The builder owned a large collection of art and antiquities. Besides a huge desire for square metres, he

also wished for the building to be integrated into the landscape. The architect he hired was Mogens Lassen,

known to be a pioneer for functionalism in Denmark. It was a brave choice and the architect drew him a very

characteristic house with a total of 17 repetitive vaults. house, which sort of ‘grows’ out from the hill, is surrounded

by wild nature and opens towards the lakeside with huge imposing windows. The Sky-Cottage is, with its

white arches on the 68-metre-long building, a fine example of the consciously underplayed architecture that

opens once you step inside. A feeling of sublimity arises when moving around in the house, which has a strong

association with churches and museums. The usage of the long horizontal lines and the symbiosis with nature is

some of what Danish architecture is recognized for internationally.