This inspiring weekend house located on the Island of Møn in Denmark, was designed by Jan Henrik Jansen.

Description by Jan Henrik Jansen
The island of Møn is one of the most beautiful places in Denmark, its white chalk cliffs providing an impressive natural spectacle. Just 300 m from a beach, surrounded by birch trees, birkedal is the newest house from architect Jan Henrik Jansen. Based in Copenhagen, he studied architecture with URLAUBSARCHITEKTUR founder Jan Hamer, and Hansen?s house langelinie was a key property in the URLAUBSARCHITEKTUR launch in 2007. It was followed in 2008 by black+bright and now birkedal.
birkedal is round-shaped. However, this is not the only reason why the house is not easy to ?decode? at first sight. The architect has invented, planned and built it single-handedly over a period of 5 years. Each centimetre of the building is the materialisation of his thoughts and concepts; each element was put in place by him. The house is complex, unconventional and challenging. It invites the viewer to sharpen his senses and to experience it room by room. Nine interlinked cylindrical structures open out onto the landscape through variously sized windows, framing the scenery and entering into dialogue with the outside world. This transforms the house?s openings into a stage for a natural drama to be experienced by a contemplative audience. The protagonists ? the clouds, wildlife, trees and light ? engage in an ongoing peaceful but po...