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SPACE COPENHAGEN, the Danish design studio founded by Signe Bindslev Henriksen and Peter Bundgaard Rützou, has completed the interiors for AMBRA, a new restaurant in the heart of Copenhagen. AMBRA is the latest creation from Andreas Bagh, the chef behind Restaurant Esmée at Kongens Nytorv Copenhagen – also designed by Space Copenhagen.


Fusing Italian culinary traditions with Danish design, Space Copenhagen carefully curated AMBRA’s atmospheric, inviting interiors to complement the casual dining experience nested amidst Copenhagen’s enchanting cityscape.


On entering AMBRA from the buzzing street of Store Kongensgade, guests are welcomed into an expansive space featuring double-height ceilings with exposed features that celebrate the building’s industrial origin. Banquette seating and a cloud of large bespoke Space Copenhagen chandeliers from &Tradition bring a sense of human scale to the space, with the chandeliers providing a soft ceiling suspended in mid-air.


A 10m-long wooden bar, crowned with a brown travertine bar top and paired with bar stools from Frama, offers guests a place to enjoy drinks, small plates, and conversation. Upholstered banquettes, lounge chairs by Arne Jacobsen for Sika, and dining seating from Gebruder Tonet, surround the bar in ochre and dark plum, complemented by tables in brown travertine and yellow marble.


Space Copenhagen opted for simple and minimal spatial features and surfaces for AMBRA, which provide a subtly decorative aesthetic to the space. Te light chalky walls, which are treated with marble paint from St. Leo, are complemented with earthy tones of terracotta brick flooring, with wooden panels partially covering walls and


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niches. Te material palette for the millwork and furniture is kept to burnt colour tones to add warmth and elegance, with fabrics from Dedar, Pierre Frey, Kvadrat and FuturLiberty enhancing the overall scheme. Guests are invited to continue their journey through a lowered passage guided by amber-coloured blown wall sconces by Helle Mardal, which connects the two restaurant dining areas. Te first stop is the unexpected


Clockwise from top The 10m-long wooden bar, lowered passage, and large, open kitchen


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