Standard Practice

Transformation of a former station master’s house, north of Copenhagen. At the property’s apex, a kitchen of ash and lava stone. Kitchen designed and produced by @standardpractice.co Architect @joshua_waterstone Photography @petervinther #bertazzoniprofessionalseries #bertazzonirealkitchens

Working with @prologcoffee.cph is one of those collaborations that has grown naturally over time, built on a shared design sensibility and a mutual love of considered material detail. Refining the existing material palette, we kept Douglas fir and Prolog’s signature blue as a foundation, introducing birch plywood and aluminium to bring a fresh balance of warm and cool tones. At the centre, a reimagined 6m coffee bar bridges past and present, combining a restored sideboard with a new Douglas fir extension and aluminium panelling. Solid Douglas fir logs add a raw, grounding element, bringing weight and texture to the space while offering an informal place to pause. And as ever, the Standard Tray sits at home in the space, a piece first designed for Prolog that has since become part of the wider Standard Practice collection. Photography @kasper.did.it

When designing the Copenhagen Eye Clinic, we wanted to use the act of seeing itself as a design tool, guiding both the spatial experience and material choices. Some patients would be recovering from surgery, so the space had to be gentle on the eye, with soft forms, low contrasts and diffused light shaping the overall tone. A key element of this is the curved glass wall separating reception and waiting, formed from C-profile panels set within a custom maple frame. Its form grew from the existing circular rhythm of the building. What appears through it is blurred and painterly, silhouettes diffused across the surface, otherworldly yet carrying the precision and trust that a clinical space demands. Art direction @nicholasshurey Photography @petervinther Client @cpheyeinstitute

In Valdemar Ingemann’s historic building on Gråbrødretorv, we set out to make a clinic that feels calm, precise and uplifting, looking to the gallery as both inspiration and reference. Working closely with sculptor @nicholasshurey on the art direction and curation from the very beginning, his centrepiece sculpture anchors the room and invites reflection. Soft maple, white walls and diffused light create an environment that is gentle on the eye, fitting for a place where some patients are recovering from surgery. Artworks by @astristyrkestadhaukaas , @sigurd_lucca & @najautzonpopov bring warmth and narrative, chosen not for decoration but for the stories they tell. Sculpture & art direction @nicholasshurey Photography @petervinther Client @cpheyeinstitute

The Lola Table sitting in the warehouses of @copenhagenhardwood , our main supplier of timber, known for its quality and long legacy of supplying some of Denmark’s most enduring furniture classics.

The kitchen anchors the material story of this Copenhagen home; bespoke Douglas fir cabinetry brought into dialogue with a pigmented concrete worksurface, made in collaboration with @sachssachs Photography @edgumuchian

Designed for a photographer’s home in central Copenhagen, we were invited to explore an expressive palette and unique form, for a kitchen that inhabits a narrow space. Our approach brings together bespoke cabinets in Douglas fir, a fridge and freezer within legs formed of @materdesign , and lastly, a pigmented concrete work surface, working with @sachssachs . Photography @edgumuchian

Nørrebro Apartment by @standardpractice.co Designed for a photographer’s home in central Copenhagen, this kitchen brings together a rich palette of Douglas fir, @materdesign and pigmented concrete. Photography @edgumuchian #BertazzoniProfessionalSeries #BertazzoniRealKitchens

The Standard Tray. Produced out of necessity. The functionality of the stacking tray helps the smallest of corners to be efficient and beautiful. Crafted for Prolog Coffee’s shop in Østerbro, this tray gave them the ability to give their guests better coffee experiences and for their staff to have a lovely work flow. An object of design, versatility and necessity. Now offered at a friendlier price in all Prolog coffee bars and online.

Copenhagen Eye Institute - plan and geometry The geometry of the clinic traces the existing structure of Valdemar Ingemann’s historic building, following the rhythm of its columns and the soft curves of the original layout. Rather than working against the irregularities, we chose to emphasise them, extending the existing bulkheads into new flowing forms that guide movement through the space. The curved geometry directs patients gently, softening the clinical atmosphere and framing views towards the sculpture at the centre of the plan. Mirrored in the circular glass wall that wraps the reception, these gestures create a calm composition between furniture and architecture. Together, they balance openness and privacy, establishing a coherent spatial rhythm throughout the clinic. Furniture and architecture work in dialogue, each influencing the other and creating a continuous relationship between form, material and experience. The plan drawing reveals how these curved geometries define both movement and atmosphere across the space.

Craft and concept - the reception desk at Copenhagen Eye Institute Material expression is central to the concept of the space. Each element is chosen for its tone and contrast, shaping how the space feels and functions as a whole. The reception desk marks the first point of arrival. Crafted by our team in Copenhagen from heat-treated steel and walnut, it introduces depth and calm to the space. The steel shifts between blue, umber and violet hues as light moves across its surface, giving the piece a quiet, dynamic presence that exudes confidence I the space. The darker tones of the desk form a counterpoint to the lighter materials beyond, where maple and extruded glass create clarity and precision. This balance between warmth and restraint defines the atmosphere of the clinic, expressing the project’s core idea of care through craft and material. Photography: @petervinther Client: @cpheyeinstitute

Copenhagen Eye Institute: arrival sequence, spatial transformation and design In Valdemar Ingemann’s historic building on Gråbrødretorv, we set out to make a clinic that feels calm, precise and uplifting, treating healthcare as an encounter with art and architecture. The space invites a reconsideration of how we experience care and aesthetics. We explore this through form and through an expressive yet restrained material language: walnut, maple, heat-treated steel and extruded glass. Together, they create moments of intrigue, with light catching on metal, curves guiding visitors through the plan, and precise detailing that fosters trust. You enter to a reception desk in custom heat-treated steel, crafted in our Copenhagen workshop and paired with walnut. Above, a maple panel light sets a steady tone. A floor-to-ceiling extruded-glass wall follows the plan’s curves, giving staff privacy while maintaining connection with patients in the waiting area. A permanent sculpture by @nicholasshurey holds the centre: a quiet focal point that invites reflection while patients await their appointment. Maple benches wrap the room, allowing the sculpture and other artworks to draw the eye. Through the clinics, maple and glass continue across 350 m², with quiet glimpses back to Nicholas’ sculpture for orientation and calm. Equipment follows the same attitude: serene, precise, considered. Client: @cpheyeinstitute Spatial Design and Transformation: @standardpractice.co Sculpture: @nicholasshurey 
Location: Gråbrødretorv, Copenhagen
Year: 2025 Photography: @petervinther