Langelinie Restaurant Design

My architecture studio project for my fall semester at DIS Copenhagen was to design a restaurant on the Langelinie pier.

The main idea for my design is a long ramp-like roof that allows people to hang out in the sun (in the summer) so that no public space is lost in making this restaurant. Tucked under the ramp/roof is a small icecream stand, bike parking, public restrooms, and the main restaurant.

One thing I played with in this design was the rhythm of the built elements. Taking ques from the Barcelona Pavilion and Myyrmäki Church, I arranged the walls and ceilings under the ramp/roof in an almost haphazard way, creating a variety of different unique spaces. If this building were a piece of music, the ramp/roof would be the steady beat and the restaurant walls/ceilings would be the varying melody.

I had one of the most fun and memorable studios ever this semester thanks to the wonderful people in my studio and our amazing professor, Søren. I learned a lot this semester. My watercoloring improved a bunch. I learned how big a meter is. But most of all, I learned how to let go of my expectations for the end result and trust the process the get me there. I don’t know how to explain it really, but I’m not as intimidated by a blank piece of paper and not so worried about making mistakes.

If walls could dream… they’d dream of sunny summer days at Langelinie pier.