Light-filled wooden home with large windows facing a Nordic forest

Copenhagen · Since 2006

Architecture for long winters and bright summers.

We design homes and public spaces that welcome daylight, honour local timber, and feel quietly at home in the landscape.

Havn is a small studio working across Denmark and southern Sweden. Our practice is slow, collaborative, and grounded in craft traditions we adapt for contemporary life.

Currently Coastal House · Møn
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Work

A selection of residential and community projects from the last five years.

Philosophy

Nordic living asks architecture to do more with less — less noise, less waste, more warmth where it matters.

  • Daylight as material

    We orient, open, and reflect light before choosing finishes. Rooms should breathe with the season.

  • Local timber & stone

    Oak, pine, and granite sourced within the region — chosen for how they age, not how they trend.

  • Built to endure

    Low-maintenance envelopes, honest joints, and layouts that adapt as families grow.

Small architecture team in a bright studio with wood details

The studio

Eight architects, two landscape collaborators, and a workshop for model-making share a harbour-side studio in Christianshavn. We take on eight to ten projects at a time so every client works directly with a partner.

Our work has been recognised by the Danish Architecture Association and featured in Arkitektur DK, Dezeen, and ArchDaily.

Founded
2006
Completed homes
62
Energy standard
Passive house · BR18

Get in touch

Tell us about your site, timeline, and hopes for the project. We offer an initial conversation at no charge.

Overgaden neden Vandet 15

1414 Copenhagen K, Denmark

hej@havn.dk

+45 33 12 45 00