The Apartment Upstairs

Canalfront in Copenhagen

The property is the vision of gallery curator and designer Tina Seidenfaden Busck, whose renowned Apartment Gallery occupies the same building. The gallery is famously designed to feel like a private home where you can shop everything from the art on the walls to the furniture, the lighting and the textiles. The Apartment Upstairs is the private home, which is available for short stays and private events.

Built across two lofty stories opposite a scenic Copenhagen canal, this beautiful two-bedroom penthouse’s ebony floors gleam in contrast to its whitewashed, exposed structural timbers and refitted modern furnishings. Adding to its allure, the penthouse’s styling is sweetly 20th-century vintage. Notable design features include a powderpuff pastel bathroom with a soaking tub and rain shower, country-cottage touches in the living room furnishings, and a patchwork of farmstead décor in the double bedrooms.

A loft-like floating staircase angles upward from the newly built, open-plan living and kitchen space. And a pair of armchairs occupy a deck-styled balcony high above the Christianshavn Canal in this must-visit central Copenhagen neighborhood.

Please note: The apartment is a fifth floor walk-up, with bedrooms on its upper level and bathroom on its lower level.

Around

Copenhagen’s central neighborhood of Christianshaven is every bit the water-crossed “haven” of peace its name implies. The area is made up of a series of artificial islands in the inner section of the city, with canals, moats and even a harbor front in the area. The neighborhood is also home to the Freetown Christiania. Trek up the 400 serpentine steps of the Church of Our Savior for an expansive view over the entire city or stroll the Inner Harbour Bridge to explore the New Harbour, Kings Square, and Amalienborg Palace, home to Denmark’s royal family.

Green grocers and organic markets line the cobbled streets, and there are independent bakers along the harbor front, cafes along the sunny canals, and more refined dinner options around every corner. Choose from sushi, creative vegetarian, the famed NOMA’s burger shop, or a restaurant in a 17th-century windmill on the ramparts. Lots of street food options offer picnic-styled seating along the harbor front, and the neighborhood is a walkers’ (or cyclist’s) paradise, with historic buildings along the many picturesque canals. North of Christianshavn, the industrial area of Refshaleøn extends, full of art galleries, world-renowned restaurants, a street food market and urban chill out spaces. The area is most easily reached by hopping on the Harbour Bus.

Location

Christianshavn, Copenhagen, Denmark. Nearest airport: Copenhagen (15-30 mins)

Best time to visit

Year round