Woning, Allinge

Nostalgic and modern

The location and the fine combination of titanium zinc, wood and bricks turn the former customs house into something truly special.

Situated high above Hammerhavn on the Danish island of Bornholm, the seemingly inconspicuous house stands alone in the landscape and yet gives the impression that its location is by no means a coincidence. When the small harbour was built in 1891 to ship the locally mined granite, this measure also required a Toldhuset, a customs house, from which – with a wide view over the harbour – customs administration could carry out their formalities.