Kunstnerkollegiet

The building facing Skindergade

Kunstnerkollegiet (The Artist Dorm) is a hall of residence with 32 apartments for students at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and other universities in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1974 but its building, formerly known as Trøstens Bolig (The Dwelling of Consolation) and Soldins Stiftelse (Soldin's Foundation), traces its history back to the 1810s. It consists of two buildings, one facing Dyrkøb and one facing Skindergade and it also faces Fiolstræde. The building is listed.

History

Christian Frederik Hansen's building from 1815

The Metropolitan School was originally located at the site. The school was destroyed in the British bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807 and later rebuilt on the other side of Fiolstræde. Its old site was instead used for a building with housing for indigent families known as Trøstens Bolig. It was constructed in 1812–15 to design by Christian Frederik Hansen who was also responsible for the rebuilding og Church of Our Lady and the new Metropolitan School.

Soldins Stiftelse was founded in 1845 by Hanne Soldin (née Ruben) the widow of Salomon Soldin who had died in 1837. It acquired Trøstens Bolig and opened in 1854. The 29 residences with low rent and 11 residences with no rent were reserved for indigent widows and unmarried women of the middle class.

In 1974, Kunstnerkollegiet took over the building.^[1]

References

Coordinates: 55°40′45″N 12°34′25″E / 55.6791°N 12.5735°E / 55.6791; 12.5735