Diakonissestiftelsen

She instigated Louise Conring to make a study trip to Sweden, where the order had been active for ten years, and to Germany where pastor Theodor Fliedner had opened the first Deaconess motherhouse in 1836 in Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth in 1836.

The Deaconesses' premises comprise 33,000 square metres (360,000 sq ft) of buildings on 4 hectares (9.9 acres) of land.

It was designed by Hans Jørgen Holm in a Neo-Gothic style inspired by medieval monasteries and manor houses.

[4] In 2011, Diakonissestiftelsen announced plans for a DKK 500 million redevelopment of their site with the twofold ambition to integrate it more in the surrounding cityscape and creating a hub for social and healthcare-related activities.

A masterplan competition for the area was settled in April 2012 with two interdisciplinary teams led by Tegnestuen Vandkunsten and Cubo Arkitekter as joint winners.