Holckenhus is a late 19th-century, residential perimeter block located between Dantes Plads (Nos.

Artists who have lived and worked in the building include Peder Severin Krøyer, Emil Nolde and Bertha Wegmann.

The upper floors stand in blank red brick with decorations in painted cement.

French Renaissance architecture was also a source of inspiration for other prominent development projects in Copenhagen, such as Søtorvet and Magasin du Nord.

More recent residents include Jens Birkemose, Maria Wandel, Carl Krull, Peter Bonén and Jesper Langberg.