Hauser Plads

It is separated from the larger, more well-known square Kultorvet by the former Copenhagen Central Library Building.

A landscaped playground and Copenhagen Municipality's underground Cleaning Facilities Centre occupies most of the site since a renovation in 2011.. Hauser Plads was created as a result of the British bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807, which resulted in large damages on the city centre.

A workhouse operated by the city's Poor Authority (Fattigvæsnet) had until then been located on the site but it burned during the attack.

[2] The area where Hauser Plads is now located remained empty and was used for handling and storage of timber by the many craftsmen who worked on rebuilding the surrounding neighbourhood.

Hauser proposed that a fountain be included in the plans, an idea which was supported by the fire brigade.

City architect Peder Malling made a design proposal for the fountain, featuring a lion's head, but it was never built and it would take until 1939 before the square was completed.

The square was formally called Suhrs Plads after the historian Peter Frederik Suhm who had lived at the site until his death in 1798 but this name never gained popularity.

The design competition was won by Danish architectural firm Polyform in collaboration with Dutch Karres en Brands.

The premises open to a sunken central courtyard with an amoebic shape that optimize the influx of natural daylight.