havnebutikken.dk

CVI-Bungalow. Mobile housing units in three versions developed for clients in Switzerland – a low-cost, a standard and a luxury version – designed for CVI Development in collaboration with Master of Forestry Jørgen Nimb Lassen of Landskabsværkstedet in 2004-2005. Building Projects 

Bungalow in Sandbjerg. In spring 2005, a project for a new country bungalow and large terraced gardens on beautifully sloping grounds in Sandbjerg with horse pens and wine production. Not carried out.

New Garden Village. Large-scale exhibition touring Denmark with models of the New Garden Village, which is described above. Included large-scale models of the projected low-cost houses as well as alternative and business-promoting landscape scenarios and examples of revitalised agricultural buildings. Danish Minister of Culture Brian Mikkelsen opened the exhibition on 6 January 2005 in Copenhagen; after the opening here, the exhibition visited the towns of Aalborg, Elsinore, Roskilde, Herning, Vejle, Sønderho, Kolding and Holeby. See www.havekulturbyen.dk, Exhibitions, DR2 documentary and www.arplus.com

Proposal for new harbour front in Mariestad by Vänern Lake, Sweden. Competition entry, which received honourable mention in March 2005. In collaboration with Architect Peter Zinck, Jørgen Nimb Lassen, Jørgen Taxholm, Knud Kappel, and Birgitte Bülow. Building Projects

Proposal for new harbour front in Akureyri, Iceland.Competition entry, which received honourable mention, in autumn 2005. In collaboration with Architect Peter Zinck, Jørgen Nimb Lassen, Jørgen Taxholm, Knud Kappel, and Birgitte Bülow. Building Projects

Two articles for the national newspaper Weekendavisen. One in autumn 2004 entitled "De talende Huse" (The talking houses) about contemporary building traditions in Denmark and abroad, and one in autumn 2005 entitled "Franske Fristelser" (French temptations) with analyses of the proud market traditions in France's rural districts, which appear much more vibrant than their Danish counterparts. See Article Collection

New Sønderho. This project offers the first concrete vision for a realisation of a small New Garden Village settlement based on Sønderho's unique style, homes and settlements, which form an essential part of the cultural heritage of the island of Fanø. It presents the notion of "change for the sake of preservation" by adding new attractive housing and business options. New Sønderho should be able to attract new residents, a crucial prerequisite for the continued survival and vitality of the town – and for the entire island. These initiatives should not focus exclusively on any particular age group or trade but be directed at people who are looking to shape their own way of life. They should be prepared to use nature actively, including the sea, which embraces both sides of the town, the sand dunes that reach all the way to the edge of town and the close distance to moors and meadows. See www.havekulturbyen.dk and Building Projects

The New Garden Village receives international award in Cannes. In March 2006 the New Garden Village was exhibited in Cannes in connection with its reception of the AR-MIPIM Future Award for its visionary character, in the category Revitalisation. See www.havekulturbyen.dk, DR2 documentary, and www.arplus.com

The Market Halls on Israel Plads receive international award in Cannes. In March 2006, the Market Halls on Israels Plads project was exhibited in Cannes in connection with its reception of an AR-MIPIM Future Award Commended for its visionary character, in the category Retail and Leisure. See Building Projects and www.arplus.com

New Holeby. ”New Garden Village – New Holeby”, stage 1 out of 4, delivered in May 2006, is located on the land belonging the estate Krusegård north of Gl. Holeby and west by south west of Holeby's existing settlements. The lot is about 150,000 m2, partly hilly, and traversed by a small winding stream. The stream is a major attraction and is incorporated into the settlement as an important local feature worthy of protection. See www.havekulturbyen.dk and Building Projects

Kernegården – Farm conversion project on the small Danish island of Fejø. For local cider and food producers Kaj and Anita Winther, an existing farm and a garden are converted to a farm collective with room for four family homes, production and storage facilities etc. Carried out in collaboration with architect Rachel Cêtre.

