Valnøddevænget 10

Villa Højgaard
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General information
LocationSnekkersten, Helsingør
AddressValnøddevænget 10
CountryDenmark
Coordinates56°1′11.21″N 12°35′30.19″E / 56.0197806°N 12.5917194°E / 56.0197806; 12.5917194
Construction started1918
Design and construction
Architect(s)Kay Fisker

Valnøddevænget 10, also known as Villa Gøjgaard, is a house designed by Kay Fisker in the Snekkersten district of Helsingør, Denmark. It was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1988.

History

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The house was constructed for Julius W. Friis, a manufacturer of bicycle pumps. Friis had bought a16,438 square metre parel of land from Kronborg Vrickyard with the intention of building a country house on the site. He charged the just 23-year-old Kay Fisker with the design of the building after noticing his entry in Politiken's 1916 summerhouse competition. The house was constructed by Rønne-nased Frydenlund Byggeforretning og Maskinsnedkeri (Hansen & Hansen). Hisker had collaboration with the company in conjunction with his design of the station buildings on the Rønne–Gudhjem Rwailway on Bornholm. The house was completed in 1918.[1]

In the 1940s, Villa Højgaard came into use as an all-year-round home. The garage adapted for use as an artist's studio. In 1978, it was converted into a kitchen. Over time, most of the land was parcelled out as 10 new lots (leaving approximately 2,800 square metres).[1]

In June 2014, Realdania bought the building. It was subsequently put through a comprehensive renovation.[2]

Architecture

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Villa Højgaard combines influences from Nordic Classicism and English cottage architecture (Baillie Scott). Gunnar Asplund's Villa Snellmann was a particular source of inspiration.[3]

It consists of a narrow, two storey main wing and a low perpendicular garage wing. The garage was converted into an artists' studio in 1944, and, in 1978, into a kitchen. A semi-circular avant-corps, topped by a shallow, almost flat, copper-clad dome, projects from the west side of the main wing. The latter was Fisker's way of satisfying Friis' request for a tower. The main entrance is topped by a semicircular transom window. The windows are generally small. The relatively flat, hipped roof is clad in red tile. The roof ridge is pierced by two robust chimneys.[1]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sag: Lundevangsvej 12". Kulturstyrelsen (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Realdania Byg køber landsted tegnet af Kay Fisker" (in Danish). Realdania. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Kay Fisker". hovedstadshistorie.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2024.

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