The Golden House, Aarhus Housing Building, Danish Retail and Residential Design, Ã…rhus Jutland Property
The Golden House Apartments in Aarhus
14 Dec 2021
Design: JDS Architects
Location: Ã…rhus, Jutland, Denmark

photo © Jorton
The Golden House, Aarhus
The vision of the The Golden House project was derived from the wish to both unite the two existing neighbouring buildings on the intersection of Vesterbro Torv and Vester Alle through scale and height, and at the same time stand out.

photos © Naja Kirkedal Jensen – Tækker
The golden facade has a warm, copper-coloured undertone, which plays with the red bricks of the neighbouring buildings. It supports the overall idea of connecting the Golden House to the surrounding buildings and creating cohesion, but without reproducing their style. At the same time, the building is designed to differentiate itself and bring its own distinctive style to the area and a unique identity to the corner.
photo © Jorton
Given the fact that it is a corner plot, the backside of the building is narrow and for the most part of the day in the shadow. To be able to grant all apartments balcony access there was opted to take these away from the courtyard side and bring them to the front by putting all circulation on the back.

photo © Naja Kirkedal Jensen – Tækker
As a consequence, there is quite a lot of free open space on the back and more room for common areas. In order to soften the transition between the two neighbourin...