The following year, the production site in Odense was closed, replaced by the new cotton mill in Valby which was constructed from 1906 to 1907 to the design of Alfred Thomsen.

By the late 1950s, production of cotton was no longer a profitable business in Valby and the factory closed in the early 1980s.

The buildings were taken over by local craftsmen, two chocolate manufacturers and a retail shop.

[2] The architectural practice AK83 Arkitekter was charged with the assignment, and the shopping centre was inaugurated on 15 November 2007.

[3] It combines a traditional, indoor shopping centre and a street level, outdoor shopping street, partly covered by a glass canopy and opening onto a large central space.