rødovre town hall, 1952-1956. architect: arne jacobsen, 1902-1971. and finally, inescapably, jacobsen's most famous detail: the rødovre central staircase, suspended in orange-red steel rods from the roof construction. the sides are cut from 5 cm (two inch) steel plate, painted a dark grey; the steps are stainless, only a few milimeters, bent and with a rubber top for "grip". it remains as sexy as when it was first revealed and quickly secured jacobsen his first invitation to an architectural competition in germany. jacobsen came well prepared, having already won a fair number of his danish pro‹›
Rødovre Town Hall

Arne Jacobsen

Interior · Rødovre Municipality, Denmark · 1956

Photo: seier+seier · 2008-06-06 · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 3117×2400

rødovre town hall, 1952-1956. architect: arne jacobsen, 1902-1971. and finally, inescapably, jacobsen's most famous detail: the rødovre central staircase, suspended in orange-red steel rods from the roof construction. the sides are cut from 5 cm (two inch) steel plate, painted a dark grey; the steps are stainless, only a few milimeters, bent and with a rubber top for "grip". it remains as sexy as when it was first revealed and quickly secured jacobsen his first invitation to an architectural competition in germany. jacobsen came well prepared, having already won a fair number of his danish pro

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