Leon Krier - Drawings for a Danish Pavilion

"I have tried to design a house that represents "Home" the way a child would draw it. My aim was to design a real Kolonihavehus with a bit of the fantasy and the exotic that these small houses symbolise.
The house is to be understood as a place with a roof where one can seek cover.
There is a fireplace, a bed, a table and a walled-in garden. In the garden is a little shed with wood for the fireplace.
It is important for architects to design something people feel good living in".
Léon Krier

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Photo: Jonathan Becker
Léon Krier on the foundation of his Pavilion.
The Kolonihavehus will be built at the Louisiana Museum in Denmark.

Léon Krier is the architects behind Poundbury; Prince Charles's dream of a model village on the western edges of Dorchester. Krier, a renowned urban planner, was appointed by the Prince in 1988 to head a the 20-year project to build up to 2,400 homes on 400 acres of Duchy of Cornwall land.
The houses in the village are built from local materials to the highest of modern ecological specifications.

Léon Krier, born in Luxembourg, makes his home in the South of France.

Latest Book by Léon Krier: Choice or Fate

September 28, 2001





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		Léon Krier Drawings for a Danish Pavilion
		"I have tried to design a house that represents "Home" the way a child would draw it. My aim was to design a real Kolonihavehus with a bit of the fantasy and the exotic that these small houses symbolise. The house is to be understood as a place with a roof where one can seek cover. There is a fireplace, a bed, a table and a walled-in garden. In the garden is a little shed with wood for the fireplace. It is important for architects to design something people feel good living in". Léon Krier View drawings Photo: Jonathan Becker Léon Krier on the foundation of his Pavilion. The Kolonihavehus will be built at the Louisiana Museum in Denmark. Léon Krier is the architects behind Poundbury; Prince Charles's dream of a model village on the western edges of Dorchester. Krier, a renowned urban planner, was appointed by the Prince in 1988 to head a the 20-year project to build up to 2,400 homes on 400 acres of Duchy of Cornwall land. The houses in the village are built from local materials to the highest of modern ecological specifications. Léon Krier, born in Luxembourg, makes his home in the South of France. Latest Book by Léon Krier: Choice or Fate September 28, 2001