The Hanging Gardens along Copenhagen's harbour front – Enghave Brygge Along the Copenhagen harbour front lies a string of unique building sites, just waiting to provide the city with a world-class architectural attraction. For the Enghave Brygge site, a large terraced garden town has been drafted, with direct access to the water. No building should be without a roof-top oasis – lush roof-top gardens with a view of the city and the harbour with its almost 1000-year-long history. A city on pillars, with arcades and staircase plateaus facing the water front, structured around interior atriums with gardens and quiet corners. The residential buildings along the waterfront serve the crucial function of adding life to the area both day and night, unlike most of the office and business sites that far too often become deserted wastelands after office hours. The project is supported by Aase and Ejnar Danielsen’s Foundation, Politiken Foundation, the Danish Arts Foundation, Ellen and Knud Dalhoff Larsen’s Foundation, and Henny Sophie Clausen and Aksel Clausens Foundation. In collaboration with architect Birgitte Bülow. See Building Projects and www.byenshaver.dk

Carlsberg Brewery. Proposal for new buildings at the Carlsberg site in Copenhagen. Competition entry drafted in 2007 together with Eugenia Laghezza (Milan); art historian, former museum director Leila Krogh, M.A. (research degree); social worker Gunvor Auken; and traffic planner, civil engineer Jørgen Knoor. See Building Projects

Summer residence in Asserbo for artist Eva Koch. The key goal was to maintain a distinct forest character for the site – a small old-growth patch or “jungle” – with the summer residence as the only cultivated feature. The house is built entirely in wood; it has two wings facing an interior atrium – one wing houses the private residence, the other a studio/guest residence with large glass sections facing the intimate atrium space. The garden atrium, which is sheltered from outside views and intruding deer, consists of four plant beds with, respectively, herbs, grapes, vegetables and a small “orchard” with bulbous flowers and wild strawberries in the ground cover. In addition, there is a patio area with planed Öland stone in black, grey and a few red hues; the patio area has a zone for outdoor dining and a zone for various work facilities. On the facades of the wood-clad house that face the “jungle”, wooden nesting boxes are put up in different sizes and heights suitable for selected song birds to delight the residents. A few Siberian crabapple trees and various types of bird cherries (red, orange and black) for human and avian consumption are added to the “jungle”. In addition, free-growing hazelnut trees and beech shrubs are planted along the property lines at a maximum height of 2 m to maximise privacy. See Building Projects

Danish Gastronomical Academy. Awarded honorary diploma in 2006 by the Danish Gastronomical Academy for initiating the Copenhagen Market Halls. See Building Projects

Chairman of the Association for the Beautification of the Capital in 2008; after first serving as a board member since 2006, elected chairman from January 2008

The Danish Arts Foundation, 3-year working grant 2008-2010

Renovation of country home on the island of Møn for art historian Bente Scavenius and actor Joen Bille. A beautiful seaside country house by the Cliffs of Møn renovated in 2008-2009, when a previously unutilised loft was included into the living space with new dormers offering a beautiful view of the sea, new custom-designed kitchen/bathroom in beech veneer and floor with greenish Öland tiles and floor heating powered by newly installed solar panels on the roof. Done in collaboration with architect Birgitte Bülow and Jeppe Steen Andersen of the consulting engineering firm Eduard Troelsgaards Rådgivende Ingeniører. See Building Projects

Hotel/restaurant in Mali, Africa. Reinterpretation of Mali’s local and historical building principles. The original building traditions in Mali have very high architectural and artistic merit and also possess a number of inherent functional and socially conditioned qualities. Today’s locals prefer to build in materials such as gas concrete or cast concrete. Therefore, I wanted to contribute by qualifying Mali’s original traditions, integrated with the latest environmental innovations: solar cells/solar panels, small windmills, waterbassins with minimal evaporation (achieved with local plants), etc. A concurrent project with the construction of the hotel/restaurant is the development of proposals for urban planning and trial constructions of mainly small residential structures (one-family houses), public institutions such as schools, kindergartens, health clinics, craft markets etc. , all in collaboration with DCCD (Danish Center for Culture and Development). One overriding goal is to minimise construction costs and thus offer a viable alternative to the western housing types that many people in Mali now prefer. Carried out in collaboration with architect Birgitte Bülow and local partners in Mali. Exibited in Cannes in connection with its reception of an AR-MIPIM future Award Commended in the category Retail and Leisure 2011. See Building Projects and www.arplus.com  

New 130-m2 roof-top patio in Vesterbro, Copenhagen with solar panels and a mini-windmill. Roof-top garden/patio with a “lovers’ pavilion” and a 30-m2 rotunda with kitchen facilities. The roof-top patio is built in wood and steel with a floor construction that appears to “float”, gently touching down in the existing roofscape. Built-in benches and plant boxes, folding tables and chairs are all made in wood, while the main pergola constructions are made in steel with horizontal wooden slats for vines to cling to. The “lovers’ pavilion” resembles a Persian talar and offers a view of the surrounding landscapes, in this case Copenhagen’s roofscapes and spires. Steps lead up to a small, built-in wooden table/bench where 2-4 people can enjoy a glass of wine on a summer night or breakfast after weekend festivities. Carried out in collaboration with architect Birgitte Bülow and Jeppe Steen Andersen of the consulting engineering firm Eduard Troelsgaards Rådgivende Ingeniører.

