Arne Jacobsen’s Bath House shines once more with new bathroom equipment

Posted in Products on 6 March, 2024

New life is being breathed into an architectural and design gem created by Arne Jacobsen (1902– 1971): the men’s changing rooms at the Bellevue seaside resort were designed in the 1930s and are now being transformed into a beautiful bathing house.

The listed building is situated just a few kilometres north of Copenhagen and following an extensive renovation has become a place of wellbeing for body and soul. Sauna, infrared sauna, sauna shower, seawater bath, yoga, and a café invite visitors to relax on the beach. The renovation was performed with the utmost respect for the late designer and his original designs. Consequently, Jacobsen’s inimitable style was retained in the building and is evident not least in the hand-painted numbers on the original wardrobe-style cupboards.

Left: Namaste: Temple Yoga offers pure relaxation with yoga, saunas, and massages directly by the sea. Middle: Tone in tone: In the toilets, Temple Bath opted for the snowy white ME by Starck floor-standing toilets. Right: Handwriting: The bathrooms with the white Happy D.2 Plus washbasins and the gently rounded mirrors of the Zencha range exude an aesthetic of which Jacobsen would have been proud. Top: History: What Danish design legend Arne Jacobsen envisioned as the men’s changing rooms in 1932 is now a wellness oasis. (Image source: Duravit AG).

At the same time, the harmonious bathroom furniture of the sanitary areas is entirely in keeping with Arne Jacobsen’s vision: the elegant above-counter basins of the Happy D.2 Plus range, Zencha’s gently rounded mirrors, and the timelessly modern ME by Starck toilets harmonise perfectly with the architecture dating back to 1932.

Jacobsen’s White City
The development around the legendary Klampenborg beach represents the culmination of Jacobsen’s ideas and concepts – his total artwork. Arne Jacobsen had grand visions when he designed the “White City” – a complex including the Bella Vista residential building, the Bellevue theatre, and the Bellevue Beach – at the start of the 1930s. Jacobsen even created the iconic lifeguards’ towers for the seaside resort in addition to the buildings themselves. The resort remains a popular destination for daytrippers, not least architecture students with an interest in modernism.

INFOBOX:

Architect: Arne Jacobsen
Year of construction: 1932
Start of renovation work: 2018
Size: 270 m2
Location: Bellevue in Klampenborg, 20 minutes from Copenhagen
Duravit Products: ME by Starck floor-standing toilet incl. cistern, Zencha mirror, Happy D.2 Plus above-counter basin

About Duravit AG
Founded in 1817 in Hornberg in the Black Forest, Duravit AG is today a leading international manufacturer of designer bathrooms and is active in more than 130 countries worldwide. The complete bathroom supplier’s product portfolio comprises top quality sanitary ceramics, bathroom furniture, bathtubs and shower trays, wellness systems, shower-toilets, faucets, and accessories as well as installation systems. Alongside its in-house design expertise, Duravit also works closely on product development with an international network of designers such as Cecilie Manz, Philippe Starck, Christian Werner, Sebastian Herkner, and Bertrand Lejoly as well as talented newcomers. Duravit’s ambition is to make its stakeholders’ lives a little better each day through a combination of forward-looking designs, uncompromising product excellence, a keen sense of human requirements, and responsible corporate management. A key measure in achieving these aims is the overriding mission to become a climate-neutral business by 2045 with no exceptions.