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| For an institution like Dannerhus, security takes top priority. Here, while a certain reserve is maintained, on the other hand the women seeking refuge here are welcomed with open arms and made to feel safe. |
This is why, while the security system is comprehensive, at the same time it is possible to see inside, it is light and airy, and it is immediately evident that there are real people waiting to receive those in need. For us, it was important for the entrance area and the reception to radiate a certain dignity. |
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Although the building has a striking main entrance, women who are the victims of violence used the secondary entrance at the eave side of the building where the guard room was located. However, as a result of the restoration work, the main entrance with its small outside space has once again come into its own. At the same time, a gate has been constructed in the forged iron fence surrounding the house. A reception area has been set up inside in the foyer.
The basis for the whole project was the restoration of the main structure of the house, both in terms of the size of the rooms, but also taking into consideration its original lines of sight and symmetry axes. They form a cross-shaped pattern inside the house with four doors: The main entrance, the side entrance and two entrances from the secured garden complex. |
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Siedle supplied door intercom systems with video for the main and side entrance, while an audio door intercom system is used to secure the two garden entrances. Employees, volunteers and women in residence have electronic keys. The actual access control was supplied by G4S and integrated in Siedle modules.
Outside normal opening hours, enquiries with video are forwarded to a computer which is located in a room behind the reception area.
"For residents using the house, for staff and volunteers, security was a particularly important issue", reports Flemming Borg Jensen. "To be able to monitor precisely who is going in and out of the house was of crucial importance." |
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The institution was founded between 1873 and 1875 as the "Frederik VII. Foundation offering Refuge to Working Class Women". The building's architect was Theodor Zeltner. Louise Rasmussen, also known as Countess Danner and wife to Frederik VII by morganatic marriage, founded the institution. She was born as the illegitimate daughter of a serving maid.
"We were concerned to maintain the history of the house. The architectural qualities were not of particular note, but the house has an important cultural history", explains Mette Skovbjerg MAA, architect from the Varmings Tegnestue bureau. |
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