living room

Ikea cabinets hang off a wall in the upper hall, adding even more storage and creating a visual connection to the kitchen.

Morten Bo Jensen, the chief designer at Vipp—whose headquarters are located in Islands Brygge—and his partner, graphic designer Kristina May Olsen, bought a loft space in the former Viking pencil factory in 2011. They bought the loft from its previous owner, one of five investors who purchased the circa-1910 factory building, roughly a decade ago, in a very raw state.

The couple chose polished concrete throughout the home to contrast alongside more textural timber. The concrete has thermal heating below it to stay warm in the winter.

A low wooden bench running along both sides of the extension is both functional and attractive.

In the living space, a custom sofa doubles as a pullout bed. An Aeris Cocoon bioethanol fireplace is suspended from the ceiling.

The TV does not dominate the living room space. Instead, it is hidden behind a red glass screen and there is also a pull-down projector screen for family movie nights.

Built-in benches provide plenty of storage and reduce the need for free-floating furniture.

Floor to ceiling windows run along one entire wall of the common area.

At one end of the house, the home's glass-ensconced great room extends over the hillside, anchored by a steel-reinforced concrete chimney.

To maximize function, the living room's Brazilian-made sectional can be transformed into two separate beds for guests.

For the floor and built-ins, the architects opted for Douglas fir. The recessed wood-burning stove is a Morsø 5660.

The interior walls, ceilings, and built-ins are clad in Siberian larch from UPK Concept. Tham placed the glazed openings and doorways to maintain clear sight lines throughout the long and narrow home.

“I wanted the house to feel like a boat in the middle of the forest or on an island, standing alone,

The Rosy Mound Retreat is comprised of two intersecting volumes: a wood-clad main house and a living room wing.