Vandkunsten 8

Vandkunsten 8 is a Neoclassical townhouse overlooking the small square Vandkunsten in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. A rear wing connects the building to a former warehouse, Kompagnihuset, wjocj faces Kompagnistræde (No. 39) on the other side of the block. Both buildings were listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1918.

Vandkunsten 8
General information
LocationCopenhagen
CountryDenmark
Coordinates55°40′34.27″N 12°34′26.44″E
Completed1750
Renovated1802, 1984

History
The building in 1898 when it housed a manufacturer of lamps and metalware
Vandkunsten 8 photographed by Frederik Riise
Vandkunsten 8 in 1914

Vandkunsten 8 was built as a brewery in 1750. At the turn of the century, it was owned by brewer Jens Lind. He moved the brewery to a new building facing Kompagnistræde on the other side of the block and converted the old one to a stately residence for his own use. The four Ionic order pilaster on the façade date from this time.[1] The architect Gustav Friedrich Hetsch lived in the building from 1824 to 1832.

TWinther & Heide,a manufacturer of lamps and metalware , was later based in the building. The company Mørtel A/S was based in the building in the 1920s. Lærerstandens Brandforsikring G/S owned the building in the 1980s. It was restored by the architects O. Guldbrandsen (b.1928) and K. E. Sand Kirk (b.1922) in 1984 and their work received an award from Copenhagen Municipality the following year.

Architecture
[The warehouse towards Kompagnistræde

The two-storey building is seven bays wide and roofed with black tiles. It has three-bay median risalit tipped by a hipped wall dormer flanked by two smaller dormer windows. The median risalit is decorated with four Ionic pilasters. A gateway in the side of the building opens to a small courtyard. The gate is flanked by two lampposts dating from the 1920s. A three-bay side wing extends from the rear side of the building along the east side of the courtyard.

The four-storey warehouse on the other side of the block is seven bays wide and features an asymmetrically placed wall dormer with the remains of a hoist. A three-bay side wing to the rear connects it to the side wing of the house on Vandkunsten.

Today

The insurance company Lb Forsikring A/S is based in the building. Restaurant Puk is based in the basement.

Cultural references

Vandkunsten 8 is used as a location in the 1967 film Nyhavns glade gutter,[2]

References
  1. "Vandkunsten 8-8a / Kompagnistræde 39". indenforvoldene.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. "Vandkunsten 6-8". danskefilm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 July 2018.
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