Member of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts 2009-2014,  Board member for The Royal Academy Council 2010-2011

Appointed external examiner at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture in Copenhagen from 2010.

Association for the Beautification of the Capital : Awarded honorary diploma in 2011 for initiating the Copenhagen Market Halls. See Building Projects

Best of Copenhagen – Copenhagen’s Best New Initiative 2012. The national newspaper Berlingske Tidende’s honorary diploma in 2012 for the initiative to create Copenhagen’s Market Halls.

Summer residence for Museum Director Stig Mies and artist Kirsten Andersen. Completely new summer residence, 60 m2, built entirely in wood with black tar paper on the barrel-vaulted roof. The house is coated with black tar on the outside, except for the window and door frames, which are in natural oak. The home is based on a “train car principle” with a kitchen in one end, a bedroom in the other, and a living room and dining section in between. The various sections are tied together by a bookcase that runs the length of the house with cupboards, shelves, a wall bench and a wood-burning stove, matching the functional needs of each section. The house is built as an annex to an existing summer house, which is converted into an artist’s studio for the client. The two sections are connected by a vine-covered wooden pergola. The interior of the new building is birch wood, which forms a beautiful contrast to the black exterior. A complete garden and planting plan for the site has also been developed. See Building Projects

Garden plan for Annett and Peter Scavenius, Klintholm Havn by Møns Klint. A combination residential and herb/vegetable garden with direct views of sea and meadow. See Building Projects

Two crafts markets in Djenné and Bandiagara in Mali, Africa. Reinterpretation of local historical construction principles in Mali in cooperation with the Danish ambassador in Mali, Tine Anbæk, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Danish Center for Culture and Development (DCCD), and local partners. The two crafts markets, “Window toward Djenné and the Bani River” and the “Gateway to Pay Dogon”, were created together with architect Birgitte Bülow. Djenné’s architecture, which is unique in a global context, formed the point of departure of the vision underlying this local crafts and trade centre in the city. The project features sustainable energy elements that are built in from the outset, including three small city windmills, roof-top solar panels, the use of rainwater for irrigation, etc. To underscore the importance of the centre, two small landing piers will be constructed on the nearby Bani River, so that visitors can arrive by boat. In Bandiagara the facility is located by the highway to Pay Dogon, and the entire lot is encircled by a protective wall with a large tree-covered atrium in the centre. On the side facing the highway, a prominent arrival section is constructed, consisting of a shopping and trade area, administration offices, guard station and a large number of triangular frontal columns decorated with large murals and graphics representing the local craftspeople, displaying business hours, etc.
Both structures are divided into a crafts market/production section and a restaurant/shop, which can operate independently of one another during the day or night. See Building Projects

Fehmarn Belt canal cities, Rødby and Puttgarden. A 2009 plan for new types of housing and multi-purpose development potentials on the islands of Lolland (Denmark) and Fehmarn (Germany)  – on land, in the water and by the water. Carried out in cooperation with LAG-Lolland with support from Danmarks Nationalbank’s Anniversary Foundation of 1968. Housing principles developed in 2010. See Building Projects

Stortorget in Hamar, Norway. The Architectural Workshop and visual artist Anders Krüger were finalists in pre-qualifying competition in 2010-2011 together with five other invited competition teams. Green urban space that recreates the direct link to Mjøsa Lake and interacts with Hamar’s new culture centre, which was designed by Vandkunsten. See Building Projects

Villa Hübbe. Proposal for a competition by invitation in 2011 for the renovation and expansion of an existing classic villa by Roskilde Fiord. The proposal placed priority on improved views of the fiord with new lines of sight and a viewing terrace. It also included a 130-square-metre extension in brick/zinc (the same materials as the existing building), which follows the contours of the beautifully sloped lot and leads to a new garden section with a new bathing jetty and a floating sauna in the fiord itself. The extension opens to the surroundings with large glazed sections and bright and open spatial sequences, all offering a direct view of the water. Unique “studio” skylights, a patio, a small greenhouse for germination and room for storing plant pots in winter, parking, etc. are all discreetly integrated. The proposal preserves the existing walnut and gingko trees in the garden, while smaller trees and bushes that are less integrated are removed and replaced with a fruit and flower orchard with small trees. See Building Projects

Village Hall in Lihme. Revitalisation of existing village hall in Lihme on the Liim Fiord in Northern Jutland in cooperation with The Danish Foundation for Culture and Sport Facilities and the board for Lihme Village Hall. The project included converting the existing parking lot to a green urban space capable of hosting market days with local food products, flea markets, common banquets and BBQs etc.

