Mountain Dwellings (Danish: Bjerget) is a building in the Ørestad district of Copenhagen, Denmark, consisting of apartments above a multi-story car park. The building was designed by the Danish architectural practice PLOT (BIG+JDSA). The apartments scale the diagonally sloping roof of the parking garage, from street level to 11th floor, creating an artificial, south facing 'mountainside'. Each apartment has a "backyard" on the roof of the property in front and below it. The resulting courtyard penthouses are an attempt to balance "the splendours of the suburban backyard with the intensity of an urban lifestyle".
Featured in Bjarke Ingels's definitive monograph, BIG: Formgiving.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who designed Mountain Dwellings?+
Mountain Dwellings was designed by Bjarke Ingels and completed in 2008. It is located in Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark.
Where is Mountain Dwellings located?+
Mountain Dwellings is located in Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark. Its coordinates are 55.6352°, 12.5829°.
When was Mountain Dwellings built?+
Mountain Dwellings was completed in 2008. It was designed by Bjarke Ingels.
Can I visit Mountain Dwellings?+
Mountain Dwellings is a real building in Copenhagen Municipality that can be viewed from the outside. Check local information for interior access and visiting hours. Use the Parametric Atlas walking tour feature to plan a route that includes this building.