Construction starts: The transformation of Laksegade Kvarteret begins
After 150 years as a banking district and most recently as the headquarters of Danske Bank, construction begins on a new chapter for the historic buildings. After three years of construction, Laksegade will welcome Copenhageners to a new urban life with shops, restaurants, offices, hotel and a car park.
The site fence is up, and the buildings most people know as the former headquarters of Danske Bank on Holmens Kanal are once again bustling with activity. For almost 150 years the area has been reserved for the bank’s employees and customers, but now the doors are being opened to the rest of the city. Over the next three years, a total of 16 buildings will be transformed into Laksegade.
Thylander A/S and KanAm Grund Group, has acquired the properties together with a German pension fund. Thylander and KanAm are managing the project on behalf of the owners in close cooperation with architects, engineers, contractors, authorities and other partners. The 16 buildings comprise a total of 50,000 square metres.
“The amazing buildings in the project contain not only hundreds of years of urban history, but also the history of the entire country. We are proud that we have been given the task of taking the quarter into a new chapter. We have been busy preparing and looking forward to getting started. Now, with great humility and respect for the history, we will transform the place so that we can open the doors to Laksegade Kvarteret in three years’ time,” says Bjarke Mikkelsen, CEO of Thylander A/S.
During the three-year construction period, the 16 buildings will be rebuilt and transformed into a new environment, providing space for shops, restaurants, offices, a hotel and a car park. The first task in the project is Bremerholm 33, which will receive a new façade to restore the building to its original profile. The building will then be converted into new offices and a shop.
“We will start with Bremerholm 33 and work our way through the project from there. The Laksegade area will also get an entirely new square, a new passage between Holmens Kanal and Laksegade, trees, greenery, new paving and several new urban spaces. It’s a total transformation of a previously closed area, and we’re looking forward to opening the doors and telling you much more about the project,” says Bjarke Mikkelsen.
Car park opens to the public
As part of the project, the car park in Asylgade is now open to the public. A part of the car park was previously reserved for Danske Bank employees and management, but is now open to the rest of the city.