Market hall project in Melbourne, Australia. Initiation of new market hall project in 2012 by invitation and a project-related stay in the area in May 2012 – preliminary drawings subsequently submitted.

‘Greenification’ project for the City of Copenhagen – Birketinget, Amager. ‘Greenification’ of urban spaces adjacent to the housing complex Birketinget consisting of a fruit orchard, thousands of bulbous plants, pergola/tall circular plant towers/bird towers in steel which can be covered in climbing plants such as roses, wisteria and clematis.

Asia – Houses and floating structures on water in 2012–16 in cooperation with the Danish Centre for Culture and Development  (CKU) and the Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF) with support from Danmarks Nationalbank’s Anniversary Foundation of 1968, the private foundation Margot og Thorvald Dreyers Fond and others. A travelling exhibition about the architecture and anthropology of the project is shown in Hanoi and Saigon, Vietnam, and in Vordingborg, Rødby and Copenhagen, Denmark concurrently with a locally anchored project designed for Rødby and Rødby Ferry Port on the Danish island of Lolland in cooperation with LAG /Local Action Group/Erhardt Tonnesen and Lolland Municipality. See Projects

Author of the book ‘Torvehallerne i København og verden rundt’ (The market halls in Copenhagen and around the world) published by Strandberg Publishing in 2015. The book describes market halls all over the world – with a look back in time to historical bazaars and Roman-era markets – and explains their crucial importance for urban life around the world, throughout Scandinavia and the rest of Europe, the United States, Australia, Asia and Africa: http://strandbergpublishing.dk/boger/torvehallerne-i-kobenhavn-og-verden-rundt/

Market hall project in Reykjavik, Iceland completed in 2016 with preliminary sketch project and a comprehensive report on architectural and operational scenarios based on local Icelandic produce and specialties.

Report on market halls to the Culture and Leisure Administration of the City of Copenhagen completed in 2016 with an in-depth look at the architectural and operational scenarios of potential new market halls/squares related to the various neighbourhoods surrounding central Copenhagen and their individual characteristics.

Vision for new market hall in the city of Middelfart on the Danish island of Funen completed in 2017, including architectural and operational scenarios based primarily on regionally sourced produce and specialties from all the different regions of Funen and describing a new market hall and square along the Middelfart harbour front

Danish Week in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, completed in 2017 for the Danish Embassy in Vietnam based on my in-depth review of sustainable green Danish urban development projects, including  the Copenhagen Market Halls:  www.linkedin.com/in/hans-peter-hagens-76083481/detail/recent-activity/posts/

Opinion piece on architecture in the Danish newspaper Politiken about water dwellings in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland. In the opinion piece, the anthropologist Louise Sylvest Vestergaard and yours truly, as an architect, discuss the phenomenon of building and dwelling on water in this age of recurrent flooding and extreme downpours. We draw on inspiration from Asia’s many exciting examples of water dwellings based on meticulous registrations on and along the Mekong River in Vietnam and Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia combined with a look at our own Nordic traditions for green, eco-friendly dwellings: https://politiken.dk/debat/art5909211/Klimaet-forandrer-sig-brug-det-til-at-skabe-en-ny-og-mere-sp%C3%A6ndende-arkitektur

Global homes in Africa, Asia, Latin America and other places: In 2017–18 the ambitious magazine ‘360 grader’ [360 degrees] published by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs features a number of particularly beautiful ‘global homes’ representing unique and characteristic local building customs in Africa, Asia, Latin America and other places made in clay, wood, wickerwork and brick sited on water, in the mountains or in urban settings, all based on architecturally sustainable building traditions. Each issue of ‘360 grader’ features my personal watercolours (painted on site) and a description of the individual countries’ characteristics and climate adaptations: https://lnkd.in/gFKx88N

New market hall in Frederiksberg completed in 2017–18 with preliminary architectural sketch project and an in-depth vision description for architecture and operational scenarios based primarily on Danish produce and specialties from all the Danish regions (including market stands and products from the Faroe Islands and Greenland). Done in cooperation with business consultant Jan Michael Hansen and Communication Director Søren Toft with Scope Investment A/S as a potentially interested client on behalf of Mayor Jørgen Glenthøj and Deputy Mayor Jan E. Jørgensen: https://www.berlingske.dk/det-sunde-liv/arkitekten-bag-nye-torvehaller-frederiksberg-har-bade-befolkningstallet-og

