The Chapel Retold - A Quiet Transformation - Saturday

On the former Frederiksberg Hospital site lies an old chapel and garden, gently transformed over the summer by architects and artists. Through cleaning, repair, and careful reworking of the existing structure, they explored how to give the place new life with minimal additions. The result is a sensory architectural experience that points to new, sustainable ways of transforming with care and low resource use.During Open House 2025, visitors can experience the space and join guided tours (11:00 and 14:00) with the curatorial team, art historian, PhD, Marianne Krogh, and architect Sidsel Gelting Hodge, and participants from the participating teams.

The Group Behind

The three teams that have worked on the transformation of the chapel consist of:

Team 1

Architecture studio Verna, visual artist Julie Falk, and author and cultural geographer Emmy Laura Perez Fjalland. Based on Funen, architects Nanna Kley and Frederik Koefoed from Verna have built solid experience in transformation and the use of recycled materials. This is combined with the artistic and landscape-based insights of Julie Falk and Emmy Laura Perez Fjalland, who work performatively and critically with the histories and materials of place.

Team 2

Architecture studio A Part of Sum, artist and carpenter Line Hvidbjerg, and architect and apprentice bricklayer Lasse Buus. A Part of Sum consists of architects Philip Lütken, Emilie Boye Kjær, and Laurids Bager. The studio, rooted in Copenhagen, has experience from both Danish and international practice. Line Hvidbjerg and Lasse Buus contribute a special focus on craft processes and the transformation of materials. In addition, craft artist Karoline Bach Larsen contributes to the team.

Team 3

Hahn Lavsen, artist Rasmus Søndergaard Johannsen, and textile artist/weaver Marianne Noer. The architectural duo Hahn Lavsen, consisting of architects Caroline Hahn and Ebbe Lavsen, is based in Thy, Western Jutland. Their work is rooted in an ethically founded approach to transformation and draws on a background in restoration. Together with Rasmus Søndergaard Johannsen and Marianne Noer, they will develop new methods for understanding and revitalizing the existing. The team focuses on intangible cultural heritage and the value of reusing everything—without establishing hierarchies among materials.