Space Copenhagen has re-introduced original features and furniture as part of a comprehensive refurbishment of Arne Jacobsen's iconic Royal Hotel, which is nearing completion in the Danish capital.

The project involves the renovation of 259 guest rooms and suites, the lobby and meeting rooms, as well as the introduction of a new restaurant at the hotel, which originally opened in 1960.
The building designed by Danish architect and designer Arne Jacobsen for the airline Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) was Copenhagen's first skyscraper, and is one of the most familiar and celebrated examples of Danish modernist architecture.

Now known as the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, it is also famous for being Jacobsen's gesamtkunstwerk ? a project where he oversaw every aspect of the design, from the architecture to the furniture, and even the cutlery used in the original restaurant. The redesign by Space Copenhagen ? a studio established in 2005 by Signe Bindslev Henriksen and Peter Bundgaard Rützou ? seeks to modernise the interior while celebrating the existing spaces.

"The hotel is a true landmark for design aficionados around the world," said Bundgaard Rützou and Bindslev Henriksen.
"Our intention is to preserve its extraordinary character, but we don't want to turn it into a museum ? we want to bring it to life for a new generation."

Many of the hotel's original features and furniture are reintroduced in the new interior, including examples of the Egg cha...