The Working Apartments: Noura Residency in Copenhagen

On Sankt Peders Stræde, a narrow street in Copenhagen long known for its bakeries and small restaurants, photographer Michael Falgren created Noura Residency, a hybrid space that moves between apartment, studio, and creative venue. The project occupies two adjoining properties, transformed into adaptable interiors that host everything from fashion editorials and product launches to short stays and small gatherings.

The idea grew out of personal history: Michael’s family has worked on the street since the 1970s, and he had long imaged restoring one of its buildings. Today the spaces function as a kind of open framework—furnished with Danish design pieces and natural materials—but intentionally left flexible. Brands and collaborators move through regularly, using the rooms as a backdrop for photography, installations, and events. The result is less a traditional rental than a working interior—part residence, part studio, and part evolving showroom embedded in the city. Here’s a look around.

City Residency I

Above: The bedroom gets enclosed with a large curtain from Arne Askel that runs on an integrated curtain track in an angular shape on the ceiling. The entire floor is carpeted in wall-to-wall jute fabric. The walls are a breathable limewash. Above: A desk area is designed with a Ferm Living Feve Desk, the Frama Richardt Chair, the &Tradition Tripod Lamp. In the foreground is a found tree branch and the Lato Table designed by Luca Nichetto for &Tradition. Above: The table is the Collector Dining Table by Kristina Dam, the chairs are Chair 01 in Warm Brown Birch from Frama. Above: The kitchen is the Frama Studio Kitchen, a former design. (The brand now works with Kvanum to design kitchen cabinets.)

City Residency II

Above: The second residency is much more plaster-forward, recalling the interiors of early organic structures. A lofted living area is designed with the Studio Sofa from Norr11, Hippo Lounge Chair from Norr11, a pair of &Tradition Lato Tables, and a floor lamp by Kim Richardt. Above: Furnishings and objects may be familiar: many come through collaborations with design brands from FRAMA, Ferm Living, NORR11, Aarke, Aesop, Arne Askel, and Eva Solo, among others. Here, the Nor11 Man Daybed. Above: Falgren on the stairs of Residency II. Above: The interiors emphasize natural, breathable materials—a response to contemporary construction that often seals buildings with synthetic fibers. Above: A bath enshrouded in curtains integrated in exposed plumbing. Above: Frama seating and the Farmhouse Trestle Table. Above: The apartments are set up as fully functioning living spaces with kitchens, dining areas, and work desks.

The residences can be booked as travel stays via Hotels Copenhagen.

For more Copenhagen interiors, see our posts:

• Danish Heritage: A Copenhagen Townhouse Renovated by Hand
• Built to Last: An Interior Designer’s Trend-Proof Apartment in Copenhagen
• Down-Home in Denmark: Designer Rose Hermansen’s Copenhagen Family Apartment
• A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That: A Celebration of Art and Design at The Residence in Copenhagen