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Bagsværd Church, located just north of Copenhagen, was Jørn Utzon’s masterpiece of regional modernism. Its industrial, rectilinear exterior is sharply contrasted by a sinuous interior.
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The church organ is under a concrete vault.
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Courtyards, skylights, and clerestory windows flood the church with natural light.
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Utzon used unfinished concrete, bleached pine, and white to articulate the hierarchy of structure and infilled materials to humanize the space.
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The view from the altar of the balcony.
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Skylights above the vault and balcony cast light from the setting sun on the pews and altar.
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The altar is framed by an asymmetrical textured masonry wall. The church’s textiles and rugs were designed by Utzon’s daughter, Lin.
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A detail of the concrete “cloud” vault, seen from the second-floor balcony.
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Bleached-pine balcony pews overlook the altar.
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A detail of the walls behind the altar.
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A detail of the steel-and-wood organ, designed by Utzon.