Four new homes, communal building, orangery in the Danish city of Hvalsø completed in 2018–19 for private clients. The plot is about 10,000 sqm, and all the buildings are interconnected by green paths and blooming plantings (fruit trees and climbers such as climbing roses, grapevine, honeysuckle, listeria and others). Garden and landscape plan for the new housing development will feature a central ‘orchard’ consisting of low fruit trees circled by an edge zone with ‘woodland character’ along three of the boundaries with trees that provide shelter from the wind and a glimpse into the individual homes and gardens. The homes and the communal building offer a beautiful view of the hilly terrain and a small existing lake, which is revitalized.

Urban food markets, sustainability and circular economy. At Palazzo della Meridiana in Genova, Italy, in December 2018 yours truly takes part in URBELAC – Urban European and Latin American and Caribbean Cities – Cooperation between the European Commission and the Inter American Development Bank involving the cities of Buenos Aires, Bordeaux, Edinburgh, Genova, Hermosillo, Maribor, Montevideo, Providencia, Viseu and others.

See also "Kraks Blå bog" (the Danish Who's Who)

Graduation

Graduation from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen with the graduation paper "Det Danske Hus for Kunst og Videnskab" ("The Danish Centre of Art and Science"), a vision of a 6,000 m2 building complex on the Bryghus lot in Copenhagen. The complex includes an immensely slender glass skyscraper containing guest residences with a grand view of the city and the harbour. See Building Projects

Practical experience while studying

1984: 6-month traineeship in Ballerup Municipality's Technical Department.
Tasks: landscaping and renovation/decoration of the school Parkskolen with adjacent park area. Part of the traineeship took place simultaneous with my studies.

1985: 5-month traineeship with the Building Department of DSB, the Danish State Railways, in Copenhagen.
Tasks: project for restaurant in double-volume room in Vesterport Station; involved in various lesser renovation and design projects.

1985-86: Assistant to Sculptor, Professor Bjørn Nørgaard for 12 months simultaneous with my studies.
Tasks: ceramics and brick decoration for the Panum Institute in Copenhagen, Engleport (Angel Gate) in Hamburg, and a landmark tower in Tåstrup. First produced in Tommerup Brickwork in the island of Funen, then mounted in collaboration with various craftspeople.

1986-87: 6-month traineeship in the architectural firm of Architect Peter L. Stephensen, Copenhagen.
Tasks: involved in planning restaurant for Copenhagen Airport and in planning renovation of Hedehusene Station, as well as furniture design. In extension of this, a minor architectural and decoration assignment for Hedehusene Station, completed as an independent assignment in 1988.

1987-91: Establishment of the Architectural Workshop of 1990 in Køge together with various artisans/craftspeople, ceramicists, glass artists and architects. Received support for setting up the workshop from various sources, including the Danish Arts Foundation. Assignments: Ceramic fountain with three water-spouting human figures in Køge (Vestergade 29, in the yard), various decoration assignments for the schools Parkskolen and Hedegårdsskolen in Ballerup, and a series of experiments with materials exhibited in Køge. See Building Projects

Awarded grants

The Danish Arts Foundation, 3-years Grant 2008-2010
The Danish Arts Foundation 1989, 2006 and 2012
Henning Larsen Foundation 2013
Bergia Fonden 2012
Etatsraad Georg Bestle og Hustru´s mindelegat 2012
Henny Sophie Clausen and Aksel Clausens Foundation 2011
Ellen og Knud Dalhoff Larsens Fond  2007 and 2013
Politiken-Fonden 2006
Margot og Thorvald Dreyers Fond 1994, 2003, 2005, 2010 and 2013 
Fru Andrea Jensen (Prins Jørgen)s Legat 2003
Direktør E. Danielsen og Hustrus Fond  2001, 2002 and 2006
The Danish Forest and Nature Agency 2002
The Development Fund of the City of Copenhagen 2000
Danmarks Nationalbanks Jubilæumsfond af 1968; 1995, 1999, 2001, 2011 and 2012
Autorkontoen i Dansk Forfatterforening 2016
Schlegels Legat 1995
Knud Højgaards Fond 1991 and 1994
The Academy Council grant 1994 and 2015
De Bielkeske Legater 1991