Before & After: A 450-Square-Foot Copenhagen Flat Now Hosts DJs, Art Openings, and Plenty of Friends

A couple with a love for renovating (and entertaining) reimagine their ’60s studio as a galleryesque pied-à-terre.

Jan 14, 2025 - 15:17
Before & After: A 450-Square-Foot Copenhagen Flat Now Hosts DJs, Art Openings, and Plenty of Friends

A couple with a love for renovating (and entertaining) reimagine their ’60s studio as a galleryesque pied-à-terre.

Canadian software salesman Andrew Heneghan had been in Copenhagen for only 48 hours when he met his partner, Martin Reinicke, a local florist and ceramist. Their shared passion for interiors and renovations was a potent common thread: Andrew was once a carpenter, and Martin loves to spruce up homes and other spaces in his free time.

Andrew Heneghan (right) and Martin Reinicke (left) wanted a spirited space to gather with guests, so they gave their lakeside Copenhagen apartment a facelift by stripping back finishes, designing a custom all-steel kitchen, and updating the terrace to take in the view.

"I remember visiting Martin’s apartment and being like, ‘This guy’s got great style,’" Andrew recalls. A decade since, they’ve now done seven renovations together, including this 1960s studio apartment in Copenhagen that they reimagined with a slightly more open plan to easily host friends and events.

The studio, which dates back to the 1960s, was previously a lackluster, white-walled space with a cabinet-cluttered entry.

Before: The studio, which dates back to the 1960s, was previously a lackluster, white-walled space with a cabinet-cluttered entry.

Courtesy Andrew Heneghan and Martin Reinicke

The living space has a Hästens bed that can fold away during parties, a dining table and chairs by Alvar Aalto, and track lighting in the apartment’s signature orange.

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