As I enter Finn Juhl’s House in Ordrup, I have the rooms all to myself. The guard in the vestibule greets me with a smile and replies to my question if I could take pictures with a soft nod. She offers to hang my coat on the small coat rack. I already feel so much like a guest in this beautiful house that I am also tempted to take off my shoes. As I wander around the rooms so carefully planned out and furnished in designs by the architect, I wonder what living in a place like this would be like. I read that he planned the structure, which was completed in 1942, from the inside out. So, he considered the interiors and the layout of the rooms before deciding on the outer shell of the house.

The rooms are pristine; furniture and objects are carefully curated and placed to create a sense of balance. There is also this excellent effect I find to be specific to Scandinavian homes: the house is minimal and functional but still feels warm and cosy. All furniture displayed in the house is primarily made from organic materials: wood, soft fabrics and leather. It has a lovely patina, too – Finn Juhl lived and worked here until he died in 1989. Similar materials, like wooden floorboards, brick and stone, characterise the architecture. Curiously, the master bedroom feels more like a living room than a sleeping place. I only recognise the bed right next to the room's entrance at a second glance. More prominent features of the room are the large shelf filled with books spanning the entire wall. At the back of the room is a seating area with a fireplace. A large window leads out into the garden.

Today, Finn Juhl House is part of Ordurpgaard, an art museum in Charlottenlund. The museum in itself and its gardens are worth a visit, too. The stately villa and its two annexes – designed by Zaha Hadid and Snøhetta – are home to a vast collection ranging from Danish to French art and temporary exhibitions.