Villa Bülowsvej by EFFEKT black exterior

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Frederiksberg, just west of Copenhagen’s city center, is posh and leafy, an attractive area that melds quiet residential pockets with busier streets laden with cafés and design shops. Historic architecture, including spacious villas dating from the 1800s, characterize the district’s allure.

But for one family, reimagining such a stately structure was more enticing than moving into an original one, so they turned to local architecture collaborative EFFEKT to transform a pristine plot of land into an urban home markedly different from those of their neighbors.