Femvejen 2
Femvejen 2 is a Modernist villa situated at the corner of Bernstorffsvej and Jægersborg Allé, next to the Femvejen roundabout, in Gentofte Municipality, in northern Copenhagen, Denmark. Built in 193334 for artists Adam and to designs by their friend and fellow artist Georg Jacobsen, all of whom lived in Paris at the time, its design reflects the Fischers' and Jacobsen's shared interest in Cubism. The house contains Fischer's atelier. Its next owner was the painter Victor Brockdorff. The house and a detached outhouse were both listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 2010.
History
Adam Fischer and Ellen Kragh moved to Paris to study painting in 1913. They were married in 1915. Adam Fischer started out by attending André Lhote's painting school but was soon inspired by also Paris-based sculptor Johannes Bjerg to turn to sculpture. He was one of the first Danish sculptors to be inspired by Cubism. Ellen Fischer studied under Maurice Denis at the Académie Ranson in 1913-14 and later under André Lhote at the Académie Moderne in 1917-19).The couple owned a house in Arcueil. Their daughter Tora, was born in 1923. One of their friends was fellow artist Georg Jacobsen, who had moved to Paris in 1919 and lived in the same neighborhood. He had first trained as a mason before enrolling at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts' School of Architecture, but shortly thereafter transferred to the painting school.
In 1932, in antecipation of their return to Denmark, Adam and Ellfen Fischer charged Jacobsen with the design of a house in Gentofte. Jacobsen had already designed four houses. One of them was his own house in Acrueil. The three others were in Denmark: An Arts & Crafts inspired house in Espergærde, a holiday home at Skagen for the writer Jesper Ewald and a house in Ringsted. Jacobsen had yet to depart Paris when house construction broke ground and Johan Pedersen, who would later serve as city architect, was therefore responsible for overseeing the construction process. In 1935, Jacobsen was appointed as professor at the Art Academy in Oslo. He returned to Denmark in 1940.
Ellen and Adam Fischer died two years apart in 1966 and 1968. Their daughter chose to sell the house to the painter Victor Brockdorff and his wife Alice to ensure that the atelier would continue to be used by an artist. The southern part of the garden was sold off to another buyer. Victor Brockdorff died in 1002. His widow Alice owned the house until at least 2010.
In 1985, Jørgen Sestoft published a pamphlet about the history of the house. This prompted other architects to propose a heritage listing of the house but this was initially rejected by the Særlige Bygningssyn. In 2007, Femvejen 2 was again nominated for heritage listing. On 15 September 2010, it was heritage listed.