A glass skylight at the top connects the entry room (foyer) to the sky. As you enter the space you naturally look up to the sky and see the stairs cantilevering out into the large cylindrical space.
The monumentality of this space is enhanced by choosing only two materials. Sunlight from above hits the vertical rib pattern on the concrete balustrades and thus cast shadows on itself. These shadows change with the movement of the sun throughout the day. Thus the room and the glass oculus combine to act as a measure of time.
This large, voluminous entry space acts as a giant threshold between the world on the outside where you inhabit the ground plane and the world of the apartment perched above high above the ground with a commanding view over the city.
The project is designed by the Dutch architecture firm MVRDV and is located in Copenhagen.
