In 1955 the Danish architect Erik Christian Sørensen designed the house for himself and his family in Charlottenlund north of Copenhagen, and for more than 60 years it has been a great source of inspiration for generations of architects – and not without reason. The iconic house is not merely a strong personal expression of a characteristically modernistic view of architecture; it also impresses through a meticulously tight and modular construction, with a flexible openness, a sublime interaction with the garden and an elegant use of wood as the dominant building material. Erik Christian Sørensen’s private residence represents a ground-breaking design among Post-War houses, and it is a powerful personal expression of a modernist architectural vision in timber.
