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Architect Lise Juel expresses how “Melancholy as a concept has been a useful perspective in understanding artists and artworks, but it remains underexposed in the field of architecture.” And yet, she continues, this is “not melancholic in its negative sense, but in the sense of a thoughtful and pensive approach to life.” Seventeen houses in Denmark are featured in this issue, along with more than a dozen architectural offices that in turn reflect this melancholic perspective through their work, key to understanding Danish architectural practice, both traditionally and in the present. With work by Jeppe Utzon, LETH & GORI, Primus Architects, Atelier Lise Juel, and more.

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Essay: Melancholy as a generator for indigenous spatial practice
Lise Juel

18
Vandkunsten Architects
The Modern Seaweed House

30
ADEPT
Villa Platan

38
Jeppe Utzon
Ablehaven 1

50
Vipp
Vipp Shelter

56
Primus Architects
Skybox House

62
LETH & GORI
Brick House

72
KRADS
Langitangi Country House

82
Praksis Architects
Villa Thuesen

88
Friis & Moltke Architects
Palsgaard Estate

94
LETH & GORI
Roof House

104
E+N Architecture
Villa Hideaway

110
Friis & Moltke Architects and Wienberg Architects
Villa Wienberg

120
Jeppe Utzon
Odensevej 155

132
Trude Mardal
Atelier Kvalnes

144
Atelier Lise Juel
Fureso

154
Anders Abraham Architects
Black House

164
Atelier Lise Juel
Gammel Strand