Project type · New villa
A new house on a plot with neighbours
A large share of the new houses built in Copenhagen go up where one already stands. Usually a house from the 1950s or 60s, dropped into a street from the 1900s to the 1930s where the rest of the road has an entirely different attitude to roof, wall and proportion. The plot is expensive, the neighbours are close, and the street already has an opinion about what a house looks like.
How we work on this
We draw the house for the street it will stand in. That is not a style and it is not a copy of the neighbour — it is a position that a new house should be able to answer what is already there: the fall of the roof, the character of the wall, how the house meets the pavement. Where there is no context to answer to, we are glad to build something plainly modern. We do not draw catalogue houses, and we do not reuse a house we drew for another plot.
This is where the project is decided
- What the plot permits: site coverage, height, boundary distance, local plan
- Whether the existing house is preservation-worthy — that is not always visible
- What the street does: roof pitch, material, where the houses sit relative to the road
- How the house should work in twenty years, not only on the day you move in
Before there is anything to pay for
Before you commit
- Report
The free property report. Facts about the property — history, status, local plan and building rights — with no site visit and no charge.
- Conversation
We write down what you actually want. The report is the ground; your wishes are what shape the project.
- Offer
A fixed price on each stage. The price depends on the project, so it is worked out for yours — it is not taken from a list.
- Agreement
Only once the offer is accepted and the agreement signed does the work begin.
After the agreement: the path, stage by stage
From a feasibility study on the plot to a handed-over house — one continuous path with one responsibility. For this kind of project we start with feasibility study. Each stage is its own fixed-price agreement, so you can stop or extend as you go, and each has its own page.
- 01Free property reportA complete report on your property: history, current status, local plan and building rights, plus three costed scenarios with indicative price levels.
- 02Feasibility studyA structured study of what the plot or property can support — volume, placement, planning conditions, and economic realism.
- 03Sketch designThe project's first architectural answer: plan, volume, and expression — designed individually for the property and the client.
- 04Design proposalThe sketch matures into a fixed design: geometry, materials, and main structures are settled as the basis for the permit set.
- 05Concept visualisationsSpatial visualisations of the project so decisions can be made on what you will actually see.
- 06Permit design and building permitThe complete drawing and documentation set for the building application — and the entire municipal dialogue until the permit is granted.
- 07Execution designThe main design package: drawings and specifications at the level of detail contractors need to build correctly and price firmly.
- 08Technical documentationStructural, energy, fire, drainage, and ventilation documentation — delivered through managed subcontractors and coordinated by DK Arkitekter as a single responsibility.
- 09Tender and pricingThe project is tendered to relevant contractors, and the offers are made comparable before you choose.
- 10Site supervision and client advisoryProfessional supervision on site and advisory at your side throughout construction — so the project is built as designed.
- 11Handover and as-built documentationA structured handover with defect review, completion filing, and consolidated documentation of what was built.
Start with the facts about the property
The free property report gathers the history, status, local plan and three scenarios for your address. It costs nothing and commits you to nothing.