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A white modern house with deep terraces under a clear, deep blue sky

( Copenhagen · since 2014 )

Lund & Vale Calm homes and hotels by the sea.

( The practice )

Rooms that hold sea light and keep out wind.

Three honest materials, so your house ages well by salt water.

Curved oiled-oak stair against a white plaster wall
Oiled oakFloors and stairs that soften with every summer.
Stair and walls in pale lime plaster
Lime plasterWalls that breathe, so sea air never smells damp.
White linen bed with slatted sunlight across it
Washed linenCurtains that turn hard sun into soft light.

Services.

Start a project
( 001 )

Summer houses

New houses on the coast, drawn around your view, plot and budget.

( 002 )

Small hotels

Hotels of 10 to 40 rooms that guests book again for the rooms.

( 003 )

Interiors

Joinery, lamps and furniture chosen with the walls, not added later.

( 004 )

Renovation

Old fishing houses opened up to the light, permits included.

Maja Holm smiling against a pale wall

( Kind words )

“Our 22 rooms were booked out by May. Guests review the light, not the price.”
Maja HolmOwner, Hotel Havgaard

+38%

Winter bookings at Havgaard after the rebuild.

41

Homes and hotels finished since 2014.

94%

Projects handed over on budget.

From first walk to keys.

( 14 months, typical )
  1. 01

    Site walk

    Week 1

    Walk your plot with us at dawn and at dusk.

  2. 02

    Sketch

    Weeks 2–6

    You see three plans and a model, then a fixed fee.

  3. 03

    Drawings and permits

    Months 2–5

    Every drawing your builder and the kommune need.

  4. 04

    Build

    Months 6–14

    Weekly site visits until you hold the keys.

Questions clients ask first.

What does a project cost?

The fee is 12–15% of build cost, fixed after the sketch. Coastal houses usually build at DKK 32,000–45,000 per m².

How long does a summer house take?

About 14 months from first walk to keys: five for design and permits, nine on site.

Do you work outside Denmark?

Yes: Sweden, Norway and northern Germany, anywhere on the coast within a day of Copenhagen.

Can you design only the interiors?

Yes, for hotels and finished houses. You get a fixed quote after a two-day visit.

Who owns the drawings?

You do. Every drawing, model and furniture list is yours at handover.

Building by the sea next year?

Send your plot or hotel plans. You hear back within two working days.

studio@lundvale.dk
Hotel balcony with a white table and chair looking out to the sea